Our intrepid theatergoer ate her way through a spate of shows that make food part of the experience. Her stomach sometimes ended up fuller than her imagination.
Linked From The New York Times Subscription at 10:54AMThe new play by Abby Rosebrock, directed by Taibi Magar, begins performances at Atlantic Theater Company.
Linked From Playbill at 10:47AMElectrifying energy and imaginative audacity charge this year’s 20h anniversary Peter Pan at Hereford’s Courtyard Theatre. The challenge in pantomiming this particular
Linked From The Stage Registration at 10:39AMJunior Blog Editor, Sophie Edward, wrote about an eye-opening day at TheatreCraft 2018, also including a short trailer by Matt Howorth, Junior Film Editor.
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Linked From officiallondontheatre.com at 10:36AMShakespeare’s classic is set in the imagination of a modern teen as she reads Romeo & Juliet for the first time.
Linked From Playbill at 10:35AMFor every play that makes it to the stage, there are many more languishing under commission. Duncan Gates makes a case for more transparency in new writing for theatre.
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Linked From exeuntmagazine.com at 10:33AMThe nominations for the25th AnnualSAG Awardswere announced byAwkwafina and Laverne Cox on TNT, TBS, and truTV live from the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood, California.
Linked From BroadwayWorld at 10:33AMA sort of aimless memory post for the birthday of Frank Sinatra (1915-98), prompted by this TV Guide cover we recently came across advertising one of his TV specials in the 1970s. I was bor…
Linked From Trav S.D. at 10:24AMHeather Raffo’s play, in which she also stars, opened December 10.
Linked From Playbill at 10:21AMIt’s Christmas!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (well, nearly)Tis the season to be jolly…and run around shops panic-buying anything that vaguely resembles a thoughtful gift, so friends and family won’t …
Linked From officiallondontheatre.com at 10:20AMMike Rogers is an actor working for the events team at Hamleys toy shop in London. The 23-year-old went viral after a
Linked From The Stage Registration at 10:17AMThe New Group is currently presenting Clueless, the Musical by Amy Heckerling in a world premiere production with choreography by Kelly Devine, directed by Kristin Hanggi. The show officiall…
Linked From BroadwayWorld at 10:04AMAnything can happen when it comes to live theatre. That was proven on Friday night when a performance of Once On This Island was stopped mid-song to help a struggling audience member, accord…
Linked From BroadwayWorld at 10:04AMLegendary costume designer BOB MACKIE, who just received unanimous rave reviews for his costume design for Broadway's newest hit, THE CHER SHOW, and entrepreneurphilanthropist, REGINALD REGG…
Linked From BroadwayWorld at 10:03AMIt is a truth universally acknowledged that Gunderson and Melcon brilliantly capture the heightened idiom of Austen’s world. What makes this writing team so remarkable, here as well as in…
Linked From twincitiesarts.com at 10:03AMPerformances begin tonight, Wednesday December 12, for Manhattan Theatre Club's Broadway premiere of Choir Boy, by Academy Award winner Tarell Alvin McCraney Moonlight, The BrotherSister Pla…
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The New Group production officially opened December 11.
Linked From Playbill at 09:59AMCherise Boothe is a terrific Undine in a smartly staged legacy production of Lynn Nottage's play Read More
Linked From CurtainUp at 09:55AMPershing Square Signature CenterAmy Heckerling has brought her 1995 comedy classic to New York with lively choreography but a disappointing lack of charmThe best thing about Clueless: The Mu…
Linked From The Guardian at 09:54AM“Kaywin Feldman, 52, who has been director and president of the Minneapolis Institute of Art since 2008, will succeed Earl ‘Rusty’ Powell III, who is retiring after 26 year…
Linked From ArtsJournal at 09:48AMWhen Elizabeth Rowe launched her lawsuit against the BSO, it was reported that she is paid less than the (male) principal oboist. How much less? More than $66,000. Geoff Edgers does a deep d…
Linked From ArtsJournal at 09:48AMRunning a contemporary dance institution with such a long history (read: stability) will be quite a change for Benoit Swan Pouffer: Cedar Lake collapsed in 2015 after its sole funder pulled …
Linked From ArtsJournal at 09:48AM“This proves to be a particularly timely question because exactly 10 years ago last month, two of the biggest arts venue headaches of recent times finally opened to the public.” …
Linked From ArtsJournal at 09:48AM“The [comedy] theater, which has four spaces, including the flagship that opened in Hell’s Kitchen last year, has struggled in its new location, in part because of increased comp…
Linked From ArtsJournal at 09:48AMBroadway’s Network, the National Theatre production starring Bryan Cranston in a critically acclaimed performance, has extended its limited engagement through Sunday, April 28, 2019. T…
Linked From Deadline at 09:30AMThe three-week limited engagement by the American Idol alums opened at the Imperial Theatre December 11.
