Peter and the Starcatcher flies into Melbourne

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Judith Jamison, Transcendent Dancer and Artistic Director of Alvin Ailey Company, Dies at 81 by Carly Thomas

“We remember and are grateful for her artistry, humanity and incredible light, which inspired us all,” Ailey spokesperson Christopher Zunner said.

City’s finest crowned at Melbourne Awards

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Peppa Pig’s Fun Day Out Live! by Aussie Theatre

Peppa Pig is back touring Australia for the first time since 2018 in her oinktastic stage show, Peppa Pig’s Fun

Judith Jamison, Alvin Ailey Dancer of ‘Power and Radiance,’ Dies at 81 by Brian Seibert

She became an international star as a member of the company and later directed it, guiding it out of debt and boosting its popularity.

Can the & Juliet Broadway Cast Guess the Choreo? by & Juliet Broadway

Pop quiz: & Juliet edition! #shorts #broadway #broadwaymusicals #musicaltheatre #andjuliet & Juliet is the hit Broadway musical created by the Emmy-winning writer of Schitt’s Creek & pop …

Playbill - 2023 Best Musical Tony winner Kimberly Akimbo... - Facebook

Playbill's post. Playbill profile picture · Playbill 󱢏. Oct 10󰞋󱟠. 󰟝. 2023 Best Musical Tony winner Kimberly Akimbo on Broadway has joined the Music ...

Photos: Jason Alexander and More in FIDDLER ON THE ROOF at La Mirada Theatre

La Mirada Theatre For The Performing Arts & McCoy Rigby Entertainment's production of Fiddler on the Roof starring Tony Award-winner Jason Alexander as “Tevye” is now in performances…

Megan Hilty Copied Meryl Streep's Bio For Hilarious Playbill Prank - NBC.com

Watch The Kelly Clarkson Show - Official Website highlight: Megan Hilty Copied Meryl Streep's Bio For Hilarious Playbill Prank - NBC.com.

Shakespeare In Iraq: An Interview With Dr. Samir Talib by Amir Al-Azraki

Dr. Samir Talib is an Iraqi scholar specializing in Shakespeare and Renaissance studies. He earned his M.A. in Shakespeare and Renaissance Literature from Baghdad University in 2005, followe…

Overlooked No More: Go-won-go Mohawk, Trailblazing Indigenous Actress by Elyssa Goodman

In the 1880s, the only roles for Indigenous performers were laden with negative stereotypes. So Mohawk decided to write her own narratives.

Ragtime by Joel Benjamin

"Ragtime," thought of as an unwieldy musical with too many characters and too many themes, hit Broadway in 1998.  Based on the 1975 E.L. Doctorow novel of the same name, the many storylines…

A Mabel Normand Finding Aid by Trav S.D.

How wonderful that Mabel Normand shares a birthday with Marie Dressler, Snub Pollard, and Ed Wynn! That’s an astrological club that kind of makes a little sense! Anyway, having done so man…

Behind-The-Curtain Bloopers with John Tartaglia from Avenue Q by Call Me Adam

I want to be living proof that bloopers happen during my Behind-The-Curtain recording sessions. Check out some of the snafu's I made while filming my John Tartaglia Behind-The-Curtain video…

"In the Amazon Warehouse Parking Lot" and "Walden" Wrestle With Climate Change by Jan Simpson

Hurricanes have wiped out entire communities along the west coast of Florida. Wildfires are burning up over 400,000 acres in northern California. Drought has pushed water levels in the Missi…

Paul Mescal Bringing A Streetcar Named Desire to New York This Spring

“Gladiator II” Star Paul Mescal Bringing “Streetcar Named Desire” to New York in March 2025 by Roger Friedman

Paul Mescal is going to be very busy in March 2025. His hit London production of “A Streetcar Named Desire” is coming to Brooklyn’s BAM Theater after a run at the Almeida Theater in Is…

This week in CT arts is full of music, magic and merriment by Christopher Arnott

The Courant's arts picks for Nov. 10-16 include rappers, folk punk acts, pop legends, Christmas shows from Pentatonix and the Ivoryton Playhouse and more.

