Review by Ron Fassler . . . When the lights go up on Preston Max Allen’s new play Caroline, which opened tonight at off-Broadway’s MCC Theater, we see a 28-year-old mother (Chloë Grace…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 08:53PMAfter managing coverage for dozens of Fringe shows, Alaina Johns is proud of the BSR team’s work, proud of Philly artists, and ready to share her top takeaways from this year’s festival.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 08:48PMHomecomings can be a tricky thing, as Chloë Grace Moretz’s Maddie learns in Preston Max Allen’s new drama Caroline. After fleeing home as a teenager amid drug-fueled rebellion, stealing…
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MCC Theater's world premiere of Caroline, written by Preston Max Allen and directed with measured intensity by David Cromer, may at first seem deceptively simple, but it gradually reveals a …
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 07:15PMMCC Theater's World Premiere of Caroline by Preston Max Allen and directed by Tony Award-winner David Cromer just celebrated it opening night at MCC Theater’s Susan & Ronald Frankel Th…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:02PM★★★★☆ Chloe Grace Moretz plays the young mother of a trans child in Preston Max Allen's affecting drama.
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SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 07:00PMCaroline – 26 September 2025 For a show with a simple, easy-to-follow plotline, the depth and complexity of Caroline was really striking. The nuance of Preston Max Allen’s script coupled…
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★★★★ GET DOWN TONIGHT, CHARING CROSS THEATRE KC and the Sunshine State
If you love the songs of KC and the Sunshine Band, Please Do Go!
In a fair few bars around the world tonight, …
SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 06:54PMAt the IAB upfront, the popularity of podcasts has led to more ad opportunities as well as more voices, including from conservative media, coming in.
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SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 06:43PM★★★☆☆ Tim Blake Nelson unveils a dark, pervasively dystopian tale at La MaMa
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SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 06:28PMTom Felton is prepping to reprise the role of Draco Malfoy on Broadway in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child! On a recent visit to the theatre, Tom greeted some excited fans at the stage door…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:18PMRoundabout Theatre Company announced dates for three of its upcoming productions.
Richard O'Brien's highly antici...pated Rocky Horror Picture Show, directed by Oh, Mary! Tony winner Sam …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:06PMBroadway's hard-hitting play Punch opened at the Samuel J.Friedman Theatre on September 29. Daisy Jones & the Six actor Will Harrison leads the production in his Broadway debut, alongsi…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:06PMDirector Kelly Van Oosbree guest-hosts, plus an interview with ‘Shucked’ actor Ryan Fitzgerald and the Top 10 Colorado Headliners
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Production photos have been released for Caroline, now running at MCC Theater’s Susan & Ronald Frankel Theater. Directed by Tony Award-winner David Cromer, the intimate new play explor…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:48PMBroken Britain has a big problem with youth. About a million of those aged 16 to 24 are NEETs (not in education, employment or training), some 13 per cent of this age group. Many working-cla…
SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 05:31PMRehearsal photos have been released for Blue/Orange at Greenwich Theatre, which will run from October 1 through October 25, 2025. The landmark 25th anniversary revival of Joe Penhall’s Oli…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:31PM“By the term theatre we do not only mean its expressive linguistic side, but also the cultural, social, and organisational aspect of the phenomenon… among many people, theatrical plays, …
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SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 05:30PMStars of stage and screen came out to welcome the James Graham play to Manhattan Theatre Club.
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:18PMA roundup of comings and goings at the top of U.S. theatre institutions.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:08PMKathryn Grody premieres her third autobiographical play, kick-starting the 2025-2026 season at People’s Light with a brilliant marathon of a monologue. Emily Schilling reviews.
