Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 7pm (Broadway Time)
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"Execution of Justice" Exposes the 'Twinkie' Defense"at Chautauqua by Jenyth Jo

Emily Mann Revives Outrage Over 1978 Moscone/Milk Murders by Jenyth Jo When San Francisco Supervisor Dan White revealed"in a taped confession"that he deliberately shot both Mayor Moscone and…

SOURCE: Theatrius at 07:56PM[SHARE]
Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 6pm (Broadway Time)
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Cabaret Review: ASHLEY PEZZOTTI (Birdland, NYC) by Rob Lester

IN THE TRADITION OF THE GREAT JAZZ SINGERS When Ashley Pezzotti sings, it will only take a few notes for listeners new to her manner to gratefully discover that their ears will be caressed, …

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 06:47PM[SHARE]

Distinctively Moving 'Spy For Spy' Engages With Unconventional Treatment by Bill Hirschman

You never know what you'll see when at Kutumba Theatre Project's Spy for Spy.  And that's a good thing.  Predictability causes us to disengage and leave the theater less than ins…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 06:36PM[SHARE]
Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 5pm (Broadway Time)
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Theater Review: 5:45 (Little Theatre at Actors Company) by Ernest Kearney

OFFTIME Abi Watkinson's one-woman show 5:45 is a poor receptacle for a great deal of talent"one that feels underdeveloped and not fully thought through. The trouble starts with the title. A …

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 05:58PM[SHARE]

Julie Benko, Raúl Esparza triumph in 'My Fair Lady' in concert in Aspen by Alan Smason

By ALAN SMASON, WYES-TV Theatre Critic ("Steppin' Out") Julie Benko turned in a perfect performance as Eliza Doolittle in a concert version of Lerner and Loewe's My Fair Lady opposite Broadw…

SOURCE: Theatre Criticsm at 05:14PM[SHARE]

Theater Review: DOG OF CARNAGE (Broadwater Studio) by Ernest Kearney

A TAIL OF LOVE ON A LEASH Playwright Benjamin Schwartz and director Natalie Nicole Dressel, in league with actors Callie Ott and Spencer Weitzel, have served up in Dog of Carnage one of the …

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 05:01PM[SHARE]

Cabaret Review: MS. TUCKER WILL SEE YOU NOW (Davidson-Valentini Theater at the Los Angeles LGBT Center) by Ernest Kearney

NOBODY LOVES A FAT GIRL (UNTIL SHE HAS A MIC) Laural Meade has treated the concept of the solo-bio show like an origami master, folding it over and out until it becomes something other than …

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 05:00PM[SHARE]
Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 3pm (Broadway Time)
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Finally, some good news: Colorado awards $10M in community revitalization tax credits by Toni Tresca

Colorado Creative Industries launches major tax credit to support creative, mixed-use community projects statewide.

SOURCE: OnStage Colorado at 03:30PM[SHARE]

TWTC's 'Cat on a Hot Tin Roof' worth the decade-long wait by Alan Smason

By ALAN SMASON, WYES-TV Theatre Critic ("Steppin' Out") It's taken ten years for the Tennessee Williams Theatre Company of New Orleans (TWTC) to unveil its first production of Tennessee Will…

SOURCE: Theatre Criticsm at 03:28PM[SHARE]
Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 2pm (Broadway Time)
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Operetta Review: 'The Yoeman of the Guard' presented by the Young Victorian Theatre Company at Gilman School by Lynne Menefee

Gilbert and Sullivan's "The Yeoman of the Guard," though popular in England, may not be as familiar to American audiences. Chosen as this summer's annual presentation by the young Victorian …

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 02:10PM[SHARE]
Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 1pm (Broadway Time)
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'Sing Street' review " this energetic 1980s-set musical is powered by youthful exuberance by Matt Wolf

Tony winner Enda Walsh's book lets down this energetic adaptation of the 2016 Dublin-set film which still isn't Broadway-ready; Tony winner Rebecca Taichman, as before, directs

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 01:09PM[SHARE]
Saturday, July 19, 2025 at noon (Broadway Time)
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Transgression Review. When the artist's a creep but the art is great by Jonathan Mandell

An art photographer, who is as famous as the celebrities he shoots, starts having sex with a girl who is in ninth grade, and takes pictures of her naked while she's sleeping in his bed, with…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 12:49PM[SHARE]

Cirque du Soleil 'ECHO' wows under the big top in Denver by Alex Miller

This uplifting production combines digital and practical effects and the usual outstanding cast of performers.

SOURCE: OnStage Colorado at 12:09PM[SHARE]
Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 11am (Broadway Time)
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Theatre Review: 'Kevin Kling: Unraveled' at the Contemporary American Theater Festival at Shepherd University by Jeannette Mulherin

"Kevin Kling: Unraveled" might just as well be titled "Kevin Kling: Unrivaled" as a more accurate reflection of the remarkably resilient Mr. Kling. His ability to thrive through adversity po…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 11:33AM[SHARE]

Theatre Review: 'King John' presented by Shakespeare Theatre Company Academy by Savannah Brooks

"King John" is not a Shakespeare title that often inspires excitement. What has been described as Shakespeare's "most political play" is in danger of reading as boring and confusing to a mod…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 11:25AM[SHARE]
Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 10am (Broadway Time)
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How Isabel Jewell Got Buried by Trav S.D.

