Friday, June 2, 2023

Funny Girl Star Julie Benko Joins Broadway Cast of Harmony by Caitlin Hornik

Julie Benko has been cast in the role of Ruth in the new musical Harmony, set to debut on Broadway this fall. The previously announced musical will begin previews on October 18 and officia…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:18AM

Six Star Andrea Macasaet Is Mimi in Stratford Festival Rent, Opening June 2 by Andrew Gans

Thom Allison directs Jonathan Larson's Pulitzer Prize-winning musical at the Canadian venue.

SOURCE: Playbill at 08:48AM
Thursday, June 1, 2023

Building A Show | SIX | Episode 2: Casting Finals by Mirvish Productions

We're looking for our Toronto Queens! Young performers from across Canada, and beyond, participated in the casting finals for SIX The Musical, with casting directors Peter Van Dam and Stepha…

SOURCE: YouTube at 01:54PM
Wednesday, May 31, 2023

Winners of the 2023 Off Broadway Alliance Awards by Deb Miller

The Off Broadway Alliance – an organization of Off-Broadway producers, theaters, general managers, press agents, and marketing professionals – today announced the winners of its 12th ann…

SOURCE: dctheaterarts.org at 03:17PM

L Morgan Lee and Breaking the Binary Theatre Partner for Summer Intensive by Leah Putnam

The new organization is offering free sessions to a group of six trans, nonbinary, and Two-Spirit+ musical theatre performers.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:48PM

Photos: Whoopi Goldberg Toasts Jordan E. Cooper and AIN'T NO MO'

Just last night, the best of broadway came out to celebrate the six-time Tony-nominated Ain't No Mo. Whoopi Goldberg is hosted a private celebration of the acclaimed play at The Edition Tim…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:54AM

The Last Late Late Show: Chapter 6 - The Final Day by The Late Late Show With James Corden

The last chapter of our six-part series chronicling James Corden's 8 years as host of The Late Late Show concludes with a behind-the-scenes look at the very last episode, featuring many of t…

SOURCE: YouTube at 09:00AM
Tuesday, May 30, 2023

SIX to Host Its First-Ever Autism Friendly Performance, Presented by TDF

TDF will host the first-ever autism-friendly performance of the Broadway smash musical hit, SIX on Sunday, June 11 at 1pm at the Lena Horne Theatre.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:18PM
Monday, May 29, 2023

Bernarda’s Daughters by Victor Gluck, Editor-In-Chief

The six-member cast creates a believable ensemble though their roles are not all clearly defined. While the play reveals much about the Haitian community living in Brooklyn, as 'Bernarda’s…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 04:07PM

Steel City AF's TeenyFest taking over Hop Farm Brewing for 3 nights of 'inclusive comedy' by Joshua Axelrod / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

TeenyFest kicks off Wednesday and will feature six hour-long comedy blocks comprised of mostly local stand-ups.

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 05:30AM
Thursday, May 25, 2023

Gustavo Dudamel to Resign From Paris Opera by Natan Zamansky

The maestro's resignation comes just two years into his six-year contract with the company.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:03PM

Building A Show | SIX | Episode 1: Choosing A Show by Mirvish Productions

How does a show get chosen to be a part of the Mirvish Theatre Subscription Season? In this, the first episode of Building A Show, we look at how SIX made its way from a tent at the Edinburg…

SOURCE: YouTube at 11:42AM

Pop Up Concert Closing Musicial Theater Number by Joe Patti

Earlier this week the LA Times had a rather lengthy piece on the closing number of the musical Six, a show about the six wives of Henry VIII.  In the final number which has come to be known…

SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 01:24AM
Wednesday, May 24, 2023

Into the Woods Tops Broadway.com Audience Choice Award Winners by Broadway.com

Every year since Broadway.com launched in 2000, we have asked you to pick your favorites of the season in the annual Broadway.com Audience Choice Awards. The results are in, and Into the Wo…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:18PM

Aurelia St Clair: the 10 funniest things I have ever seen (on the internet) by Aurelia St Clair

The standup comedian shares what makes them laugh online, including Key and Peele, bloopers for a restaurant ad and Ghanaian movie posters Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email I grew …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:54AM

The Lion King to Welcome Davis Matthews and Donovan Louis Bazemore as Young Simba by Broadway.com

The Broadway production of The Lion King has announced that Davis Matthews and Donovan Louis Bazemore will alternate in the role of Young Simba beginning on June 6.  They will replace Kenne…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 07:32AM
Tuesday, May 23, 2023

The Comedian Harmonists From HARMONY Will Join Barry Manilow on Stage at Radio City Music Hall

The six actors that play the “Comedian Harmonists” in Barry Manilow and Bruce Sussman's musical Harmony will be Manilow's guests at his five highly anticipated concerts at Radio City Mus…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:24AM

Six by Steven Morris

The post Six appeared first on STAGE RAW - ARTS IN L.A. - SERVED FRESH.

