Wednesday, December 11, 2024

Ted Weiant, Director of A.R. Gurney Plays, Dies at 77 by Mike Barnes

He guided productions of ‘Love Letters’ and ‘Sylvia’ and ran the defunct Canon Theatre in Beverly Hills with his late wife, Tony winner Joan Stein. 

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 08:43PM
Thursday, November 28, 2024

Hell's Kitchen - THE GOSPEL & EMPIRE STATE OF MIND - Macys Thanksgiving Day Parade [28 Nov 24] (NBC) by Broadway Television Archive

Tony Award-winning Maleah Joi Moon, Tony Award nominee Shoshana Bean and the 2024 Broadway cast (including Donna Vivino) of the Drama Desk Award-winning HELL’S KITCHEN perform “The Gospe…

SOURCE: YouTube at 06:12PM
Thursday, October 31, 2024

Annaleigh Ashford and Husband Joe Tapper Welcome Their Second Child by Broadway.com

Tony Award winner Annaleigh Ashford and her husband, actor Joe Tapper, welcomed their second child on October 8. The couple shared exclusive photos of their new family of four with People…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:06PM
Sunday, October 13, 2024

Girls Don’t Play Guitars review – Liverbirds musical is just ho-hum by Matt Barton

Royal Court, LiverpoolStaged in their hometown, the true story of one of the first all-female rock bands is told with low stakes, though the singing is great Despite being one of the world�…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:12AM
Thursday, October 10, 2024

Brace Brace review – high-stakes plane hijack drama is bumpy ride by Arifa Akbar

Royal Court, LondonOli Forsyth’s play about a honeymooning couple caught up in a disaster is let down by unconvincing dilemmas and characterisations In its setup, this is an edge-of-the-se…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:18AM
Tuesday, October 8, 2024

ABT's 2024 Fall Season | SIGNATURE WORKS 🩰 by American Ballet Theatre

ABT’s 2024 Fall Season | SIGNATURE WORKS Natalia Makarova’s THE KINGDOM OF THE SHADES Twyla Tharp's IN THE UPPER ROOM Plus assorted Pas de Deux* *Pas de Deux George Balanchine's SYLVIA…

SOURCE: YouTube at 03:25PM
Tuesday, October 1, 2024

Tony Winner Annaleigh Ashford Completes Broadway Cast of All In: Comedy About Love by Hayley Levitt

Tony Award winner Annaleigh Ashford completes the Broadway cast of Simon Rich's All In: Comedy About Love, directed by Alex Timbers. Performances begin at the Hudson Theatre on December 1…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:24AM
Wednesday, September 4, 2024

ABT's 2024 Fall Season | October 16–November 3 🩰 by American Ballet Theatre

We are thrilled to announce our return to the David H. Koch Theater for our Fall season, October 16–November 3, 2024 ✨ ABT's programming brings you seven ballets plus assorted pas de deu…

SOURCE: YouTube at 12:00PM
Monday, August 19, 2024

Tony Winner Annaleigh Ashford Expecting Second Child with Husband Joe Tapper by Broadway.com

Tony Award winner Annaleigh Ashford revealed on Instagram that she is expecting her second child with husband Joe Tapper. The two married in July 2013 and had a son, Jack, in September 2016.…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 07:02PM
Monday, August 12, 2024

Director André Sills talks Get That Hope with Dean Gabourie | Director’s Notes by Stratford Festival

"What happens outside, happens inside." Join director André Sills and Dean Gabourie, director of The Goat or, Who is Sylvia?, as they discuss Sills’ Festival directorial debut, Get That …

SOURCE: YouTube at 09:30AM
Friday, August 9, 2024

Director Dean Gabourie talks The Goat or, Who is Sylvia? with Esther Jun | Director’s Notes by Stratford Festival

If you think your family is complex, think again! Join director Dean Gabourie in a conversation about the intricacies of Edward Albee's The Goat or, Who is Sylvia? with Esther Jun, director…

SOURCE: YouTube at 10:15AM
Monday, July 8, 2024

cunnicularri by Sandi Durell

Theater Review by Michael Dale . . . Roughly twenty years ago, it seemed all the theatre district cocktail chatter was centered around the meaning of Edward Albee’s Tony-winning/Pulitzer f…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 10:38AM
Thursday, July 4, 2024

Magdalene: I Am The Utterance of My Name by Victoria Dammer

Mary Magdalene was a complex woman yet revered in a time where women were discriminated against, and Sylvia Milo was impressive in bringing this powerful, historical figure to life in a comm…

SOURCE: thefrontrowcenter.com at 10:50AM
Monday, June 24, 2024

Believe! Extended Show Footage from FINDING NEVERLAND at the A.R.T., Plus an Interview with Jeremy by BroadwayWorld

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: The American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) at Harvard University is presenting the world premiere of the musical Finding Neverland, with music and lyrics by Gary B…

SOURCE: YouTube at 08:12AM
Friday, June 21, 2024

Magdalene: I am the utterance of my name by Sarah Downs

In her solo piece Magdalene: I am the utterance of my name,  Sylvia Milo challenges received notions of the identity of Mary Magdalene, seeking to restore an unjustly silenced female voice …

SOURCE: thefrontrowcenter.com at 11:17AM
Thursday, June 20, 2024

Layton Williams opens up about being kicked out of private school by Maira Butt

Star received a scholarship to attend the Sylvia Young theatre school

SOURCE: The Independent at 08:24AM
Friday, June 7, 2024

The Dolores Gray Centennial by Trav S.D.