As promised earlier this morning, our second grim show biz post in a row. This one concerns stage and screen actress Isabel Jewell (1907-1972). Jewell had scads of good supporting parts in H…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 10:36AM[SHARE]
Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 9am (Broadway Time)
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The Fate of Florence Deshon by Trav S.D.

The first of a couple of grim posts scheduled for today, this one on silent screen actress Florence Deshon (Florence Danks, 1893-1922). Deshon was born in Tacoma, Washington to a couple of u…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 09:32AM[SHARE]
Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 7am (Broadway Time)
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TIFT Brings "The Frogs" and a Tinge of Bardolatry to the Shaw Festival's Spiegeltent by Ross

The Shaw Festival Theatre Review: Talk Is Free Theatre's The Frogs at the Shaw By Ross After a quick call to patriotic duty, the cast of ever-so-game creatives circle around for a plastic tr…

SOURCE: front mezz junkies at 07:41AM[SHARE]

What to Stream: Madonna, 'Happy Gilmore 2,' Judge Judy and Jenna Ortega and Paul Rudd team up by The Associated Press

By The Associated Press Adam Sandler's hockey player-turned-golfer Happy Gilmore returning for a second movie and Madonna's long-rumored album "Veronica Electronica" are some of the new tele…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:30AM[SHARE]

'I Know What You Did Last Summer' review: Legacy sequel hooks you in by Tribune News Service

A lot has changed in Southport, North Carolina, since 1997. After that year's string of bloody murders, the sleepy fishing burgh cleaned up its act and swept its gruesome history under the r…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:15AM[SHARE]

Belinda's 'Heterocomía' won't generate much revenue " but the catharsis was worth it by Tribune News Service

LOS ANGELES " Mexican superstar Belinda knew she wouldn't generate much revenue from her viral song "Heterocomía." She did it anyway. In an interview with CNN en Español, the singer re…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:00AM[SHARE]

Breaking the Binary: meet the founder behind a US theater company for trans and non-binary artists by Gloria Oladipo

George Strus founded Breaking the Binary Theatre, one of the only theatrical spaces in the US created for and run by gender-expansive artists, in 2022 For George Strus, theater was one of ma…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:00AM[SHARE]
Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 6am (Broadway Time)
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Review: Paul Simon delivers a commanding incantation at Disney Hall by Tribune News Service

LOS ANGELES " In 2018, Paul Simon walked onto the Hollywood Bowl stage for what most in the crowd believed to be his last tour stop in Los Angeles, ever. Simon expected that too " he'd bille…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:45AM[SHARE]

Feel forever young this week in CT arts from Kidz Bop to Rod Stewart by Christopher Arnott

The Courant's arts picks for July 20-27 include legendary rockers, '90s bands, contemporary folk acts and a couple of Hartford Symphony concerts with one featuring Ben Folds.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM[SHARE]
Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 5am (Broadway Time)
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Sandra Oh Knows What's Great About Middle Age by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

The actress discusses discrimination in Hollywood, what she's learned about herself in her 50s and her iconic role on "Grey's Anatomy."

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:42AM[SHARE]

Taye Diggs Can't Resist a Good Rom-Com by Elisabeth Vincentelli

"There is the element of love, which can be so serious and so complicated, but when you add the dynamic of humor, it makes it so much more real and exciting and fun to watch."

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:03AM[SHARE]
Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 4am (Broadway Time)
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Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 3am (Broadway Time)
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WWDTM: James Gunn by NPR

This week, special guest James Gunn joins panelists Adam Burke, Bobcat Goldthwait, and Paula PoundstoneLearn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 03:00AM[SHARE]
Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 1am (Broadway Time)
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5 Family-Friendly Broadway and Off-Broadway Shows Kids (and Parents) Will Love by Margaret Hall

From bubbles to rumbles, these productions are perfect for making memories across generations.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:00AM[SHARE]
Saturday, July 19, 2025 at midnight (Broadway Time)
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Theatre and Music News: A Chorus Line 50th Anniversary Celebration, Just In Time, Jo " The Little Women Musical, Legally Blonde: The Musical by Suzanna Bowling

The Entertainment Community Fund (formerly The Actors Fund), along with Tony Award®-winning producers Christopher Ketner and Hunter Regian, announced today that Fund Board Chair Annette B…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:01AM[SHARE]

All that Chat

2025-2026 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 12, 2025: Call Me Izzy - Studio 54
Sep 16, 2025: Art - Music Box Theatre
Oct 08, 2025: Beetlejuice - Palace Theatre
Nov 13, 2025: Oedipus - Studio 54
Nov 16, 2025: Chess - Imperial Theatre
Mar 23, 2026: Giant - Music Box Theatre
Apr 06, 2026: Becky Shaw - Hayes Theater
Apr 16, 2026: Proof - Booth Theatre
Apr 26, 2026: Drama Desk Cut-Off