Monday, July 6, 2020
With the recent announcement that Broadway theaters will remain closed for the remainder of 2020, Actors’ Equity has approved the reopening of two regional theaters. Barrington Stage Compa…
Linked From Broadway.com at 05:36PMSaturday, July 4, 2020
The downtown San Jose performance venue is raising money to add high-definition video equipment and train students to work as video crews.
Linked From San Jose Mercury News at 10:00AMThursday, July 2, 2020
Earlier this week, we named (what we thought, anyway) the Best of the Decade's projection design. That technical element is the newest in theatrical design. This week, we name our favorites …
Linked From www.jkstheatrescene.com at 09:54AMTuesday, June 30, 2020
There’s nothing like the feeling of sitting down at a Broadway show, the curtain rising, and hearing those first few notes of that grand opening number. A musical’s opening number create…
Linked From Broadway Direct at 12:59AMMonday, June 29, 2020
For performing arts venues where a high level of public funding is invested, this may be the time to let go of the myth that somehow, a member of the audience of venue A is exclusive to that…
Linked From ArtsJournal at 02:54PMSunday, June 28, 2020
Old Vic, LondonIn a socially distanced stage production, performed to a Zoom audience, Duncan Macmillan’s play acquires new pertinence
More than three months after UK theatres were closed …
Linked From The Guardian at 04:54AMFriday, June 26, 2020
Former Atlanta Ballet dancer Kiara Felder: “The ballet’s audience, typically, are overwhelmingly white. “It’s important to engage with the community, and it’s tough when the commun…
Linked From ArtsJournal at 02:03PM“If the performance sucks, it is 100% your fault, divided by the number of people here.” So the audience was informed toward the end of #txtshow (on the internet), which I experienced la…
Linked From DC Theatre Scene at 12:03PMBrown said the adaptation will be 'faithful to the book, but will also bring something new for the audience'
Linked From The Independent at 09:18AMNicholas Hytner makes the familiar gloriously strange in this slippery, sumptuous show
Nicholas Hytner’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, filmed for NT Live at the Bridge Theatre last su…
Linked From theartsdesk.com at 07:18AMTony nominee Emily Mann's Off-Broadway production follows feminist trailblazer Gloria Steinem, before opening the conversation up to the audience.
Linked From Playbill at 12:00AMWednesday, June 24, 2020
Tony nominee Emily Mann's Off-Broadway production follows feminist trailblazer Gloria Steinem before opening the conversation up to the audience.
Linked From Playbill at 09:48AMTuesday, June 23, 2020
“With the usual model of theatregoing currently out of the question most everywhere, a handful of theatres have taken a cue from an old concept: medieval pageant wagons. Only this time, in…
Linked From ArtsJournal at 10:54AMMonday, June 22, 2020
Today's Hamilton headlines don't end with the epic trailer for the Tony-winning hit's revolutionary Disney+ release! Creator and original star Lin-Manuel Miranda appeared on Good Morning Ame…
Linked From Broadway.com at 02:48PMPlaywright and director Edward Einhorn on adapting his in-person creation for the virtual world: “I have never witnessed the audience member witnessing the performance. Which, I must say, …
Linked From ArtsJournal at 08:00AMThe more you think about the invitation to the audience – as you say ‘come, be blocked off behind screens, we will spray you and present shows where actors stand apart, and we will try t…
Linked From mytheatremates.com at 06:00AMSaturday, June 20, 2020
“The puppet says everything that needs to be said so that we are not affected. When we truly believe in them, they give us love, trust, and sincerity.” This is the epigraph from the book…
Linked From thetheatretimes.com at 04:24PMAvailable onlineThis Zoom show for families captures the buzz of theatre and asks the audience to dress up and make their own sound effects
Hottest front-room seats: the best theatre and da…
Linked From The Guardian at 09:54AMFriday, June 19, 2020
Giving Voice screened at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival, winning the Audience Choice Award.
Linked From Playbill at 05:31PMAirlocks, infrared cameras and remote temperature-taking all part of plan adapted from The Phantom of the Opera production in South Korea
Andrew Lloyd Webber will use the London Palladium to…
Linked From The Guardian at 07:32AMThursday, June 18, 2020
Six star Samantha Pauly was mere hours away from her first Broadway opening night when she got the news that Broadway would be shutting down due to the coronavirus pandemic. Now three month…
Linked From Broadway.com at 04:42PMCast members of the Yiddish-language production of Fiddler on the Roof will reunite to sing numbers from the hit musical and answer questions from the audience on June 23 at 7PM ET. Head …
Linked From Broadway.com at 02:32PMTHEATRE LOCKDOWN SPECIAL 9: Alan Bennett revisited, and so is Oz
Some familiar titles, a 1913 rarity and a show in which the audience plays its part
The government may occupy shifting sands…
Linked From theartsdesk.com at 08:12AMSunday, June 14, 2020
Tom Stoppard’s new play was enjoying a sold-out run when venues closed. Its producer, Sonia Friedman, recalls how the crisis unfolded
Leopoldstadt in limbo: Tom Stoppard, Patrick Marber an…
Linked From The Guardian at 03:48AMMonday, June 8, 2020
10 Monologues About LGBTQ+ Identifying Characters
Written by Tiffany Wilkie
June 2, 2020
Looking for a monologue from an LGBTQ+ identifying character? We’re here to help. Below we…
Linked From performerstuff.com at 10:17PMFriday, June 5, 2020
Imagine you have just experienced one of the most extraordinary performances you have ever seen in your life. You, along with the rest of the audience, are on your feet applauding enthusiast…
Linked From thetheatretimes.com at 07:39PMInspiring Theatre Arts Related Ted Talks by People of Color
Written by Tiffany Wilkie
June 4, 2020
TED Talks are small lectures (both fun and serious) that are given by professionals fr…
Linked From performerstuff.com at 03:12PMWednesday, June 3, 2020
The Great Gatsby, London's longest-running immersive production, is scheduled to reopen at the West End venue IMMERSIVE | LDN on October 1. As with all U.K. productions, the show was forced…
Linked From Broadway.com at 11:36AMMonday, June 1, 2020
Lockdown may have been eased but theatres remain closed for the safety of all the performers, backstage crew, front of house staff and the audience. Each week we are joined by various West E…
Linked From London Theatre Direct at 12:10PMSunday, May 31, 2020
The Australian standup feared she would spook audiences with her frank examination of trauma, but it made her a star. With new show Douglas on Netflix, she’s taking risks of a different ki…
Linked From The Guardian at 06:03AMThursday, May 28, 2020
In an artistic world that constantly deconstructs itself, the creators of “The Plague” and “Dekalog” turned toward digital tools, with self-filmed actors and direction from the audie…
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