Linked From Playbill at 09:27AMPete Shelley's elegies for the wilted flowers of romance were shouted over songs that were alternately tuneful and fierce.
Linked From The Arts Fuse at 09:24AMThe Tallis Scholars are unquestionably today's most renowned exponent of Renaissance sacred music.
Linked From The Arts Fuse at 09:24AMThe acclaimed Broadway transfer of Network, the stage adaptation of Paddy Chayevsky's iconic film, has been extended at the Belasco Theatre through April 28, 2019. Originally slated to r…
Linked From Broadway.com at 09:24AMMortality was on the Broadway menu this year — most all of the best works of the calendar year shed light on the pain of the human condition, especially once we’re past the first blush o…
Linked From Chicago Tribune Subscription at 09:15AMBrazilian professional circus clown Tiririca (it means Grumpy) has just won a seat in his country`s parliament for the third election in
Linked From The Stage Registration at 09:08AMA prolific writer, Janet Paisley was an accomplished poet, novelist and playwright who won the Peggy Ramsay award in 1996 for her
Linked From The Stage Registration at 09:06AMJohn Greenwood was a renowned fight director, actor and director. Having trained at LAMDA, he worked as an actor in regional theatre,
Linked From The Stage Registration at 09:06AMHaving worked with Alan Ayckbourn at the Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough, on My Very Own Story in 1993 and again in the
Linked From The Stage Registration at 09:06AMThe latest press night parties, events and awards from the theatrical world in pictures. This week’s highlights include the press nights of Aladdin at
Linked From The Stage Registration at 09:00AMMight 2019 be the year that mobile phone use is completely eradicated? Will Mark Shenton finally start his one-man policing scheme against
Linked From The Stage Registration at 09:00AMIf audiences and casts won’t come to the regions (‘Regional bosses: We lose stars to London and Netflix’, News, December 6, p1),
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Julian Eaves reviews The Messiah by Patrick Barlow now playing at The Other Palace Theatre, London.
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Linked From britishtheatre.com at 08:55AMThe hit drama adaptation NETWORK has been picked up for an extension on Broadway. The production will nowplay performances through Sunday, April 28, 2019 at the Belasco Theatre.
Linked From BroadwayWorld at 08:54AMHere are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on December 12 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events
Linked From BroadwayWorld at 08:54AMSouthbank Centre, LondonTim Etchells and Forced Entertainment present a mesmeric show in which a young cast consider what grownups tell them‘You tell us to grow up.” On a simple set of s…
Linked From The Guardian at 08:48AMThe country’s two major bookstore chains are in or near bankruptcy and are closing so many stores that many cities will be left with no place to buy books. The head of one Brazilian pu…
Linked From ArtsJournal at 08:42AMAccording to the study from the Pew Research Center, television is still the leading source, with just under half of respondents saying they get most of their news from it; hard-copy print c…
Linked From ArtsJournal at 08:42AMAfter the Kevin Hart debacle, which they had not expected, the Academy powers-that-be are having a hard time finding someone willing to host the Academy Awards ceremony, and that very much i…
Linked From ArtsJournal at 08:42AMThis year’s Yvonne Arnaud pantomime features all the traditional ingredients, along with the spicy wit of a stand-up show. Writer and director
Linked From The Stage Registration at 08:37AMStraight off her win forBest Actress in a New Production of a Play at BroadwayWorld's UK Awards, Patsy Ferran shares what it's like to have a character in your head for that long a time. Tak…
Linked From BroadwayWorld at 08:31AMListen: “Sexy Oklahoma” and Rudy are Both Officially Broadway Bound, Critics Review “Ruben & Clay,” and “Clueless,” and “Network” Extends …
Linked From BroadwayRadio at 08:30AM“Network” will extend an extra month, now playing through April 28, 2019 at the Belasco Theatre. The play had originally been scheduled to end its run on March 17. Directed by Iv…
Linked From broadway.news at 08:30AMThe Ivo van Hove-directed play, based on the 1976 film, opened December 6.