REMEMBERING GIL WIEST—THE LAST OF THE GREAT CABARET SHOWMEN—AND MICHAEL’S PUB by Chip Deffaa, Editor-At-Large

Whether performers liked him or disliked him, they agreed that Gil Wiest—the last of the great nightclub impresarios—kept them working. He routinely booked artists for long runs—a mon…

THE GREAT GATSBY's Samantha Pauly Takes Over Our Instagram Today

The Great Gatsby's Samantha Pauly is taking over our Instagram today! Follow along here as Pauly takes our Instagram followers behind-the-scenes of the hit Broadway musical. Find out more…

GIANT Royal Court Theatre by Libby Purves and Friends

THE BIG  RATHER UNFRIENDLY  GIANT       Tom Maschler, legendary publisher  and once a Kindertransport child,  summed up the appeal of Roald Dahl:  his stories offer  “A glorious p…

Paul Mescal-Led STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE Will Play NYC Following West End Return in 2025

The Paul Mescal-led production of A Streetcar Named Desire, which won the actor an Olivier award in 2023, will return to the West End in 2025 before transferring to New York. Learn more abou…

Paul Mescal Bringing A Streetcar Named Desire to Brooklyn in March

Exclusive: Broadway Unites for Aaron Lazar's IMPOSSIBLE DREAM

The Broadway community came together with Project ALS at City Winery NYC for An Evening with Aaron Lazar - a night of music, laughter, and inspiration to benefit Project ALS research…

William Holland Thomas and the Eastern Band of Cherokee by Trav S.D.

November is Native American History Month; next year (2025) will mark the 350th anniversary of King Phillip’s War, the beginning of the end for the native people as the dominant polity …

Book on history of Yale Rep offers mementos and memories of game-changing regional theater by Christopher Arnott

A new history of the Yale Repertory Theatre, "The Play's the Thing" by James Magruder, covers the first half-century of the groundbreaking regional theater.

What to stream: Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul, ‘Bad Sisters,’ Shawn Mendes and ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ by The Associated Press

By The Associated Press Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman starring in “Deadpool & Wolverine” and James Patterson’s psychologist detective Alex Cross finally having his own thriller TV…

Beyoncé makes history (again) with 11 nominations for 2025 Grammy Awards by Tribune News Service

LOS ANGELES — When Beyoncé took the prize for best dance/electronic album at the Grammy Awards last year with "Renaissance," the pop superstar became the winningest artist in the nearly s…

In ‘Give Me Carmelita Tropicana!,’ Alina Troyano Explores How Art Can Live Inside Others by Laura Collins-Hughes

In “Give Me Carmelita Tropicana!,” Alina Troyano and her former student Branden Jacobs-Jenkins explore the ways art made by one person can live inside others.

Talkin' Broadway Off-Broadway - "We Live in Cairo" - 11/8/24 by Marc Miller

There's more than a whiff of Rent to We Live in Cairo, Daniel and Patrick Lazour's long-aborning musical now at New York Theatre Workshop. Also the heady scents of cardamom and sumac. Take a…

A Century Ago: The Genesis of Joy Page by Trav S.D.

In 1924 a young man named Don Alvarado (José Ray Paige, 1904-1967) got his first minor role in the silent film Mademoiselle Midnight starring Mae Murray, married Ann Boyar, and became the …

Reviving Captain Freedom by Trav S.D.

Today is World Freedom Day, he said with a hollow laugh. As of November 5, the prospects for genuine individual liberty anywhere in the world seem very dim indeed, and likely will be until l…

WWDTM: Tara Dower by NPR

This week, record-breaking ultrarunner Tara Dower talks speed-hiking the Appalachian Trail with Negin Farsad, Faith Salie, and Peter GroszLearn more about sponsor message choices: podcastcho…

Behind the Scenes at Melbourne’s SISTER ACT Media Call by Sean McLoughlin

The Regent Theatre in Melbourne was abuzz with anticipation on Friday, as the cast and crew of the major new

All the Drama: Playwright David Lindsay-Abaire on ‘Rabbit Hole,’ 2007 Winner, Pulitzer Prize for Drama by Jan Simpson

All The Drama is hosted by Jan Simpson. It is a series of deep dives into the plays that have won The Pulitzer Prize for Drama. The Pulitzer Prize for Drama: “Rabbit Hole”2007 Pulitzer w…

IMPRESSIONS: Maureen Fleming's The Alchemist's Veil at La MaMa by The Dance Enthusiast

The Alchemist’s Veil at La MaMa’s Ellen Stewart Theatre features Fleming’s 90 minutes of dance, film and music inspired by the paintings of Georgia O’Keeffe. Comprised of nine scenes…

DANCE NEWS: New In! Robert Battle is Now Resident Choreographer of the Paul Taylor Dance Company by The Dance Enthusiast

“Robert Battle brings a wealth of talent and knowledge to Taylor. I’m deeply gratified that he accepted this position." — Michael Novak, Artistic Director of the Paul Taylor Dance…