Spend A Little Time with Sweet Charity at QPAC this December

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New $100k Fellowship champions AI leadership in the arts

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Ari’el Stachel’s “Other” Mesmerizes by Ron Fassler

Review by Ron Fassler . . . The 34-year-old Ari’el Stachel is blessed with charm for days. Anyone who saw his Tony Award-winning performance in The Band’s Visit were enchanted by his i…

Ari’el Stachel sweats through his competing identities in ‘Other’ (Off Broadway review) by Thom Geier

There’s an old adage that actors should work hard to make their performance seem effortless. Ari’el Stachel doesn’t do that — but he offers a solid excuse in his labor-intensive one-…

Other Review: Ari’el Stacher on his Anxiety and Identity by Jonathan Mandell

After Ari’el Stachel won a Tony Award for his charming and hilarious Broadway debut in the role of a sexy Egyptian trumpet player in “The Band’s Visit,” he was made so anxious by all…

“Awake and Sing” – A Call to Action by Alix Cohen

By Alix Cohen In 1935, New York Times reviewer Brooks Atkinson found Awake and Sing! a story of “noisy, lunging humanity” he felt was weighted by character development, but promising. Se…

Full Cast Announced for THE PARTS I KEEP INSIDE Industry Reading

JES Theatrical announced the full cast for the upcoming invite-only industry reading of The Parts I Keep Inside, taking place on October 22 in New York City. Conceived by Jeffrey Schmelkin, …

A vital program of theatre that speaks to right now – Melbourne Theatre Company reveals 2026 season

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OTHER by David Walters

One of the very best autobiographical one person shows I have ever seen. The post OTHER appeared first on The Front Row Center.

Review: Blue Cowboy at the Bushwick Starr by Loren Noveck

A cowboy love story, with David Cale's melancholy spin. Loren Noveck reviews. The post Review: Blue Cowboy at the Bushwick Starr appeared first on Exeunt Magazine NYC.

André De Shields Is Tartuffe **** by Barry Gordin

By David Sheward October 19, 2025: For an intimate and raucous evening with a slightly modern twist, you can’t do much better than the current revival of Tartuffe, Moliere’s classic com…

Quincy Jones tribute at The Soraya by Pauline Adamek

Last night at The Soraya the joint was jumping and the band was swinging in celebration of the great musical artist Quincy Jones. The Pacific Jazz Orchestra was led by arranger Chris Walden,…

Celebration of Song — Freedom and Hope (Open House New York 2025) by Jack Quinn

As part of this year’s Open House New York festival, the Episcopal Actors’ Guild presented Celebration of Song — Freedom and Hope at the Church of the Transfiguration, affectionately k…

Your Travalanche Daily Digest for October 19, 2025 by Trav S.D.

Today’s new Travalanche posts for October 19, 2025 are about Samantha Eggar, Bob Sweeney, Kate Manx, and Louis John Bartels. And also an account of yesterday’s No Kings march in NYC with…

Grand Ave Arts: All Access – October 25 DTLA by Pauline Adamek

Grand Ave Arts: All Access is happening on October 25!  This annual, one-day event will be staged along Grand Avenue in Downtown Los Angeles, from Temple to 6th Street, between 11 am–4 …

The BSR Podcast: FringeArts CEO Nell Bang-Jensen on the state of Philly arts festivals by Darnelle Radford

BSR Podcast host Darnelle Radford sits down with FringeArts leader Nell Bang-Jensen to look back at this year's fest, dream the future, and invite you to FEASTIVAL on October 22, 2025.

National Dance Company Wales: Surge review – mythical monsters, soulful swingers and an alien chorus line by Lyndsey Winship

The Place, LondonThis delightfully unique triple bill spans many worlds with Busby Berkeley-style sci-fi formations, a hazy summery waltz and a wild rampage of Welsh folk dance The sequins a…

Unstuck and Unflinching: Olivia Levine on Comedy, Control, and Coming Clean by Jack Quinn

For Levine, the crowd isn’t a backdrop—it’s a living collaborator. Her show is intimate, often exposing the kind of stories most people bury: intrusive thoughts, shame, and the messy i…

Impressions of the Second No Kings by Trav S.D.

Well, the results are in, and it looks like yesterday’s No Kings rally was the biggest one-day nationwide protest event in American history, beating out the previous No Kings protest by a …

This Week on Broadway for October 19, 2025: Ragtime @ Lincoln Center by James Marino

Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere talk about Ragtime @ LCT’s Vivian Beaumont Theater, Waiting for Godot @ Hudson Theatre, Mint Theater Company’s production of Crooked…

Awake and Sing! by Brett Singer

The play is about a Jewish family, the Bergers, who live together in a small apartment in the Bronx. The Sea Dog production features color blind casting, so almost every Berger is a differen…

R.I.P. Samantha Eggar by Trav S.D.

Samantha Eggar (b. 1939) passed away earlier this week. The British beauty wasn’t a hugely memorable actress, but the fact that it’s the Halloween season made me note the great proportio…

A Kitten Named Kate Manx by Trav S.D.

A few words on a pretty spectacular footnote, starlet Kate Manx (Kathryne Barbara Mylroie, 1930-1964). Mylroie is a pretty exotic surname, and I always look this up. Most sources give Irish …

‘Larsen C’ Review: Grand, Dark and Inhumanly Cold by Brian Seibert

At the new Powerhouse: International festival in Brooklyn, Christos Papadopoulos debuted an oblique, glacially cool work with seven dancers.