Linked From Playbill at 08:29AMSelina Cadell’s production of William Congreve’s The Double Dealer opens with a modern prologue written by the director and Eliza Thompson. The
Linked From The Stage Registration at 08:11AMArriving at the Trafalgar Studios after a wave of critical acclaim at its National Theatre run earlier this year, Nine Night already bears the acclaim and intense scrutiny that comes with be…
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Rambert has appointed Benoit Swan Pouffer as its new artistic director. Pouffer has been acting as guest director of the contemporary dance
Linked From The Stage Registration at 07:48AMThe JMK Award for emerging directors has announced it is moving to the Orange Tree Theatre in Richmond after seven years at
Linked From The Stage Registration at 07:48AMThe Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts is planning to open a secondary school focusing on the performing arts. LIPA has submitted plans
Linked From The Stage Registration at 07:48AM“Staff of the State Russian Museum are taking legal action to protest against the imminent $17m reconstruction of its main building, the Mikhailovsky Palace in St. Petersburg.They argu…
Linked From ArtsJournal at 07:36AMA new exhibition at the National Theatre, Playing With Scale, explores why, in the digital era, theatre designers still use model boxes
Linked From The Stage Registration at 07:30AMThere are a number of festive alternatives to panto for young children this year, and this homespun tale from SharkLegs is a
Linked From The Stage Registration at 07:25AMThe cast has been announced for Liv Warden's debut play at the Old Red Lion which explores a different perspective of the Time's Up movement. The provocative and timely Anomaly will star Nat…
Linked From BroadwayWorld at 07:13AMCongreve's Restoration-era rarity is boisterous to a fault It's been 40 years since The Double Dealer last had a major airing (indeed, perhaps any airing) in London, so on the basis of …
Linked From theartsdesk.com at 07:06AMNOTE: We made the decision that 2018 was dark and ugly enough, so this year (at least) we will only celebrate the positive. We will try to be snark-free, and there will be no "worst of." It …
Linked From JK's TheatreScene at 07:06AMInternationally acclaimed BalletBoyz will be opening a new production ThemUs at Sadler's Wells this spring from 5 - 9 March 2019.
Linked From BroadwayWorld at 07:04AMBristol Old Vic today announced the return of its sell-out production A Christmas Carol for 2019. Told in true Bristolian style, this year's production of A Christmas Carol, directed by Lee …
Linked From BroadwayWorld at 07:03AMThe London Musical Theatre Orchestra is fast becoming a staple part of my Christmas tradition, with the company’s glorious performances of A Christmas Carol really bringing the joy and fes…
Linked From mytheatremates.com at 07:00AMWith Cirque du Soleil and 7 Fingers opening shows here this week, and Champions of Magic next week, Karen Fricker looks at the appeal of this style of entertainment.
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Lin-Manuel Miranda took to Twitter yet again this morning to share another demo he had recorded during the early days of Hamilton.
Linked From BroadwayWorld at 06:42AMWildly uneven in terms of tone, Aladdin at the Orchard Theatre, Dartford, is more fantasy adventure than traditional panto, despite sticking close
Linked From The Stage Registration at 06:18AMThe Messiah has charm and poignancy, but creaks under the weight of its 35 years, its brand of humour now dated by shows like The Play That Goes Wrong.
