Sunday, October 12, 2025

The Aleister Crowley Sesquicentennial by Trav S.D.

Born 150 years ago this day, Aleister Crowley (1875-1947), prophet, poet, scholar, and all around English decadent. We’ve posted twice before on this influential figure, once merely as a s…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 08:42AM
Wednesday, October 8, 2025

Museum of Austerity Comes to the Young Vic Theatre This Winter by Staff Writer

ETT (English Touring Theatre) has announced its Winter season with the London run of Museum of Austerity, a powerful mixed reality installation exploring the human cost of austerity The post…

SOURCE: theatreweekly.com at 09:24AM
Tuesday, October 7, 2025

Nicole Scherzinger review – raunchy gags and dazzling stylistic zigzags by Michael Cragg

Royal Albert Hall, London Riding high off Tony and Olivier wins, the Pussycat Doll turned theatre star showcases her astonishingly versatile singing chops and a standup’s gift for chaotic …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:24PM
Monday, October 6, 2025

Maria "Do-Re-Mi" in Three Languages by Rodgers & Hammerstein

Maria can teach the magic of music in any language. 🎵 Watch "Do-Re-Mi" from The Sound of Music in English, German and Italian!

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Photos: Classic Stage Company's THE BAKER'S WIFE Company Meets the Press

Rehearsals are underway for The Baker’s Wife at Classic Stage Company. The production will run from October 23 – December 21, 2025 at CSC’s Lynn F. Angelson Theater, with an opening ni…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:48AM
Friday, October 3, 2025

Romeo a Juliet review – star-crossed lovers divided by language by Gareth Llŷr Evans

Sherman theatre, CardiffTheatr Cymru’s bilingual version of Shakespeare’s tragedy brings intriguing complexity to the warring families but also some confusion ‘Speakest thou from the h…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:24PM

Video: BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB Cast Performs 'Qué Bueno Baila Usted' on THE KELLY CLARKSON SHOW

On Thursday, the Tony Award-winning cast of Broadway's Buena Vista Social Club joined The Kelly Clarkson Show for a special performance of "Qué Bueno Baila Usted." Check it out here. Earlie…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:54AM

Tony Winner Dame Patricia Routledge Dies at 96

BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that Dame Katherine Patricia Routledge, English actress and singer, known for her work on stage and screen, has died at age 96. Born in Birkenhead, Englan…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:54AM

English National Ballet’s R:Evolution review – a triple whammy of Balanchine, Forsythe and Graham by Lyndsey Winship

Sadler’s Wells, LondonIn a stunning evening, fearless and faultless dancers deliver a trio of classics, ending with a gorgeous yet more subdued piece by David Dawson English National Balle…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:24AM
Thursday, October 2, 2025

What to expect at an audio described ballet performance | English National Ballet by Official London Theatre

Check out boundary pushing ballet at Sadler's Wells this October. With audio described performances and touch tours available, there are more ways to experience the movement. Get tickets f…

SOURCE: YouTube at 12:50PM

Les Misérables lyricist felt lack of credit for transforming musical to English, letters reveal by Ellie Muir

Late lyricist Herbert Kretzmer had written to producer Cameron Mackintosh to highlight that his contributions were ‘downgraded’

SOURCE: www.the-independent.com at 12:36PM
Wednesday, October 1, 2025

Signs of Life in ‘Another Kind of Silence’ by American Theatre Editors

L M Feldman’s new queer love story, starting its rolling world premiere at Pittsburgh’s City Theatre, uses ASL and English for more than mere explication.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:17PM

‘Steve’ review: Cillian Murphy impresses in uneven kinetic drama by Tribune News Service

We meet Cillian Murphy’s titular character in “Steve” as he’s about to be interviewed on camera. He asks the crew to stop filming him for a moment as he tries to collect himself, but…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 08:00AM
Tuesday, September 30, 2025

From Trinity to Trinity by Tony Marinelli

Among her most haunting and meditative works is the slim yet searing "From Trinity to Trinity," an autobiographical pilgrimage undertaken in 1999 to the Trinity Site in New Mexico where the …

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 10:06PM

Photos: On the Opening Night Red Carpet For WAITING FOR GODOT

Jamie 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 07:54AM
Monday, September 29, 2025

Photos: Ariana DeBose and More in Rehearsals for THE BAKER'S WIFE

Rehearsals are underway for The Baker’s Wife at Classic Stage Company. You can now get a first look at photos of the company in rehearsals here! The Baker’s Wife features a book by Tony …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:48PM

