Olivier Awards 2024 – The Winners In Full by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo Winners of the 2024 Olivier Awards were announced at the Royal Albert Hall last night hosted by Hannah Waddingham. See the full list of winners. This post Olivier Awards 2024…

Review: It’s No Sunday in the Park With ‘Lempicka’ by Jesse Green

A musical about the groundbreaking Art Deco painter is vocally thrilling but historically a blur.

Josh Thomas: Let’s Tidy Up

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‘Lempicka’ Broadway review: Painter musical is an epic wreck by Johnny Oleksinski

What “Lempicka,” the mystifying new musical about Polish painter Tamara de Lempicka, needs more than anything else is turpentine.

Review: Lempicka at the Longacre Theatre by Loren Noveck

A musical based on the life of artist Tamara de Lempicka has more compelling things to say about art than about love. Loren Noveck reviews. The post Review: Lempicka at the Longacre Theatre …

Reviews: What Are Critics Saying About Lempicka on Broadway? by Logan Culwell-Block, Meg Masseron

The biomusical following the life of the artist and exiled aristocrat opened April 14 at the Longacre.

REVIEW: Lempicka by JK

Review of the Saturday, April 13, 2024 matinee preview performance at the Longacre Theatre in New York City. Starring Eden Espinosa, Amber Iman, Andrew Samonsky, George Abud, Natalie Joy Joh…

Lempicka Review: A Tonally Jumbled Celebration of the Undervalued “Baroness with a Brush” by Dan Rubins

It never stands a chance of being so bad it’s good because it wants to be good so badly. The post <em>Lempicka</em> Review: A Tonally Jumbled Celebration of the Undervalued “…

Lempicka: Admired Artist Tamara de Lempicka Musicalized, With Limited Artistry by David Finkle

★★★☆☆ Eden Espinosa stars in Carson Kreitzer and Matt Gould's tuner, directed by Rachel Chavkin The post Lempicka: Admired Artist Tamara de Lempicka Musicalized, With Limited Arti…

Lempicka: A Paint-by-Numbers Old-School Musical by Sandy MacDonald

★★☆☆☆ Daubed with broad strokes, this sweeping bio-musical proves at once arty and inept. The post Lempicka: A Paint-by-Numbers Old-School Musical appeared first on New York Stage …

Review Roundup: LEMPICKA Opens on Broadway - Updating Live!

Lempicka, the new musical portrait of artist Tamara de Lempicka, opened on Broadway tonight, Sunday, April 14 at the Longacre Theatre. See what the critics are saying here!

Lempicka Broadway Review by New York Theater

A woman is pictured as a machine several times in “Lempicka,” a musical about Tamara de Lempicka (1898-1980), an artist whose heyday was in the 1930s, painting Art Deco-style portraits o…

Sarah Snook and Marg Horwell win Olivier Awards for The Picture of Dorian Gray

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Sperm Donor Wanted (or, The Unnamed Baby Play) by Scotty Bennett

In a funny recounting of what happened when they placed an ad on Craig's List, they finally found a couple they thought would work. Charles and Aaron are a biracial gay couple. Charles is wh…

‘Lempicka’ Review: Broadway Musical Leaves a Visionary Artist Out of Focus by Gordon Cox

To the list of larger-than-life, survivalist women in musical theater, add Tamara de Lempicka — but with an asterisk. The name of the Polish-born portraitist who died in 1980 might not be …

Rachel Chavkim at Lempicka opening night! by bwaySHO

New grants to amp up Victorian Live Music Venues and Festivals

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Review: Lempicka on Broadway Pays Tribute to a Great But Unknown Artist

Lempicka opening night by bwaySHO

Lempicka on Broadway by NewYorkTheater

A few moments from the new Broadway musical "Lempicka," about the life, art and times of Tamara de Lempicka

The Comeuppance review: Play about the miseries of millennials promises more than it delivers by Tim Bano

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins's production is rich in ideas and beautifully staged, but it’s still two hours of listening to middle-aged millennials feeling sorry for themselves

The Comeuppance review – eloquence, tension and wit in a dysfunctional reunion drama by Arifa Akbar

Almeida, LondonFive American friends gather to catch up in Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ new play. It’s a portrait of midlife malaise, but also a subtle meditation on post-Covid life A group …

HENRY IV, PART 2 (LISTEN NOW ON BBC DRAMA ON 3–LINK BELOW) by Robert Shuman

Henry IV, Part 2 Listen Drama on 3 by William Shakespeare Introduced by Toby Jones Cast: KING HENRY IV ….. James Purefoy PRINCE HARRY …..Luke Thompson SIR JOHN FALSTAFF …..Toby Jones L…

Theater Interview/Preview: Dan O’Brien — The Playwright as Documentarian by David Dewitt

It’s not hyperbole to suggest that Dan O'Brien's "True Story: A Trilogy" represents a distinctive achievement in theater history.