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The Testament of Ann Lee, the musical drama led by Amanda Seyfried, has been acquired by Searchlight Pictures. Deadline reports that the film from writer/director Mona Fastvold will hit thea…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:54PMCatching up with the digital editor on the state of criticism, a regrouping of Theatre Folx of Color, Chicago happenings, new columns, and more.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:37PMAnd rather than looking harder at the actual landscape, she urges the landscape painter to go faster, so that via their painting, she can catch a better glimpse, and better see what she is s…
SOURCE: Culture Bot at 04:24PMBy David Sheward
September 30, 2025: It’s going to be very difficult to resist the obvious praise for Punch, James Graham’s hard-hitting British import presented by Manhattan Theater C…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 04:19PMAhead of the debut of Wicked: For Good in November, the official Wicked RP Roblox community has introduced the Emerald City update. The popular online community originally launched the Wicke…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:18PMAbby Mueller and Joy Woods will be guests artists at the 54 Below concert.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:12PMThe two-time RuPaul's Drag Race winner's final week in Cole Escola's hit comedy saw the highest box office in months.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:12PMBy Isa Goldberg
September 30, 2025: Justice is not about revenge. Therein lies the ontological premise of Punch, an action-packed docudrama set in The Meadows, a social rented housing comp…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 04:10PMBy THOMAS ADAMSON PARIS (AP) — Inside the Centre Pompidou, Helen Mirren opened Stella McCartney ’s Paris Fashion Week show with a spoken rendition of The Beatles ’ “Come Together.”…
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The opening night of Waiting for Godot, featuring the reunion of Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure stars Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter, was a glittering red carpet lovefest. “You’re ki…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:54PMPlaywright Savannah Reich pushes the boundaries of theatrical experience with her mashup of Oedipus and Sleepless in Seattle, two stories about fate, featuring new actors every night who hav…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:50PMRomy & Michele: the Musical is getting ready for its Off-Broadway debut! Ahead of the new production, the company met with the press! See photos Laura Bell Bundy, Kara Lindsay, and more …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:42PM'Waiting for Godot,' starring Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter, also brought in a strong $1.6 million during its opening week.
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 03:39PMRagtime, Lincoln Center Theater’s revival of the Stephen Flaherty-Lynn Ahrens-Terrence McNally musical, began previews last week and filled every seat at the Vivian Beaumont Theater for th…
SOURCE: Deadline at 03:33PMJudy Schwab, a human resources veteran of Disney and Apple, has joined UTA as chief people officer. “Judy’s exceptional track record in building high-performing teams and leading people …
SOURCE: Variety at 03:16PMFrom October 5-11, 2025, Broadway is taking a stand for books and plays. No Book Bans and the Broadway community are launching Broadway (and Off Broadway) Banned Books Week, a new annual tra…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:06PMThe Made in NY fund will put $150,000 towards three new artist-led projects in partnership with NYC theatres.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:06PMNo Book Bans is partnering with a number of New York theatrical productions this Banned Books Week, celebrating the freedom to experience stories without censorship.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:06PMThe top solo fundraiser for Broadway Cares invites all to celebrate his birthday this year.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:06PMThe October event will specifically benefit the memorial fund for the work's co-playwright David Mixner.
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September 30 was the birthday of screen director Lewis Milestone (Lieb Milstein, 1895-1980). This could just be my own anecdotal experience, but it seems to me that Milestone’s name is alm…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 02:42PMToday’s new Travalanche posts for September 30, 2025 include ones on director Lewis Milestone, chorus girl Blanche Satchel, actor Frank Lawton (in stereo), and my recommendations for Inter…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 02:42PMClick below to access all the Broadway grosses from all the shows for the week ending 9/28/2025 in BroadwayWorld's grosses section.
