Friday, July 26, 2024

Scandal Hits U.K.’s ‘Strictly Come Dancing,’ the Original ‘Dancing With the Stars’ by Isabella Kwai

The BBC said it would add chaperones to rehearsals after allegations of abusive behavior at a hugely popular dance show that inspired international versions.

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In ‘Swan Song,’ a Ballet Company Faces Racism and Sexism by Alissa Wilkinson

The film follows a National Ballet of Canada production of “Swan Lake” as dancers and others deal with long-simmering issues of racism and sexism.

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Wednesday, July 24, 2024

This Year’s BroadwayCon Raises the Curtain on Mental Health by Sarah Bahr

The ninth annual fan event will include discussions on topics such as sobriety, self-care and body image. Here are six to look out for.

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Dancers Drop Threat to Strike During Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony by Aurelien Breeden

Organizers avoided disruption by agreeing to give performers on temporary contracts a greater cut of broadcast royalties.

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When the Paris Olympics Begin, the Seine Is His Stage by Catherine Porter

To open the Games, the theater director Thomas Jolly has masterminded a spectacular waterborne ceremony depicting 12 scenes from French history.

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‘Inspired by True Events’ Review: True Crime Thriller Riddled With Clichés by Brittani Samuel

The actor Ryan Spahn makes his Off Broadway playwriting debut with an immersive, psychologically shallow dark comedy.

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Tuesday, July 23, 2024

In ‘Pre-Existing Condition,’ a Character Isn’t Defined by Abuse, or One Actress by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Stars like Edie Falco and Deirdre O’Connell bring a communal quality to Marin Ireland’s play about the aftermath of domestic violence.

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Under Fabric and Around Sculptures, Dancers Respond to Art by Brian Seibert

Jodi Melnick’s new work is performed throughout a gallery installation, while one by Annie-B Parson sprawls in a sculpture park.

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Monday, July 22, 2024

Leslie Uggams of ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ Is a Fan of Nat King Cole and Billie Eilish by Leigh-Ann Jackson

The actress, nominated for an Emmy and Golden Globe for her performance in “Roots,” is still going strong with appearances in the TV series “Fallout” and the upcoming movie “Deadpo…

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How a Ballroom ‘Cats,’ a Gay Kiss and a Black Marine Reclaimed Old Musicals by Jesse Green

How a Black lieutenant, a gay kiss and a catless ballroom are helping reclaim Broadway classics.

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Friday, July 19, 2024

Review: Pam Tanowitz Debuts ‘Day for Night’ at Little Island by Siobhan Burke

Pam Tanowitz’s “Day for Night” flows with and against the current of its surroundings, reflecting the park’s strange mix of the natural and man-made.

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‘Hello, Dolly!’ Review: Imelda Staunton Has the Wow, Wow, Wow Factor by Matt Wolf

The veteran British actress shines in a new revival that is the musical theater highlight of the West End summer.

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At ‘Slave Play’ in London, a ‘Black Out’ Night Emerges From Controversy by Derrick Bryson Taylor

Critics slammed the idea of “restricting audiences on the basis of race,” but at a recent performance, Black spectators praised producers for creating a safe space.

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Thursday, July 18, 2024

Kennedy Center Honorees Include Francis Ford Coppola and the Apollo by Annie Aguiar

The renowned Harlem theater will be the first institution to receive the honor. Artists being recognized are Bonnie Raitt, Arturo Sandoval and the Grateful Dead.

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Wednesday, July 17, 2024

How Does a Dressing Room Get Into Character? by Juan A. Ramírez

The actor Krysta Rodriguez has found an avid audience for her new side business: creating dramatic interiors.

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‘Sing Sing’ Review: Divine Interventions by Lisa Kennedy

A deep-tissue turn by Colman Domingo and a breakout performance by Clarence Maclin lift this moving drama about a prison theater program.

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For This Drama, Some Actors Had to Return to Prison by Choice by Rachel Sherman

Alongside Colman Domingo and Paul Raci, ex-inmates shot “Sing Sing” in a decommissioned correctional facility. Then came the screening in the actual prison.

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Ford and Mellon Foundations Name 2024 Disability Futures Fellows by Sarah Bahr

The 20 recipients, including a Broadway composer, a Marvel video game voice actress and a three-time Pushcart Prize-nominated poet, are the initiative’s final cohort.

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‘Ain’t Done Bad’ Review: Jakob Karr’s Dance to Orville Peck Songs by Brian Seibert

Jakob Karr, from “So You Think You Can Dance?,” has conceived and choreographed a show set to songs by the country musician Orville Peck.

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Tuesday, July 16, 2024

With a Killer Onstage and a Body Part in the Back, the Show Went On by Erik Piepenburg

The creators of “Inspired by True Events” wanted their new immersive theater piece to convey ominousness, not a haunted-house riff on “Noises Off.”

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Monday, July 15, 2024

The Yoda-Like Mentor Behind the Masters of Tap Dance by Brian Seibert

Michelle Dorrance’s new work, “Shift.,” honors Gene Medler, the teacher who founded the North Carolina Youth Tap Ensemble.

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‘You Think, So You Can Dance?’ Science Is on It. by Margaret Fuhrer

The emerging field of dance neuroscience is finding that dance, with its multifaceted demands, engages the mind as intensively as the body.

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In ‘Life and Trust,’ the Details Are in the Devil by Alexis Soloski and Hiroko Masuike

A new immersive piece of theater from the producers of “Sleep No More” transports visitors to the Gilded Age through a retrofitted skyscraper in Manhattan.

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Saturday, July 13, 2024

At Salzburg Festival, Ancient Greek Tragedy Gets Modern Context by David Belcher

At the Salzburg Festival, a new adaptation of “The Oresteia” will put a classic story of war, democracy and revenge into a modern context.

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Thursday, July 11, 2024

Review: What Makes ‘Oh, Mary!” One of the Best Summer Comedies in Years by Jesse Green

Cole Escola’s dragtastic White House farce asks the immortal question: Besides that, Mrs. Lincoln, how did you like the play?

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Wednesday, July 10, 2024

‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ Review: Sprinkling Magic Under a Night Sky by Laura Collins-Hughes

Fun is the main point of Carl Cofield’s stylish outdoor staging of Shakespeare’s comic fantasy for the Classical Theater of Harlem.

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Russian Playwright and Theater Director Are Convicted of ‘Justifying Terrorism’ by Valerie Hopkins

A theater director and playwright were sentenced to prison, a stark indication of the increasing suppression of free speech since Russia’s attack on Ukraine, their lawyers and critics say.

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Review: A Mixed Bill’s Highlight Bodes Well for the Future by Brian Seibert

The best dance by far on Smuin Contemporary Ballet’s program at the Joyce is by Amy Seiwert, who is about to be the company’s director.

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A Queer Mountain Lion Leaps From the Page to the Little Island Stage by Juan A. Ramírez

Henry Hoke’s 2023 novel, “Open Throat,” narrated by an animal in peril in the Hollywood Hills, is adapted for a staged reading.

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‘Oh, Mary!’ Star Cole Escola Is a Campy Actor With Serious Fashion by Christopher Barnard

Cole Escola is dressing the part of a red-carpet star after achieving a new level of fame as the star of the play “Oh, Mary!”

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Monday, July 8, 2024

At Avignon Festival, Theater’s World Gets Wider by Laura Cappelle

Under its new director, the event is shining a spotlight on countries and performers rarely represented on the biggest European stages.

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