Monday, June 23, 2025

‘Get ready to sweat!’ The animal mega-marathon stampeding from the Congo to the Arctic by Kate Wyver

Why is a huge pack of puppet animals, from tiny monkeys to towering elephants, making a 20,000km cross-planet odyssey? As The Herds nears the UK, our writer spends a week as an antelope to f…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:54AM
Tuesday, June 17, 2025

“Sweat”:  A Gut-Wrenching Drama of Rust Belt America—at Palo Alto by Lynne Stevens

Lynn Nottage Paints Gripping Portrait of Workers Who Lose Everything by Lynne Stevens I arrived in Palo Alto early and take a stroll in Stanford Shopping Center. With its high-end shops that…

SOURCE: Theatrius at 02:58AM
Wednesday, June 11, 2025
Thursday, June 5, 2025

Jamie Lloyd Previews 'Explosive' New Production of EVITA in London

Fresh off the massive success that is Sunset Blvd., Jamie Lloyd will soon debut his highly anticipated production of another Andrew Lloyd Webber musical: Evita. During a recent interview wit…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:48PM
Monday, June 2, 2025

Blood, Sweat, and Queers by Lydia Rose

In this Czech play, a 1930s transgender/intersex athlete, long forgotten, is brought back to center stage. Yet one can’t help but be disappointed at how little this play actually has to sa…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:15PM
Friday, May 30, 2025

Blood, Sweat and Queers Review by Jonathan Mandell

“Blood, Sweat and Queers” is inspired by the true story of a Czech sprinter who broke world records at the 1934 Women’s World Games in London,  and gained world-wide fame when the f…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 02:12AM
Sunday, May 25, 2025

Call Me Izzy, Starring Jean Smart, Begins Performances on Broadway Tonight; Johanna Day Joins as Standby by Broadway.com

The world premiere of Call Me Izzy, a darkly comedic story starring six-time Emmy Award winner and Tony Award nominee Jean Smart, begins performances on Broadway on May 24. The 12-week lim…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:06PM
Friday, May 23, 2025

CALL ME IZZY Announces Johanna Day As Standby; Rush Policy Launched

Two-time Tony Award nominee, Johanna Day has joined the upcoming Broadway production of Call Me Izzy, production as Standby for starring six-time Emmy Award-winning and Tony Award-nominated …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:24PM

Faust (Heartbeat Opera) by Tony Marinelli

We get evocative shadow screens, puppetry and a silent-film fantasia. Heartbeat Opera’s two-hour whirlwind adaptation has everything—except an intermission. True to the company’s bold,…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:52AM
Saturday, May 10, 2025

2025 Tony Predictions by Wendy Caster

Although we have not previously shown great acuity in Tony prediction, here we are again. Hope springs eternal! This year’s list of Tony nominees reveals a healthy, exciting season. Lookin…

SOURCE: Show Showdown at 11:36PM
Sunday, April 27, 2025

‘Real Women Have Curves’ is more jubilant, less jagged than its source by Jacob Malizio

We gossip, stitch and sweat alongside them, fully immersed in director Sergio Trujillo’s heart-expanding, joy-swollen production — yet another landmark expansion of the “Real Women” …

SOURCE: Did They Like It? at 10:25PM
Saturday, April 26, 2025

Jonathan Groff Plays Bobby Darin – And Two Stars Ignite by Jacob Malizio

Groff, assisted by a terrific trio of singer-dancers (Christine Cornish, Julia Grondin, Valeria Yamin) who back him up through the years and many, many fashions and dance styles, is tireless…

SOURCE: Did They Like It? at 11:02PM

Just in Time review – Bobby Darin musical is light on detail but big on charm by Adrian Horton

Circle in the Square Theatre, New York Jonathan Groff uses his considerable charisma to embody the late singer with pizzazz in a rousing yet incomplete Broadway show It is more than likely t…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:54PM
Friday, April 25, 2025

Best of the Week: Real Women Goes Big on Broadway, Hugh Jackman Goes Small Downtown and Wonderful Town Reboots by Paul Wontorek

Drama in the classroom, harmonies in the city and a brand-new musical about women, family, and finding your voice. This week, Hugh Jackman and Ella Beatty heat up the Minetta Lane, Real Wom…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:06PM
Friday, April 18, 2025
Thursday, April 3, 2025

The Producers review – zingy Mel Brooks comedy goes big and broad by Cassie Tongue

