Wednesday, October 23, 2024

“Tattooer” At Atelier Shunpusha: “Tattooer” Reworks Tanizaki’s Japanese Tale Of Desire And Power With Subtlety And Verve by Mika Eglinton

Tattooer is a playful yet critical adaptation of Junichiro Tanizaki’s (1886-1965) debut short story of 1910 by the same name. Adapted by Takuya Kaneshima and directed by Hogara Kawai in a…

SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 03:58AM
Saturday, October 19, 2024

‘Lady Gaga went to our chippy’: how Yorkshire became a cultural powerhouse by Dave Simpson

English Teacher won the Mercury prize, Amy Gledhill won the Edinburgh comedy award – and now even Beyoncé wants a piece of the action. Why has ‘God’s own county’ become such an arti…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:24AM
Thursday, October 17, 2024

Stranger Things' Sadie Sink to Star on Broadway in New Comedy John Proctor is the Villain by Darryn King

Sadie Sink, best known for her role as Max Mayfield in Stranger Things on Netflix, will star in John Proctor is the Villain on Broadway this spring. The play, by Kimberly Belflower, will b…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:02AM
Wednesday, October 16, 2024

The Hills of California by Joseph Pisano

In a theatrical era when "full-length" works often fail to exceed 90 minutes, the English playwright Jez Butterworth dares to dubiously dramatize for approximately twice that span. His previ…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:29AM
Tuesday, October 15, 2024

Scenes From Green Day's American Idiot, Presented by Deaf West and Center Theatre Group by TheaterMania

This groundbreaking, new production, directed by Center Theatre Group Artistic Director Snehal Desai, and produced in collaboration with Deaf West Theatre, features an ensemble of both Deaf …

SOURCE: YouTube at 08:18PM
Monday, October 14, 2024

‘American Idiot,’ Reborn in L.A. With American Sign Language by Gabe Cohn and Chad Unger

Performed simultaneously in sign language and sung English, a Los Angeles revival of the Green Day musical finds new ways to communicate rage and angst.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:12AM
Sunday, October 13, 2024

The week in theatre: Juno and the Paycock; The Other Place – review by Tim Adams

Gielgud theatre; Lyttelton theatre, LondonMark Rylance goes to fabulous extremes in an enjoyable if unbalanced revival of O’Casey’s Irish civil war drama. And a grieving family confronts…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:12AM
Friday, October 11, 2024

Deaf West and Center Theatre Group's Green Day's American Idiot An ASL-Fueled Rock Musical For Today by Deaf West

Slinging razor-sharp guitars, thundering drums, and raw emotion, Deaf West Theatre and Center Theatre Group present a groundbreaking reimagining of Green Day's American Idiot. This electrify…

SOURCE: YouTube at 01:30PM
Tuesday, October 8, 2024

French Toast, Riverside Studios review - Racine-inspired satire finds its laughs once up-and-running by Gary Naylor

★★★ FRENCH TOAST The English and the French, the men and the women, the young and the old, lock horns in 70s farce   Comedy gains momentum when characters are rounded out It’s alw…

SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 09:18PM
Thursday, October 3, 2024

David Finnigan's DEEP HISTORY - Official Trailer | The Public Theater by The Public Theater

DEEP HISTORY Written and Performed by David Finnigan At the end of 2019, in the English countryside, Australian playwright David Finnigan began writing a play about the six turning point…

SOURCE: YouTube at 09:18PM
Monday, September 30, 2024

Broadway Review: “The Hills of California” at The Broadhurst Theatre (Extended through Sunday, December 22, 2024) by David Roberts

In Jez Butterworth’s “The Hills of California,” the four Webb sisters gather in the summer of 1976 at Seaview the guesthouse on the outskirts of Blackpool, an English seaside resort on…

SOURCE: Theatre Reviews Limited at 12:52PM
Sunday, September 29, 2024

My Variety Review: "The Hills of California" by Jeb Butterworth by Frank Rizzo

All production photos by Joan Marcus Jez Butterworth’s ambitious, captivating and richly rewarding domestic drama “The Hil…

SOURCE: ShowRiz at 10:51PM

LA Opera presents “Drácula” (1931 Spanish version) by Pauline Adamek

Drácula, the 1931 Spanish-language film, is a notable adaptation of Bram Stoker’s classic novel. It was produced by Universal Pictures and released concurrently with the more famous Engli…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 06:32PM

The week in theatre: Waiting for Godot; Coriolanus; A Face in the Crowd – review by Susannah Clapp

Theatre Royal Haymarket; Olivier; Young Vic, LondonBen Whishaw and Lucian Msamati add star power to James Macdonald’s thoughtful Beckett; David Oyelowo’s Coriolanus is dwarfed by epic st…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:12PM
Friday, September 27, 2024

Maggie Smith, Legendary British Actress of Stage and Screen, Dies at 89 by Broadway.com

Dame Maggie Smith, the Tony-, Emmy- and Academy Award-winning actress who was among the most recognizable British talents of stage and screen, has died in London at the age of 89. She was kn…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:18AM
Wednesday, September 25, 2024

Eric Clapton and Jimmie Vaughan perform at the Bowl by Pauline Adamek

Regarded as one of the most successful and influential guitarists in rock music, Eric Clapton will perform with Jimmie Vaughan at the Hollywood Bowl on Saturday, October 12, 2024 at 7:30 PM…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 03:42PM
Saturday, September 21, 2024