Also, you will find information on each show's historical …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:31PMThe NYC Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment (MOME) and New Georges just announced the creation of the “Made in NY” Fund for New Theatrical Works, which will enable artists to ful…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:31PMThe cast of A Chorus Line, led by Mikaela Secada as Diana, sing of their love for dance in "What I Did for Love." Goodspeed's production of the beloved musical is now running through Novembe…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:18PMSpotify's longtime Chief Executive Daniel Ek said Tuesday that he is stepping down from his position next year and will become executive chairman. Ek co-founded the Swedish audio company in …
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 02:03PMRoundabout will renovate the recently renamed Todd Haimes Theatre for much of the season before reopening the venue in spring 2026.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:02PM"We've been talking about the lack of accountability by tech firms, and the sucking up that will go on. The sucking [up] will continue throughout the country, I suspect," Swisher said of top…
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Arena Stage has released new footage of their revival of Damn Yankees, running through November 9, 2025. This newly-imagined take on the beloved classic stars Rob McClure (Applegate), Ana Vi…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:48PMBefore taking on the role of Pozzo in the Jamie Lloyd-directed production of Waiting for Godot on Broadway, Brandon J. Dirden had never performed in something so nontraditional. A veteran of…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:42PMEXCLUSIVE: Mia Farrow has signed with The Rosenzweig Group for representation in all areas. Farrow, an acclaimed actress, humanitarian and author, recently received her first Tony Award…
SOURCE: Deadline at 01:30PM(via Jonathan Slaff.) Woodie King Jr.’s New Federal Theatre to present a return engagement of “The Wash” by Kelundra Smith, a play inspired by the Atlanta Washerwomen’s Strike of 188…
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 01:15PMNygel D. Robinson and Brian Quijada's musical features history and hip-hop, but it’s also an entirely original and innovative creation.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:12PMA pair of Tony winners are making their way to the big screen in a new comedy feature from Warner Bros. Deadline reports that Nathan Lane and Bette Midler will play the parents of Jonah Hill…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:02PMRoundabout Theatre Company has revealed the dates for the remainder of productions during its 2025-2026 season both on and off Broadway. Additional cast and creative team information for the…
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The actor Tim Blake Nelson has penned a dystopian drama set in an unspecified future that puts forth lofty themes. Too bad it’s short on specifics.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:36PMThis International Podcast Day finds me chagrined to report that I have nothing new of my own to share or announce, apart from general intention to create new stuff for The Year of Vaudevill…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 12:24PMLondon’s Canary Wharf is being turned into the Capitol, with a bespoke £26m theatre made for the stage adaptation of Suzanne Collins’ bestseller. Our writer goes on a hard-hat tour
The …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:24PMDear Everything, a musical uprising for the Earth, is hitting the raod, soon making stops in Los Angeles, and Salt Lake City. Dear Everything tells an urgent story driven by galvanizing and …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:12PMNext up at Roundabout Theatre Company is the New York premiere of Archduke by Rajiv Joseph, directed by Tony and Obie Award-winner Darko Tresnjak. Archduke will feature Jake Berne as “Gavr…
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Rory McGregor will direct the psychological thriller about a friendly reunion that spirals into an unsettling and secret-revealing encounter.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:48AMGilbert and Sullivan's darkest operetta opens the company's 2025-2026 season.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:48AMThe Stephen Schwartz-John Caird musical was filmed at a 2022 performance in Chicago also starring David Phelps and Randal Keith.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:48AMSet in a decaying home on the edge of industrial sprawl, the work explores the quiet devastation of environmental collapse.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:37AMDid somebody say corn puddin'? Schmigadoon! is headed to Broadway. After making its world premiere at The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. earlier this year, the production will begin pre…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:31AMThe production by Adult Film, in association with BKE Productions, incorporates a multimedia approach to telling the story, based on a translation and adaptation by John Christopher Jones, w…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:26AMBRIC, the Noble Maritime Collection, Pregones/Puerto Rican Traveling Theater, the Bronx Children’s Museum and the Louis Armstrong House Museum get a permanent investment.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 11:24AMRecently the theatre world has been abuzz with recent discussions around the high mounting and operating costs of shows, particularly musicals, spurred by a New York Times article that was p…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:12AMDiane Paulus is an old pro at taking theatrical IP and infusing wild, contemporary life into it. If only she’d done so here.