Sunset Boulevard Revival Wins Big at 2024 Olivier Awards; See the Complete List of Winners by Molly Higgins, Logan Culwell-Block

West End favorite Hannah Waddingham returned to host the April 14 ceremony.

Stage Managers’ Association Foundation Announces Spring Grants by Michael Eddy

An arts organization and four individuals have been selected to receive  monetary  grants from the Stage Managers’ Association Foundation (SMAF) in the Foundation’s Spring 2024 grant c…

People You Should Know . . . Emily Walsh by Zack Calhoon

Emily Walsh is a comedian who performs nightly in bars and comedy clubs across New York City. Originally from Boston, MA, Emily moved to New York City after college to pursue her dream of…

Nicole Scherzinger wins Best Actress in a Musical for Sunset Boulevard | Olivier Awards 2024 by Official London Theatre

Nicole Scherzinger wins Best Actress in a Musical for Sunset Boulevard at the Olivier Awards 2024 with Mastercard, at the Royal Albert Hall. Official London Theatre is the number one site t…

‘Sunset Boulevard,’ Heading to Broadway, Wins Big at Olivier Awards by Alex Marshall

The musical, which stars Nicole Scherzinger, won seven awards at Britain’s version of the Tonys. And Sarah Snook won best actress for “The Picture of Dorian Gray.”

Olivier Awards Winners Include Nicole Scherzinger, Sarah Snook, ‘Sunset Boulevard,’ ‘Stranger Things’ by Georg Szalai

Nicole Scherzinger, Succession star Sarah Snook, Game of Thrones and Sherlock actor Mark Gatiss, a revival of the musical Sunset Boulevard and the play Stranger Things: The First Shadow were…

Olivier Awards 2024 with Mastercard winners announced by Megan

The biggest winner of the night was Sunset Boulevard with seven wins & The National Theatre closed the awards to mark its 60th anniversary. The post Olivier Awards 2024 with Mastercard w…

In Memoriam | Olivier Awards 2024 with Mastercard by Official London Theatre

Each year the Olivier Awards takes a moment during the ceremony to remember those members of the London theatre community who have sadly passed away in the previous year. For more informati…

Video: Video Designer George Reeve Talks Disney's HERCULES in Hamburg

Video designer George Reeve discusses the process of designing Disney's HERCULES in Hamburg.

This Week on Broadway for April 14, 2024: The Outsiders by James Marino

Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere talk about The Outsiders, Oh, Mary! @ The Lucille Lortel, Teeth @ Playwrights Horizons, Dead Outlaw @ Audible’s Minetta Lane Theatre, …

Video: THE GREAT GATSBY Creative Team Talks Public Domain and Adaptation on CBS Sunday Morning

CBS Sunday Morning correspondent Lee Cowan spoke with F. Scot Fitzgerald's great-granddaughter, and the creative team of The Great Gatsby about the newest adaptation of the novel after copyr…

Review: NCTC’s ‘The Tutor’ makes Slip ‘N Slide of love triangle by Lily Janiak

In Torange Yeghizaran’s world premiere, three characters fill the playing space to bursting.

Should Your Work Be Protected By An LLC? by Joe Patti

Recently Observer posted on a topic well worth considering – artists forming limited liability corporations (LLC) to shield their personal assets from being subject to lawsuits. By separat…

‘The Mousetrap’ is the ultimate whodunit at Lone Tree by Eric Fitzgerald

The Agatha Christie stalwart gets a bang-up production under the direction of Sam Gregory The post ‘The Mousetrap’ is the ultimate whodunit at Lone Tree appeared first on OnStage Colorad…

She Brings Daring Choreography To The Broadway Musical ‘Tommy’ by Jeryl Brunner

Meet choreographer and director Lorin Latarro

Exclusive: Oh My Pod U Guys- Live From the Dressing Room with Samantha Pauly

Currently originating the role of Jordan Baker in the upcoming stage adaptation of The Great Gatsby on Broadway, Sam Pauly is making a classic her own. She shares her experience being the or…

Photos: Bundy, Butler & Winokur Bring MAMMA I'M A BIG GIRL NOW to Kean Stage

Check out photos from Mama I'm a Big Girl Now, the concert event, celebrating the 20th anniversary of the original Broadway musical Hairspray with the original Tracy (Marissa Jaret Winokur)…

OFF-oFF THE (4th) WALL:  NEW SHOWS ANNOUNCED, 4/8–4/14, 2024 by Robert Shuman

Discovering the vibrant landscape of Off and Off-Off Broadway reveals a tapestry of diverse narratives and artistic innovations that defy conventional norms. Here’s a glimpse into the upco…

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5 Bonkers Broadway BOMBS Too Crazy To Last! by Broadway By Ghostlight

This week, I'm looking at 5 spectacular mega-flops from Broadway history that I can't do full breakdowns of because no scripts OR cast recordings were ever released! No one sets out to write…