Hayes theatre, Sydney; Riverside theatres, ParramattaThe supporting cast shine in this boutique production, which leans into spectacle at the expense of real bite Get our weekend culture and…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:54AM
Monday, March 31, 2025

Glengarry Glen Ross review – David Mamet’s masterpiece still dazzles on Broadway by Jesse Hassenger

Palace Theatre, New YorkKieran Culkin, Bob Odenkirk and Bill Burr lead an impressive new staging of the bleak yet darkly funny drama The new revival of David Mamet’s seminal play Glengarry…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:30PM
Friday, March 14, 2025

4 easy ways to put the ‘pro’ in ‘proofing’ by Summer Hunter

Yes, you should sweat the small stuff.

SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 08:00AM
Monday, March 10, 2025

La Gota Fria: The Cold Sweat by Victor Gluck, Editor-In-Chief

Anna Capunay has attempted to write a family drama in order to influence people to try alternatives to chemo and radiation. Unfortunately, in using her own family story, she has not thought …

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:55AM
Thursday, February 27, 2025

Pixera Supports the ‘Sweat Tour’ with Charli XCX and Troye Sivan by Pr Agency

Recently, Rogue Productions showcased the capabilities of its Rogue Servers, powered by Pixera (a media server software made by AV Stumpfl), during the co-headlining 'Sweat Tour' featuring a…

SOURCE: PLSN at 09:12AM
Wednesday, February 19, 2025
Wednesday, January 1, 2025

Cough Narrowly Arrives in Time for Show's Lone Silent Moment by Broadway Beat

by T.J. Pieffer. @tjpieffer. CHICAGO - Wiping the sweat from his brow, a cough just barely made it in time for the sole four seconds of...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:00AM
Saturday, November 16, 2024

Burnout Paradise: Joy In Watching Others Sweat by Roma Torre

★★★★☆ Four masochistic actors from Australia knock themselves out so we don't have to. The post Burnout Paradise: Joy In Watching Others Sweat appeared first on New York Stage Rev…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 09:41AM
Friday, November 15, 2024

August: Osage County review – Pamela Rabe leads stellar cast in an American tragicomedy by Dee Jefferson

Belvoir Theatre, Sydney, then Perth in 2025Tracy Letts’ family drama, which sees three generations gather after the disappearance of their patriarch, is beautifully performed Get our weeke…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:24AM

EXCLUSIVE: THE OUTSIDERS to Do That Thing WAITRESS Did With the Pie Smell, but With Himbo Sweat by Broadway Beat

by Will Tully. @willrtully. NEW YORK, NY - Due to overwhelming pressure from fans and critics alike, The Outsiders has taken a page out...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:00AM
Friday, November 8, 2024

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SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 08:00PM
Sunday, October 20, 2024

Abby Z and the New Utility: Radioactive Practice review – a triumph of Olympian physicality by Lyndsey Winship

Sadler’s Wells, LondonAbby Zbikowski’s choreography resembles the most gruelling and exacting CrossFit ever – with superhero dancers displaying mind-boggling virtuosity I’ve never se…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:18PM
Wednesday, October 16, 2024

Lisa McCune and Paula Arundell star in Australian premiere of SWEAT by Aussie Theatre

Stage and screen icons Paula Arundell and Lisa McCune are set to star in the Australian premiere of Lynn Nottage’s

SOURCE: AussieTheatre.com at 02:05AM
Tuesday, August 13, 2024

‘Ballet is so punk rock’: Neve Campbell and Karen Kain on pressure, pain – and partnering Nureyev by Lyndsey Winship

The documentary Swan Song shows ballerinas pushing themselves to extremes in pursuit of perfection. Kain and Campbell, its star and producer, talk about the agony and ecstasy of elite perfor…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:00PM
Friday, July 26, 2024

Meet Back to the Future's Resident Guitar God and Behind-the-Scenes 'Johnny B. Goode' by Darryn King

In a key scene in Back to the Future on Broadway, Marty McFly, played by Casey Likes, straps on a cherry red electric guitar and performs an ecstatic rendition of “Johnny B. Goode.” Like…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:06PM
Sunday, July 21, 2024

Bullyache’s Who Hurt You? review – a messy self-assured world of glitter and sweat by Lyndsey Winship

Bold Tendencies, LondonLike a live music video crossed with avant-garde dance theatre – and utterly steeped in young queer British culture A show that claimed to cross Kenneth MacMillan’…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:02PM