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 11:05AMNow running at Manhattan Theatre Club is the American premiere of Punch, by James Graham, which just opened last night at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre. Check out what the critics had to sa…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:02AM
Time has just released its Time100 Next list for 2025, which features rising artists, leaders, advocates, innovators, and phenoms. Several theater stars are included on the latest list, incl…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:48AMOlly Alexander leads the Max Webster-directed staging of the Oscar Wilde classic.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:42AMThe Next annual list recognizes 100 emerging leaders from around the world.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:42AMWith a Tony-winning book, music, and lyrics by Shaina Taub, the work explores the Women's Suffrage movement's victories and failures.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:42AMThe Off-Broadway Theatre Review: The Other Americans By Ross There’s something ever so familiar to this Public Theater premiere of The Other Americans. But once the spin starts, the deterg…
SOURCE: front mezz junkies at 10:40AMWill Harrison leads the cast, with Adam Penford at the helm, at Manhattan Theatre Club.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:38AMThe cast of the revival performed the Ahrens and Flaherty favorite on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:35AMNorm Lewis has a Christmas show at 54 Below December 12 at 7.
SOURCE: broadwayshowbiz.com at 10:30AMBirmingham Rep has revealed the full cast for the world premiere of Sherlock Holmes and The Twelve Days of Christmas, a festive play-with-songs written by Humphrey Ker and David Reed
The pos…
SOURCE: theatreweekly.com at 10:25AMThe first month of the Fall theater season is coming to an end with disparate worries – that “the Broadway musical is in trouble” and that there’s a “fascist takeover of the Americ…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 10:25AMAward-winning theatre company ThickSkin is set to terrify audiences across the UK with its latest production, It Walks Around The House At Night, a chilling ghost story infused with dark hum…
SOURCE: theatreweekly.com at 10:25AMCharles Kirsch is the 17-year-old host of the theater podcast Backstage Babble, where he has conducted over 250 in-depth interviews with some of Broadway’s best. In “Stage Direction,” …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:24AMProduction images have been released for the West End transfer of the National Theatre’s critically acclaimed production of The Importance of Being Earnest
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SOURCE: theatreweekly.com at 10:19AM3 hearts canvas and Izzy Carney have announced the cast for Jessica Norman’s debut full-length play This Little Earth, opening at Arcola Theatre, Studio 2 this October
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SOURCE: theatreweekly.com at 10:18AMThe New Vic Theatre has revealed the full cast for its upcoming Christmas production of The Little Mermaid, a circus theatre adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen’s classic fairytale
The p…
SOURCE: theatreweekly.com at 10:18AMBag of Beard Theatre returns this December with The Highgate Vampire, a dark comedy inspired by one of London’s most infamous gothic legends
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SOURCE: theatreweekly.com at 10:17AMThe Devil Wears Prada, has announced a new wave of cast members as it extends its run at the Dominion Theatre until 26 September 2026.
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SOURCE: theatreweekly.com at 10:16AMThere were two generations of thespian Frank Lawtons, their combined careers spanning nearly a century. The family name was originally spelled “Laughton”. If there is any connection to B…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 10:12AMThe Original Cast Recording of Gavin Creel’s acclaimed theatrical production of Walk on Through: Confessions of a Museum Novice, is now available on all major digital streaming platforms.
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SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:12AMOn Monday, Joshua Henry and Nichelle Lewis visited The Late Show with Stephen Colbert for a special performance from Broadway's Ragtime. Watch the duo sing "Wheels of a Dream" from the new p…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:12AMBroadwayWorld is excited to debut an exclusive clip from the home release package of Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale. In the clip, Downton creator Julian Fellowes, along with producer Gareth…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:02AMSchmigadoon!, a new musical based on the popular Apple Original series from Universal Television, will head to Broadway for a limited engagement this spring after a successful run at The Ken…
SOURCE: Deadline at 10:00AMLorne Michaels is producing the Broadway show, which is set to open this spring.
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The television series-turned-stage musical made its world premiere at the Kennedy Center earlier this year.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:36AMBeginning tonight, September 30, original cast member Hannah Solow will take over the role of “Mary Todd Lincoln” in the Tony Award-winning hit comedy Oh, Mary!