Linked From BroadwayWorld at 06:12AMHaving shown herself to be a classical actor of promise with the Bristol Old Vic and Old Vic in the first years
Linked From The Stage Registration at 06:05AMPaul Hendy’s Christmas pantomimes have become something of a Sheffield institution, with Peter Pan marking his 12th consecutive production for the Lyceum.
Linked From The Stage Registration at 06:03AMSocial media can make for strange bedfellows. Some may even say it’s the bane of our times. But for artists, Instagram and Facebook have become the currency of information and … Clic…
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After a spectacularly ropey Jack and the Beanstalk last year, Qdos Entertainment has taken a giant step forward with this year’s New
Linked From The Stage Registration at 05:54AMThe vibrantly-lit magic carpet taking flight above the stalls is a stand-out moment in Lawrence Batley Theatre’s production of Aladdin. A triumph
Linked From The Stage Registration at 05:52AMIt would be hard to find a classier and more joyful Christmas treat than Joe Stilgoe's one-night-only show Christmas at the Movies, featuring special guests Louise Dearman, saxophonist Jess …
Linked From BroadwayWorld at 05:44AMJoining the previously announced Joanne Froggatt Frances and Robert Glenister Lawrence in the premiere of Lucinda Coxon's Alys, Always are Danny Ashok Sid, Joanna David Charlotte, Leah Gayer…
Linked From BroadwayWorld at 05:42AMRuben StuddardandClay Aikenhave reunited forRuben amp Clay's First Annual Christmas Carol Family Fun Pageant Spectacular Reunion Show. The show officially opened last night, Tuesday December…
Linked From BroadwayWorld at 05:38AMENERGY, ANGER, HOPE It is 1842: young Charles Dickens, thirty years old and with five novels under his belt, is ranting. The Industrial Revolution is revving up nicely,…
Linked From theatrecat.com at 05:37AMGood morning BroadwayWorld Today's top stories Oklahoma will transfer to Broadway, and more
Linked From BroadwayWorld at 05:36AMRuben Studdard and Clay Aiken have reunited for Ruben amp Clay's First Annual Christmas Carol Family Fun Pageant Spectacular Reunion Show. The show officially opened last night, Tuesday Dece…
Linked From BroadwayWorld at 05:36AMThe Dramatists Guild Foundation celebrated Tony and Academy Award nominee and Grammy Winner Henry Krieger on Tuesday, December 11, at a salon hosted by Leonard Majzlin.
Linked From BroadwayWorld at 05:32AMIncognito Theatre Company, winners of the Les Enfants Terribles' 2018 Greenwich Partnership Award, return to London to make their VAULT Festival debut with their sell-out success Tobacco Roa…
Linked From BroadwayWorld at 05:30AMCamden People's Theatre is set to turn 25 in 2019, celebrating its trailblazing beginnings with a jam-packed programme championing new work, amplifying diverse voices and unearthing local st…
Linked From BroadwayWorld at 05:29AMFirst staged by the Royal Shakespeare Company last year, David Edgar’s adaptation of Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol returns with cast changes
Linked From The Stage Registration at 05:18AMWhen museum trustees set out to hire a new director, they tend to seek someone very different from the current one, a prominent art museum director once told me. They want change. — Lee R…
Linked From ArtsJournal at 05:18AMHere’s an updated version — call it 2.0 — of last year’s chart outlining the two main ways (the wrong one and the right one) of approaching the means by which arts organizati…
Linked From ArtsJournal at 05:18AMIt is a warm and welcome return to the West End for the Olivier Award-winning show The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, based on Mark Haddon’s beloved book.