PHOTOS: The Outsiders Opening Night + Curtain Call by Angela Marie Orellana

The Outsiders features a book by Adam Rapp with Justin Levine, music and lyrics by Jamestown Revival (Jonathan Clay & Zach Chance) and Justin Levine, music supervision, arrangements &…

The Road Forward, Vivian Shapiro, Eileen Shepard – 4-11-24 by Barry Gordin

RICHARD, MY RICHARD Theatre Royal, Bury St Edmunds by Libby Purves and Friends

      CROOKBACK DICK REIMAGINED          Saving Richard III from Shakespeare’s calumny seems to have a particular appeal to women: probably because around his accession in the 1480…

James V: Katherine review – queer love in the time of the Scottish kings by Clare Brennan

The Studio, Edinburgh, and touringThe fifth of Rona Munro’s James plays fails to develop an interesting premise about a hidden romance A dark stage is lapped by flickering candles. Here, f…

The week in theatre: Player Kings; Red Pitch; Underdog: The Other Other Brontë – review by Susannah Clapp

Noël Coward; @sohoplace; Dorfman; LondonIan McKellen reigns supreme in Robert Icke’s Henry IV mashup; Tyrell Williams’s coming-of-age football drama is bang on target; and the Brontë s…

The Pull of the Stars review – Emma Donoghue adapts her Spanish flu novel for an all-female cast by Helen Meany

Gate Theatre, DublinSet in a 1918 maternity ward, the play offers moments of tenderness amid its commentary on political and social upheaval A pandemic exposes deep social injustices in Emma…

130 Years Ago Today: New Yorkers Get the First Movies on Demand! by Trav S.D.

On April 14, 1894, the first Kinetoscope parlor in the world opened, at 1155 Broadway in Manhattan, not far from Madison Square Park and the Garden. Originally, my headline was more specific…

Player Kings, Noel Coward Theatre review - inventive showcase for a peerless theatrical knight by Helen Hawkins

Ian McKellen's Falstaff thrives in Robert Icke's entertaining remix of the Henry IV plays Shakespeare’s plays have ever been meat for masher-uppers, from the bowdlerising Victorians to the…

Ballet Theatre Company revives ‘Snow White’ ballet for The Bushnell by Christopher Arnott

West Hartford's Ballet Theatre Company has adapted their video production of "Snow White" from the early COVID era into a new stage production coming to The Bushnell.

Theater review: ‘Bazzar’ a more old-fashioned Cirque du Soleil show but still spectacular by Christopher Arnott

"Bazzar," Cirque du Soleil's latest big top show in Hartford, features a comical ringmaster, a beat-crazy band and over a dozen astounding circus acts.

At this CT supper club, bands aren’t background music, they’re the center of attention by Christopher Arnott

The Boston-based supper club Nia by Grace is opening a second location at Foxwoods in May with live music at the forefront.

Lincoln’s Murder Is Often Re-enacted, but Not at Ford’s Theater by Rebecca J. Ritzel

The theater says that allowing the assassination to be recreated there would undermine the gravity and significance of Abraham Lincoln’s death.

Elixir festival review – older dancers pushing against the void by Sarah Crompton

Sadler’s Wells, LondonThe revered Malou Airaudo and Germaine Acogny kick off this year’s celebration of creative ageing, in a triple bill shared by Louise Lecavalier and Ben Duke Malou A…

Unofficial Grease Sequel Musical Cool Rider 10th Anniversary Concert Plays London April 14 by Meg Masseron

Aaron Sidwell, Ashleigh Gray, and Kitty Scott-Claus star in the cult favorite, which played a one-week-only West End run in 2014.

Dead Outlaw Plays Final Performance Off-Broadway April 14 by Meg Masseron

The new David Yazbek, Erik Della Penna, and Itamar Moses musical follows a real-life outlaw whose dead body becomes a side-show attraction.

It's Our Time: Lempicka Opens on Broadway April 14 by Meg Masseron

The biomusical following the life of the artist and exiled aristocratcomes to Broadway from Williamstown Theatre Festival and La Jolla Playhouse.

Brooklyn Laundry Completes Extended World Premiere Off-Broadway April 14 by Logan Culwell-Block

Cecily Strong and David Zayas co-star in the new work from Doubt playwright John Patrick Shanley.

Klea Blackhurst Returns to Chelsea Table + Stage With The Box Set April 14 by Molly Higgins

Blackhurst is offering several concerts at the NYC venue in the coming months, including tributes to Ethel Merman, Jerry Herman, Hoagy Carmichael, and more.

Gun & Powder Musical, Starring Liisi LaFontaine, Ciara Renée, Hunter Parrish, Opens at Paper Mill Playhouse April 14 by Andrew Gans

Stevie Walker-Webb directs with choreography by Tiffany Rea-Fisher.

Hannah Waddingham Hosts 2024 Olivier Awards April 14 by Andrew Gans, Logan Culwell-Block

Leading the list of nominees are the Broadway-bound revival of Sunset Boulevard and the National's Dear England.