SOURCE: stageraw.com at 02:51AM
Saturday, May 20, 2023

Sara Bareilles thought 'Into the Woods' would last 2 weeks — she ended up on Broadway by Ann Marie Baldonado

What started as a stripped-down production with a limited run became a Grammy award-winning Broadway musical with six Tony nominations. Bareilles plays the Baker's Wife: "I'm so glad that I …

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 05:03AM
Friday, May 19, 2023

Tim Allen has just six shows on his 2023 tour. How much are tickets? by Matt Levy

The 'Home Improvement' star is out of the house and on the road.

SOURCE: The New York Post at 04:57PM
Thursday, May 18, 2023

Building A Show | SIX | New episodes every week starting May 25 by Mirvish Productions

What does it take to bring a big musical to Toronto? Our new series Building A Show will take you along with us as we bring SIX the musical to the stage of the Royal Alexandra Theatre. With…

SOURCE: YouTube at 04:03PM
Wednesday, May 17, 2023

Bronzeville blues by Kerry Reid

A Bronzeville six-flat frames the sometimes melodramatic but compelling story in Tina Fakhrid-Deen’s Dandelions, now in a world premiere at MPAACT under the direction of Lauren Wells-Mann.…

SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 01:33PM

News: National Philharmonic Announces 2023-24 Season by News Desk (organization-Submitted Press Release)

(NORTH BETHESDA, MD) — National Philharmonic (NatPhil) announced its 2023-2024 Season, which includes six classical programs conducted by Music Director Piotr Gajewski, one classical conce…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 11:41AM

Kizlar review – a dance of the warriors with hip-swinging swagger by Lyndsey Winship

Theatre Royal, BrightonCeyda Tanc’s all-female troupe put on a display of sass and self-possession as they redesign a traditional Turkish folk dance Some Turkish folk dances are only perfo…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:03AM

"The Cotillion" Looks at the Very Complex Demands Put on Middle-Class Black Women by Jan Simpson

Regular readers will know that I usually post my reviews on Saturdays but I’m changing things up this week because the show I want to talk about has a short run and the performance I recen…

SOURCE: Broadway & Me at 12:12AM
Tuesday, May 16, 2023

PRIVATE JONES World Premiere, THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY & More Set for Signature Theatre 2023/24 Season

Signature Theatre has announced its 34th season, featuring six musicals and one play in a season lineup that includes one world premiere and three DC premieres. Learn how to purchase tickets.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:48PM

2023 Outer Critics Circle Winners Announced: Some Like it Hot, Leopoldstadt Lead Honors by Lauren Yarger

Joshua Satine in Leopoldstadt. Photo: Joan Marcus The cast of Some Like it Hot. Photo: Marc J. Franklin The Outer Critics Circle (OCC), the official organization of writers on New York…

SOURCE: reflectionsinthelight.blogspot.com at 10:29AM
Monday, May 15, 2023

Six – the Musical – the lottery by Pauline Adamek

The electrifying Tony-Winning new musical phenomenon SIX by Tony Award®-Winners  Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss, is pleased to announce a digital lottery ticket policy in Los Angeles …

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 03:02PM

Eddie Izzard's Great Expectations | West End trailer by Official London Theatre

Following a sold-out New York run Eddie Izzard returns to the West End stage for six weeks only playing 19 characters in Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations, a classic tale of convicts, my…

SOURCE: YouTube at 07:07AM
Saturday, May 13, 2023

Theatre Review: ‘SIX’ at The Hippodrome Theatre by Lynne Menefee

“Divorced, Beheaded, Died, Divorced, Beheaded, Survived.” Such was the fate of the six wives of Henry VIII, a very consequential English king with an appetite for women (among other thin…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 06:20PM

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