Friday, February 24, 2023

66th Obie Awards: Russian Troll Farm Acceptance Speech by American Theatre Wing

Digital+Virtual+Hybrid Production: Sarah Gancher (Writer), Jared Mezzocchi and Elizabeth Williamson (Directors) Russian Troll Farm (The Civilians, Theater Works Hartford, and TheatreSquared)…

SOURCE: YouTube at 12:15PM
Monday, February 20, 2023

Hamlet (Official Trailer) | [email protected] by Stratford Festival

Coming to [email protected] on February 20: Hamlet. Prince Hamlet (Amaka Umeh)’s father is dead, poisoned by his uncle (Graham Abbey) who has usurped the throne and married his mother, the Q…

SOURCE: YouTube at 08:30AM
Friday, February 3, 2023

The Guardian view on theatres in crisis: a moment to take stock | Editorial by Editorial

By cancelling all its shows from March, the Oldham Coliseum has thrown down a challenge to both central and local government Pity the poor Oldham Coliseum. This venerable regional theatre h…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:25PM
Friday, January 27, 2023

Your Broadway Spring Preview! 2023 Edition - A guide to 20 upcoming musicals and plays by Raven Snook

A guide to 20 upcoming musicals and plays --- Get your calendar out: There are 17 productions opening on Broadway this spring, plus three big musicals bowing in early summer after the season…

SOURCE: TDF at 12:00AM
Wednesday, January 11, 2023

‘There is more than one play lurking within this story’: ON THE ROPES – Park Theatre by Maryam Philpott

The sports biography is a great focus for drama and at the Park Theatre the focus is on boxing legend Vernon Vanriel who is telling his own story in the world premiere of On the Ropes, a pla…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AM
Tuesday, January 10, 2023

‘Girls and Boys’ is a painful solo show about loss and betrayal. But for Fiona Mongillo, the play’s future at Crow’s Theatre couldn’t be mor by Aisling Murphy - Staff Reporter

‘Girls and Boys’ made a splash in Stratford last summer, a quick jaunt from the behemoth Stratford Festival. Its upcoming remount will play at the Streetcar Crowsnest in Toronto.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 01:56PM
Tuesday, January 3, 2023

Arian Moayed, Okieriete Onaodowan & More to Join Jessica Chastain in A Doll's House by Lindsey Sullivan

The complete cast of the new adaptation of Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House, starring Jessica Chastain, is set. Directed by Jamie Lloyd and adapted by Amy Herzog, the production will pl…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:11AM
Monday, December 26, 2022

October-December 2022: Queens, Cross-Dressing, and a trip to Korea by Nicole Serratore

Due to travel, I am behind on my drama posts. I also had some trouble watching shows while I was on the road so my viewing got interrupted.  But I finally fulfilled my early pandemic plan t…

SOURCE: Mildly Bitter's Musings at 01:07PM
Thursday, December 22, 2022

'Ain't Too Proud' Audience Reactions | Ahmanson Theatre by Center Theatre Group

Ain't Too Proud – The Life and Times of The Temptations is the electrifying, new smash-hit Broadway musical that follows The Temptations’ extraordinary journey from the streets of Detr…

SOURCE: YouTube at 07:41PM
Wednesday, December 21, 2022

'Ain't Too Proud' Opening Night | Ahmanson Theatre by Center Theatre Group

Ain't Too Proud – The Life and Times of The Temptations is the electrifying, new smash-hit Broadway musical that follows The Temptations’ extraordinary journey from the streets of Detr…

SOURCE: YouTube at 08:07PM
Friday, December 16, 2022

'Ain't Too Proud – The Life and Times of The Temptations ' Now Playing | Ahmanson Theatre by Center Theatre Group

Ain't Too Proud – The Life and Times of The Temptations is the electrifying, new smash-hit Broadway musical that follows The Temptations’ extraordinary journey from the streets of Detr…

SOURCE: YouTube at 04:20PM
Sunday, December 11, 2022

Ethics, People Are Dispensable In Hnath’s Scathing Red Speedo by Bill Hirschman

A tattoo of a sea serpent is playwright Lucas Hnath’s damning metaphor for the grip of ambition to the point that betrayal of anyone is an accepted expedient in the scathing Red Speedo fr…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 03:18PM
Wednesday, December 7, 2022

Ricky Gervais: Armageddon review – smug, macho, playground bants by Brian Logan

Apollo, ManchesterThere’s ample room in comedy to tease at woke over-earnestness but this weak and boorish set fails to engage Ricky Gervais gives us a little lecture after curtain call to…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:12AM
Tuesday, December 6, 2022

Ruination review – you’ll laugh and cry at this ‘Christmas show’ Medea by Lyndsey Winship

Linbury theatre, Royal Opera House, LondonBen Duke brings fresh life to the classics again with deft movement between tragedy and comedy Is entering the afterlife like being stuck in a telep…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:06AM
Friday, November 25, 2022

What’s the least Christmassy thing I can think of? Ben Duke’s Ruination by Lyndsey Winship

Lost Dog has a reputation for taking sideways looks at classic tales and taking them into unlikely spaces, but might an interrogation of the murderous Medea in the bowels of the Royal Opera …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:32PM
Thursday, November 24, 2022

Watch Mean Girls' Erika Henningsen in an Exclusive Performance From Joy the Musical by Playbill