Solow, who has been the �…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:36AMBy Yura Sapi, Ron Himes. Founder of the Black Rep, Ron Himes, was an arts patron as a young man turned theatre founder.
SOURCE: HowlRound at 09:27AMPerformances are now underway for the North American Tour of SUFFS, which officially opened in Seattle, WA at The 5th Avenue Theatre on Friday, September 19, 2025. Check out all new photos o…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:24AMAlthough she’s always ready to go on without advance notice, acclaimed Oh, Mary! understudy Hannah Solow is enjoying a scheduled two-week run in the role of Mary Todd Lincoln starting Sep…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:24AMIt's official: Schmigadoon! is headed to Broadway! According to Entertainment Weekly, the stage musical based on the Apple TV+ series of the same name will take to the Broadway stage next ye…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:12AMBy THOMAS ADAMSON PARIS (AP) — Screaming fans jammed the gates before the Louvre pyramid, blocking entrances and snarling traffic. They weren’t there for the Mona Lisa. They came for Lou…
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‘Punch’ opens on Broadway, ‘Schmigadoon!’ teases Broadway announcement, first look at ‘Masquerade’ Since 2016, “Today on Broadway” has been the first and only daily podcast r…
SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 07:55AMJamie Lloyd is back on Broadway with a new production of Samuel Beckett’s Waiting For Godot starring Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter. The production officially opened on September 28. Check o…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:54AMSAN DIEGO — How dizzying has Gen Z jazz vocal phenom Samara Joy’s career been since 2023, when she became only the second jazz artist in the seven-decade history of the Grammys to win Be…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:45AMFor many, Omara Portuondo is best known for her participation in the Buena Vista Social Club; but the nonagenarian has lived many lives before and after the formation of the internationally …
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:30AMEver since Ben Casey snarled at his boss and Dr. Welby made house-calls, the medical show on TV has been just what the doctor ordered. Countless series have bandaged bloody wounds and perfor…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:15AMIf you're eager to mark the holidays this year with a Danish flair but Copenhagen seems a tad too far away, you might find the answer in Solvang, California. An answer that includes gnomes a…
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New production photography has been released as the Royal Shakespeare Company’s Matilda The Musical marks its 15th year in London
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SOURCE: theatreweekly.com at 06:47AMDue to overwhelming demand, producers have announced that I’m Sorry, Prime Minister will extend its run at the Apollo Theatre by two weeks, now concluding on 9 May 2026
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SOURCE: theatreweekly.com at 06:47AMCorn Exchange Newbury has announced the full cast and creative team for its 2025 Christmas pantomime, Robin Hood and Maid Marian
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SOURCE: theatreweekly.com at 06:46AMThis festive season, Soho Theatre will present Most Favoured, a sharply comedic one-act play by acclaimed playwright David Ireland
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SOURCE: theatreweekly.com at 06:01AMThe first show from new management team at Seven Angeles Theatre in Waterbury is a frantic musical farce with a corpse at the center of it.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AMThis must be a first. What other book celebrates two theater artists, each of whom has a Broadway theater named for him? The Al Hirschfeld Theatre is on 45th Street west of Broadway while Th…
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SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 12:56AMPhillip James Brannon and James Scully are also re-joining the company of the Cole Escola comedy at the Lyceum.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:31AMTracking the Tony winner's tumultuous year opening Hamilton on Broadway, the film is getting a limited run via Aura Entertainment and Fathom Entertainment.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:31AMHarris succeeds original Rent star Taye Diggs at the Hirschfeld.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:31AMLee Sunday Evans again directs Heather Christian's Obie-winning musical.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:31AMJames Graham’s Punch, opened tonight at Manhattan Theatre Club’s Broadway home, the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre. Punch is also currently running on London’s West End, has arrived as par…
SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:06AM"The Danish choreographer Mette Ingvartsen has the minimalist approach of an anthropologist who recognizes the delicacy of rituals. She presents the young cast of SKATEPARK (created in 2023…
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