"Our Class" is Still Teaching Valuable Lessons by Jan Simpson

It somehow slipped my mind that Tuesday night was the opening night for CSC’s presentation of Our Class, the searing saga of a group of Poles and Jews who grew up together in a rural Polis…

SOURCE: Broadway & Me at 10:12AM
Friday, September 20, 2024

Crescent City Stage mounts Herzog’s impressive ‘A Doll’s House’ by Alan Smason

By ALAN SMASON, WYES-TV Theatre Critic (“Steppin’ Out“) Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House was first mounted in the fall of 1879, so there is little debate that the work could use a bit…

SOURCE: Theatre Criticsm at 01:42PM
Thursday, September 19, 2024

The Truth About Harry Beck, London Transport Museum Cubic Theatre review - mapping the life of the London Underground map's creator by Gary Naylor

★★★ THE TRUTH ABOUT HARRY BECK Nostalgic comedy about the man who originated an everyday design classic An English eccentric quietly re-invents our view of the capital Iconic is a wor…

SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 09:42PM

‘The first Black ballerina I found on YouTube’: Precious Adams pays tribute to Michaela DePrince by Mabel Banfield-Nwachi

DePrince, who has died aged 29, was a ‘beacon of hope’ for dancers, says English National Ballet first soloist Michaela Mabinty DePrince, whose death aged 29 was announced on Friday, has…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:36AM
Wednesday, September 18, 2024

Professor Chris Holmes Writes Playbill Essay for New Adaptation of Never Let Me Go

Chair of Literatures in English, Chris Holmes, has written the playbill essay for the first ever adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguro's Never Let Me Go to ...

SOURCE: Google at 02:36PM
Tuesday, September 17, 2024

Sierra Madre Playhouse presents World Premiere of ¡Pasaje! by Pauline Adamek

The Spanish word ¡Pasaje! translates as ‘passage’ or ‘crossing.’  It can also mean “fare”, “ticket”, “airfare”, and even “scripture”, “extract”, “text”, o…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 10:24PM
Sunday, September 15, 2024

Ruth Eastwood obituary by Sally Winter

My friend and former colleague the theatre manager Ruth Eastwood, who has died aged 62 shortly after a diagnosis of breast cancer, reinvigorated a number of regional theatres through her abi…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:32AM

Tamara Rojo: ‘Michaela Mabinty DePrince was an inspiration who transcended ballet’ by Tamara Rojo

The former artistic director of English National Ballet recalls the joy of working with a ballerina who reached an audience far beyond dance Michaela Mabinty DePrince, who has died aged 29, …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:32AM
Friday, September 13, 2024

COUNTING AND CRACKING Company Share Their Fav Lines | The Public Theater by The Public Theater

COUNTING AND CRACKING weaves English, Sinhala, and Tamil into an unforgettable theatrical experience - proving that great storytelling transcends language! We asked the company to share some…

SOURCE: YouTube at 08:06PM
Wednesday, September 11, 2024

Alyssa Milano Talks Chicago, James Monroe Iglehart Previews A Wonderful World and More on The Broadway Show by Broadway.com

The hills are alive with all kinds of music this week on The Broadway Show with Tamsen Fadal—from homegrown harmonies on the English seaside, to Louis Armstrong's blaring trumpet, to the …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:24PM

Jez Butterworth's The Hills of California Begins Its Limited Broadway Engagement by Hayley Levitt

The Hills of California, a new play by Tony Award winner Jez Butterworth (The Ferryman, Jerusalem), begins its Broadway run on September 11 at the Broadhurst Theatre. Directed by Sam Mendes…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:18AM
Tuesday, September 10, 2024

Sinéad Campbell Wallace on WNO's Fidelio | Oct. 25 - Nov. 4, 2024 by The Kennedy Center

https://www.kennedy-center.org/wno/home/2024-2025/fidelio/ NEW PRODUCTION Only her love can set him free. Florestan suffers in a secret underground cell, unjustly incarcerated for his polit…

SOURCE: YouTube at 09:18PM
Sunday, September 8, 2024

Philly Fringe 2024: Elevator Repair Service presents James Joyce’s Ulysses (second review) by An Nichols

James Joyce's Ulysses is the novel that everyone (or English majors at least) has to read, but few finish. In this year's Fringe, Elevator Repair Service tackles the elusive text. An Nichols…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 06:01PM

Review: Bilingual ‘Paradise’ pulls back the curtain on picture-perfect Puerto Rico by Lily Janiak

Tere Martínez’s world premiere about the mainland United States’ exploitation of Puerto Rico constantly switches among English, Spanish and Spanglish, frequently pivoting mid-sentence.

SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle at 02:59PM
Thursday, September 5, 2024

Ballet Nights review – smorgasbord of styles and stars in one thrilling sitting by Lyndsey Winship

Cadogan Hall, LondonImpresario Jamiel Devernay-Laurence brings dance of all flavours to a new audience with this lively serving of latin, hip-hop, ballet and a chef’s kiss tap solo from St…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:32AM

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2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 11, 2024: Oh, Mary! - Lyceum Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 15, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 01, 2025: Glengarry Glen Ross
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre
TBA: Titanic