Mean Girls star Erika Henningsen will head the cast of the world premiere of Joy the Musical, which will play New Jersey's George Street Playhouse December 7–30. Ahead of its premiere, He…

SOURCE: YouTube at 12:12AM
Wednesday, November 23, 2022

'Ain't Too Proud – The Life and Times of The Temptations ' Coming Soon | Ahmanson Theatre by Center Theatre Group

Ain't Too Proud – The Life and Times of The Temptations is the electrifying, new smash-hit Broadway musical that follows The Temptations’ extraordinary journey from the streets of Detr…

SOURCE: YouTube at 02:39PM
Tuesday, November 22, 2022

‘The Patient Gloria’ Review: A Theatrical Remedy for Toxic Therapy by Maya Phillips

Gina Moxley’s punchy, punk-rock play counters a woman’s betrayal by her therapists, exposing the sexism in her treatment.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:18PM
Sunday, November 20, 2022

The Patient Gloria Review. Psychotherapy as Misogyny in Phallic Fringe Theater by New York Theater

“The Patient Gloria” is inspired (if that’s the right word) by a film that some see as a breakthrough; others as a betrayal. In 1964, a recently divorced woman named Gloria Szymanski …

SOURCE: New York Theater at 09:07PM
Wednesday, November 16, 2022

Jessica Chastain to Star in Broadway Play ‘A Doll’s House’ by Rebecca Rubin

Jessica Chastain will return to Broadway to star in “A Doll’s House,” a modern version of Henrik Ibsen’s landmark play. Jamie Lloyd (“Betrayal,” “Cyrano de Bergerac”) is dire…

SOURCE: Variety at 09:21AM

Gina Moxley's The Patient Gloria Begins U.S. Premiere at St. Ann's Warehouse November 16 by Leah Putnam

The production's all-female cast shines a light on the legacy of sexism and betrayal of privacy in psychotherapy through the true story of The Gloria Films from 1965.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:32AM
Monday, November 14, 2022

Richard the Second review – a pared-down study of patriarchal power by Arifa Akbar

Omnibus theatre, LondonAnna Coombs strips out two-thirds of the characters to deliver an intimate and intense adaptation of Shakespeare’s play There is no sign of courtly pomp or ceremony…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:42PM
Friday, November 11, 2022

Ain't Too Proud | CBS Sunday Morning by Broadwaysf

AIN'T TOO PROUD – THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE TEMPTATIONS is coming to San Francisco's Golden Gate Theatre from November 8–December 4. AIN'T TOO PROUD – THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE TEMPTA…

SOURCE: YouTube at 07:44PM
Friday, November 4, 2022

THE GREAT COMET Immerses Audience in a Spectacle of Love and Betrayal by Kim Jackson

Read Kim Jackson's review of the Theatre Raleigh production of THE GREAT COMET OF 1812. The post THE GREAT COMET Immerses Audience in a Spectacle of Love and Betrayal appeared first on Beltl…

SOURCE: Beltline to Broadway at 12:18PM
Thursday, November 3, 2022

14 Shows to See Off Broadway in November - Catch two new musicals, a slew of new plays and the return of Yiddish 'Fiddler' by Raven Snook

Catch two new musicals, a slew of new plays and the return of Yiddish Fiddler The New York premiere of a forgotten Noël Coward comedy; a theatrical concert from a Pulitzer Prize winner; pla…

SOURCE: TDF at 12:00AM
Monday, October 31, 2022

Orchestrator Harold Wheeler | Ain't Too Proud by Broadwaysf

AIN'T TOO PROUD – THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE TEMPTATIONS is coming to San Francisco's Golden Gate Theatre from November 8–December 4. AIN'T TOO PROUD – THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE TEMPTA…

SOURCE: YouTube at 06:13PM
Friday, October 21, 2022

In “Tammy Faye,” a Televangelist Comes to the London Stage by Derrick Bryson Taylor

Fifteen years after her death, the peaks and valleys of Tammy Faye’s life, including the extravagance, the betrayal and her unwavering love of God, are explored in a new musical.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 07:19AM
Thursday, October 20, 2022

Ain't Too Proud | History of The Temptations by Broadwaysf

AIN'T TOO PROUD – THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE TEMPTATIONS is coming to San Francisco's Golden Gate Theatre from November 8–December 4. AIN'T TOO PROUD – THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE TEMPTA…

SOURCE: YouTube at 01:33PM
Tuesday, October 18, 2022

Propaganda: A New Musical review – love and betrayal at the birth of the cold war by Helen Meany

Lyric, BelfastEffervescent jazz and operatic lyricism tease out the characters in Conor Mitchell’s ambitious production which grows thrillingly in impact – and in contemporary resonance …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:33AM
Monday, October 17, 2022

Ain't Too Proud | National Tour Preview by Broadwaysf

AIN'T TOO PROUD – THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE TEMPTATIONS is coming to San Francisco's Golden Gate Theatre from November 8–December 4. AIN'T TOO PROUD – THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE TEMPTA…

SOURCE: YouTube at 04:59PM
Thursday, October 13, 2022

Jelani Remy, AIN’T TOO PROUD Broadway Company, sings national anthem at the Broncos game by Denver Center For The Performing Arts

Jelani Remy from the Ain’t Too Proud – The Life and Times of The Temptations Broadway Company sings The Star-Spangled Banner at the Oct. 6 Broncos game in advance of the first national t…

SOURCE: YouTube at 01:53PM

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