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How does the Tabard Theatre's staging of Clive King's much-loved children's literary classic Stig of the Dump look ten years on? Fresh as a daisy! Check out our gallery of new production pho…
Linked From mytheatremates.com at 04:30AMTicketing company See has become embroiled in a discrimination row, after it demanded proof of disability from a choreographer in a wheelchair
Linked From The Stage Registration at 04:24AMDanceMotion USA℠ connected American dancers with global communities. Now view interviews with Mark Morris, Ronald K. Brown, Seán Curran, Hubbard Street Dance, Doug Varone, Larry Keigwin a…
Linked From ArtsJournal at 04:12AMThe Indian superstar Rajinikanth’s blockbuster film “2.0” is breaking box office records throughout the world and is all set to hit theaters in China.The Tamil-language science fiction…
Linked From www.blouinartinfo.com at 04:10AMIf you’re willing to have your mind boggled then this is the show for you. Eight world class illusionists, each subtitled with a label indicating their specialty, bring a twenty-first cent…
Linked From artsreview.com.au at 04:10AMWilliam Congreve's rarely performed Restoration comedy, The Double Dealer, is an interesting choice to be revived at Richmond's Orange Tree theatre and, for some, will be a welcome relief to…
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The Wheeler Centre has announced the 28 works shortlisted for the 2019 Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards, including Australia’s richest single literary prize worth $100,000. The shortl…
Linked From artsreview.com.au at 03:17AMAs we're ready to draw the curtain on a busy 2018, it's time to look back on my eclectic year of theatre in a consciously unmethodical collection of highlights.
Linked From BroadwayWorld at 03:01AMTime continues to fly as today marks ArtsHacker's fourth anniversary! To celebrate, we put together a special 2018 Year In Review post.
Linked From artshacker.com at 03:00AM“it’s a bit weird to be sitting in the Arctic Circle chatting to a fit boy with your Dad’s ashes in your
Linked From The Stage Registration at 03:00AMMoving away from purely text-based study, a pioneering partnership between Coventry University and the renowned Stephen Joseph Theatre will train students in
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Some of the Tragi-Comic iconoclast Charlie Chaplin’s films will be played to live orchestral music at Oullin’s Renaissance Theater from December 19-22.Known as a figure who has reconcile…
Linked From www.blouinartinfo.com at 01:43AMHe has spent his life dramatising America’s angels and demons. As his civil rights musical returns to Britain, the playwright reveals all about revamping West Side Story for Spielberg – …
Linked From The Guardian at 01:12AMDynamic artistic director Benoit Swan Pouffer has grand designs for Britain’s oldest dance company, from diversifying the audience to finding new choreographers“I want this company, Ramb…
Linked From The Guardian at 01:12AMRue Morgue’s CineMacabre Movie Nights will screen Sander Stern’s horror film “Pin: A Plastic Nightmare” at Toronto’s Royal Cinema on December 18.Once a month, every month the Royal…
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Netflix confirmed that Academy Award® winning director and writer Alfonso Cuaron’s “ROMA,” produced by Esperanto Filmoj and Participant Media, will be released in over 100 theaters in…
Linked From www.blouinartinfo.com at 12:52AMGene Tagaki at Non Profit Law blog tweeted about IRS guidance for non profits that are now faced with having pay to taxes on the parking they offer employees. If you didn’t know that y…
Linked From Butts In The Seats at 12:36AMAlvin Epstein, a multifaceted award-winning actor whose six-decade career on and off Broadway included roles in the works of Samuel Beckett, William Shakespeare and Kurt Weill, die…
Linked From Broadway.com at 12:36AMThe 2013 drama Choir Boy by Oscar winner Tarell Alvin McCraney (Moonlight) begins previews of its Broadway transfer on December 12. Trip Cullman (Lobby Hero) directs the production at t…
Linked From Broadway.com at 12:36AMExcept for “Santa Baby” and “The Little Drummer Boy,” virtually every Christmas song in existence is wonderfully performed during the pleasant holiday extravaganza, Ruben & Cl…
Linked From www.theaterscene.net at 12:27AM"What, another musical based on a late 20th-century movie?" you may ask. Well, yeah. But here's the thing: it's really good.Zurin Villanueva, Dove Cameron Photo: Monique CarboniWriter/l…
Linked From Show Showdown at 12:12AMThe Oscar-winning Moonlight writer makes his Broadway debut with his acclaimed play.
Linked From Playbill at 12:00AMGet your texting thumbs ready, because we want to know if you can decipher your favorite musicals based on plot clues in emojis.
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