Jack O'Brien | Red Bull Theater Podcast by Red Bull Theater

Three-time Tony Award–winning director, producer, and writer JACK O’BRIEN joins host Nathan Winkelstein for a deep dive into the evolution of language and Shakespeare’s verse. From mem…

SOURCE: YouTube at 10:47AM

Photos: Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter, and More Celebrate WAITING FOR GODOT Opening Night

Jamie Lloyd returns to Broadway with a new production of Samuel Beckett’s Waiting For Godot starring Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter. Check out photos of the cast on the opening night red car…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:06AM

Dead Man Walking Comes to London Coliseum in Powerful New ENO Production by Staff Writer

English National Opera (ENO) will present a new production of Dead Man Walking this November at the London Coliseum, marking the 25th anniversary of Jake Heggie’s acclaimed opera The post …

SOURCE: theatreweekly.com at 05:27AM

At TIFF50, Guillermo del Toro’s “Frankenstein” Is a Glorious Gothic Opera of Grief and Creation by Ross

The TIFF Film Review: Guillermo del Toro’s “Frankenstein“ By Ross NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE – United States of America | 2025 | 149m | English In deep, dark red, black, and white can…

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Sunday, September 28, 2025

Waiting for Godot review – Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter’s unlikely reunion by Adrian Horton

Hudson Theatre, New York The Bill & Ted stars land on Broadway for Jamie Lloyd’s disorienting and intermittently engaging take on Samuel Beckett’s classic Waiting for Godot is, as th…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:00PM

Review Roundup: WAITING FOR GODOT, Starring Keanu Reeves & Alex Winter

Jamie Lloyd’s new production of Samuel Beckett’s masterpiece Waiting for Godot is now open on Broadway. Starring Keanu Reeves as ‘Estragon’ and Alex Winter as ‘Vladimir', the stric…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:31PM
Saturday, September 27, 2025

‘The man who came to read the metre’: Yorkshire poet Tony Harrison was the National Theatre bard by Mark Lawson

Harrison, who has died aged 88, wrote copiously for the stage, both as an ingenious translator and dazzlingly original dramatist From TS Eliot and Ted Hughes to Carol Ann Duffy and Simon Arm…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:18PM

"Mexodus": a Hip Mix of Hip-Hop and History by Jan Simpson

Theater lovers have been celebrating the 10th anniversary of Hamilton this year, and well we should. Lin-Manuel Miranda’s musical about the Founding Fathers made seeing musicals cool again…

SOURCE: Broadway & Me at 11:36AM
Friday, September 26, 2025

‘The language adds a whole new level’: Welsh-English version of Romeo and Juliet heads for the Globe by Steven Morris

Bilingual production by Theatr Cymru is expected to be first time Welsh will be heard at South Bank venue Grappling with the subtleties of Shakespeare’s poetry and prose has proved a chal…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:02AM

Alistair Petrie on Sex Education and starring in Hamlet: ‘Connor Swindells is like my son. We speak every day’ by Ellie Harrison

The English actor tells Ellie Harrison about the sliding-doors moment that led to his role in the Netflix teen drama, the long-awaited new season of ‘The Night Manager’, and why he’s f…

SOURCE: www.the-independent.com at 01:36AM

Breaking the Rules and Creating a Movement: “Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery” at TIFF50 by Ross

The TIFF Film Review: Ally Pankiw’s Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery By Ross WORLD PREMIERE – Canada | 2025 | 99m | English Diving into the phenomenally crafted documentary, “Lilith F…

SOURCE: front mezz junkies at 12:20AM
Wednesday, September 24, 2025

Komasa’s “Good Boy” at TIFF: A Darkly Twisted Tale of Capture and Catharsis by Ross

The Tiff Film Review: Jan Komasa’s “Good Boy“ WORLD PREMIERE – Poland, United Kingdom | 2025 | 110m | English By Ross Surprisingly emotional and engaging, “Good Boy“, seen at t…

SOURCE: front mezz junkies at 12:48AM
Tuesday, September 23, 2025

Fall Arts Preview: Eric Clapton, Emus Wars and an Elephant in the Room by Frank Rizzo

As summer winds down with the beach chairs stored away, the last of the ripe tomatoes devoured, and the tans finally faded, we now turn to the fall and those extra special shows to get us ex…

SOURCE: ShowRiz at 03:41PM
Monday, September 22, 2025

English Kings Killing Foreigners review – astonishingly timely savaging of Shakespeare’s flag-waving xenophobia by Kate Wyver

Soho theatre, LondonNina Bowers and Philip Arditti claw passionately at Henry V’s colonialism and imperialism in their frequently funny and at times deliberately uncomfortable play When En…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:48PM

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