Born 100 years ago today, the great Broadway actress and nightclub performer Dolores Gray (Sylvia Dolores Finkelstein, 1924-2002). Not to be confused with the similar looking Dolores Fuller,…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 07:06AM
Wednesday, June 5, 2024

Doggone It! Chatting with the Company of SYLVIA on Opening Night! by BroadwayWorld

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: It was 20 years ago when Sarah Jessica Parker starred Off-Broadway in A.R. Gurney's off-beat comedy about a man and his dog, SYLVIA. Just last night her hubby M…

SOURCE: YouTube at 04:42PM
Thursday, May 30, 2024

Highlights From SELLING KABUL At Northlight Theatre by BroadwayWorld

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: Northlight Theatre, continues its 2023–2024 season with the suspenseful 2022 Pulitzer Prize Finalist Selling Kabul by Sylvia Khoury, directed by recent Nor…

SOURCE: YouTube at 08:54PM
Tuesday, April 9, 2024

The Goat or, Who is Sylvia? (Teaser) | Stratford Festival 2024 by Stratford Festival

"The sense that everything going right is a sure sign that everything's going wrong." THE GOAT OR, WHO IS SYLVIA? June 26 - September 29 | Studio Theatre Opening Night Performance: August 9…

SOURCE: YouTube at 10:54AM
Wednesday, March 27, 2024

Hard To Be The Bard (Music Video) | Stratford Festival 2024 by Stratford Festival

“Something Rotten! is a wonderful comedy, with a great book, songs and huge dance numbers. It’s full of laughter, passion and heart, and we want to deliver an experience that gives the a…

SOURCE: YouTube at 06:48PM
Thursday, February 8, 2024

2024 Season (Teaser) | Stratford Festival by Stratford Festival

Here's your first look at our #2024Season! We can't wait to share it with you 💫 Performances begin in April! Explore the season and plan your next theatre adventure now ⬇️ https://ww…

SOURCE: YouTube at 02:12PM
Tuesday, February 6, 2024
Thursday, February 1, 2024

TILL THE STARS COME DOWN Dorfman, SE1 by Libby Purves and Friends

SMALL PEOPLE,  BIG PLAY          A hot summer wedding-day.  The bride Sylvia is a bag of nerves, big sister Hazel competently combing and marshalling her  teenage and smaller daught…

SOURCE: theatrecat.com at 05:07AM
Wednesday, January 10, 2024

Front row at the wedding from hell: a toast to theatre’s marital ding-dongs by Michael Billington

Party punch-ups, brides in disguise, simmering family rancour … playwrights have cordially invited audiences to some nightmarish nuptials There are myriad plays about marriage. Far fewer a…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:06AM
Thursday, December 7, 2023

Lookingglass Alice on PBS: the White Knight Clip by TheaterMania

Lookingglass Theatre Company, HMS Media, and PBS are broadcasting Lookingglass Alice nationwide for the first time this winter. Described as “Alice in Wonderland meets Cirque du Soleil” …

SOURCE: YouTube at 12:32PM
Thursday, November 9, 2023

‘You could beat someone to death with that!’ Great theatre wigs – and their miraculous creators by David Jays

Few things in theatre are more transformative than a wig. But who makes them? Can they really be worth thousands? And what looks best on a beheaded tyrant? We meet the hairpiece heroes and t…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:03AM
Monday, November 6, 2023

InterAct Theatre Company presents Sylvia Khoury’s Selling Kabul by Cameron Kelsall

Selling Kabul, a Pulitzer Prize finalist at InterAct Theatre Company, wrestles with the human cost of occupation and war. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 12:20PM
Saturday, November 4, 2023

CABARET PREVIEWS by Sandi Durell

Broadway’s Greatest Hits/54Below – Stephan Said/Pangea – Clyde Alves/ChelseaTable+Stage – Broadway Sings Taylor Swift – The Apollo Holiday Shows – The Triad Theater/Kip and Sylvi…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 10:15AM
Wednesday, October 4, 2023

Theatre Review: ‘Sylvia’ presented by Compass Rose Theatre at Maryland Hall by Eric Colchamiro

Compass Rose Theater’s production of “Sylvia”’ is a howl-out-loud, funny production of A.R. Gurney’s insightful 1995 play. As the play opens, you might question whether a script bu…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 06:31PM
Sunday, October 1, 2023

Charming comedy ‘Sylvia’ is a delight at Compass Rose Theater by Charles Green

The show about a dog played by a person is a fun way to open the season. By CHARLES GREEN

SOURCE: dctheaterarts.org at 12:52PM

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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 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre
TBA: Titanic
TBA: Ragtime