Ooh! Sigh! Give Elaine Paige on Sunday Your Attention! by Broadway.com

Olivier-winning actress Elaine Paige is giving Broadway.com listeners a chance to hear her BBC Radio 2 show Elaine Paige on Sunday. This week Paige has the latest stage and screen news, a r…

A farce with a lot of heart — ‘Diva Royal’ at Miners Alley by Alex Miller

The jokes are fast and furious as four excellent comic actors tear through Jeff Daniels’ fish-out-of-water comedy.

Bob Sweeney: Bio of a Box Brother by Trav S.D.

Here’s a somewhat major if unsung figure in American comedy I stumbled upon surprisingly recently. Bob Sweeney (1918-1992) was successful in live performance, radio, films, and television.…

Shobana Jeyasingh Dance: We Caliban review – postcolonial take on The Tempest is difficult to pin down by Lyndsey Winship

York Theatre RoyalJeyasingh’s choreography is well wrought and precise but Caliban’s struggles with servitude and resistance feel adrift amid a sea of ideas Choreographer Shobana Jeyasin…

A Spoon Full Of Sugar by Corine Cohen

I talk about Daniel Reichard's show at The Laurie Beechman.

Rainbow Connection by Corine Cohen

This might be my favorite muppet song. https://www.instagram.com/reel/DP-PzjKjiR1/?igsh=dzdycHRxd284Y2lr

Art *** 1/2 by Barry Gordin

The Emperor’s New Clothes? By Alix Cohen October 19, 2025: “We’re not selling objects—we’re selling ideas, emotions, and the aura of cultural relevance.” Larry Gagosian (Gagosi…

Louis John Bartels: The Traveling Man by Trav S.D.

Louis John Bartels (1895-1931) was a man comedy fans at least would have likely known a lot better if he’d lived a few more years. As it is, he did make quite a significant mark, but his h…

Safe Space review – lively campus comedy wrestles with the culture wars by Arifa Akbar

Minerva theatre, ChichesterJamie Bogyo’s debut play recounts the renaming of a Yale University college with broadstroke humour and some exquisitely sung a cappella interludes What happens …

Jordan Luke Gage’s Redcliffe Comes to Southwark Playhouse Borough for a Strictly Limited Run by Staff Writer

Following eight sold-out workshop performances at The Other Palace in 2024, Jordan Luke Gage's new musical Redcliffe will receive a fully staged production at Southwark Playhouse Borough The…

Mexican artisans turn clay into Trees of Life that are celebrated worldwide by The Associated Press

By MARÍA TERESA HERNÁNDEZ METEPEC, Mexico (AP) — The first time he met a pope, Mexican craftsman Hilario Hernández could not believe his luck. He did not travel to the Vatican as a gues…

David Harewood returns to Othello: ‘I don’t just want to open the door but kick it down for the people behind me’ by JN Benjamin

He first played Othello in 1997, when the role was still synonymous with white thespians ‘blacking up’. Now, nearly three decades on, he, Chiwetel Ejiofor and other Black actors discuss …

Jason Momoa worked with a coach to speak Hawaiian authentically in ‘Chief of War’ by The Associated Press

By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER HONOLULU (AP) — Jason Momoa drove a vintage pickup along a winding country road in Hawaii, a tattooed arm dangling out the window and Metallica blasting. “POO�…

Music could help ease pain from surgery or illness. Scientists are listening by The Associated Press

By CHRISTINA LARSON Nurse Rod Salaysay works with all kinds of instruments in the hospital: a thermometer, a stethoscope and sometimes his guitar and ukulele. In the recovery unit of UC San …

Everclear comes full circle at Toad’s Place to mark 30th anniversary of ‘Sparkle and Fade’ by Christopher Arnott

Everclear is celebrating the 30th anniversary of its "Sparkle and Fade" album with a show at the legendary New Haven venue, where the band played when it was first released.

Get your scare on with spooky Halloween shows in CT ranging from plays to concerts to improv comedy by Christopher Arnott

A small local theater company's homage to Rod Serling and "The Twilight Zone" is among the many plays, concerts and comedy shows happening this week in Connecticut.

Ukraine’s Grand Kyiv Ballet brings joy and a happy ending to ‘Swan Lake’ by Christopher Arnott

Unable to return to their homeland, Ukraine's Grand Kyiv Ballet company continues to tour the U.S., with two upcoming performances in Connecticut.

‘People aren’t ready for it’: How Paddington the Musical took the world’s favourite bear and put him on stage by Helen Coffey

As Peru’s most famous ex-pat gets given a theatrical makeover, Helen Coffey sits down with scriptwriter Jessica Swale and McFly frontman and musical maestro Tom Fletcher to get the inside …

Chiller Theatre: The Musical

JAVIER CERIANI EN ANTES QUE ME MATEN

Galerie Fantastique

Nosferatu

The Exponential Festival Presents: I want to hold onto something beautiful and empty

The Exponential Festival Presents: Godbird

Ethan Coen’s Let’s Love! at Atlantic Theater Company – Love, Lust, and Lament with a Deadpan Wink by Suzanna Bowling

Ethan Coen’s Let’s Love! is less a play and more a wry shrug at romance—a collection of vignettes that explore the mechanics of love, sex, and emotional dysfunction with the clinical g…

“Bremen Town” at Tarragon Theatre: Fragments of Faith and Fury on a Fragile Fairy Tale Journey Home by Ross

The Toronto Theatre Review: Gregory Prest’s Bremen Town By Ross There’s a quiet magic that shimmers through the fascinating Bremen Town at Tarragon Theatre, brought forth into the light …