Friday, April 3, 2020
A lot of theater fans say they wish they had seen the original cast of The Glass Menagerie, including the legendary performance of Laurette Taylor. I could go for that myself. Truth is, I've…
Linked From www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:42AMFriday, March 27, 2020
Get comfortable, turn off the lights, use headphones and give the screen the same attention you would 'the real thing.'
Linked From observer.com at 11:37AMThursday, March 26, 2020
When theaters closed by the pandemic stream their shuttered plays online, watching sharpens the longing for the real thing.
Linked From The New York Times Subscription at 01:48PMThe recorded performances that theaters in Germany have put online while they are closed don’t live up to the real thing, our critic says.
Linked From The New York Times Subscription at 06:36AMWednesday, March 25, 2020
By Ron Fassler As a kid in the 1960s and 70s and totally infatuated with Broadway, listening to a cast album was as close as I could get to the real thing. There was no internet to go …
Linked From Theater Pizzazz at 10:11AMThursday, March 19, 2020
On an individual level, innumerable artists and bands have rearranged tours or scrapped them altogether. With streaming still offering low royalty rates for artists, most musicians rely on e…
Linked From ArtsJournal at 04:32PMThursday, February 20, 2020
How do you solve a problem like a remake? Play it too faithfully and you’re just doing karaoke, or community theater; stray too far and you risk losing the thread of the original text — …
Linked From Entertainment Weekly at 08:00PMWednesday, February 19, 2020
Post-modern shows about Shakespeare are almost as common as the real thing these days. Cymbeline has been renamed and reclaimed as Imogen.
Linked From The Stage Registration at 08:00AMTuesday, February 18, 2020
Producer Ryan Murphy has released the first look at his upcoming Halston series on Netflix, starring Ewan McGregor as the famed fashion designer who designed for Jackie Kennedy and who the…
Linked From Broadway.com at 11:36PMThursday, February 13, 2020
The festival’s 2020 lineup also includes Assassins, The Real Thing, The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, and five world premieres.
Linked From Playbill at 11:00AMSaturday, February 8, 2020
Stage alum and Oscar-nominated screen star Maggie Gyllenhaal has been cast as Elvis Presley's mother, Gladys, in the upcoming film Elvis, according to Variety. The previously announced f…
Linked From Broadway.com at 06:36PMFriday, February 7, 2020
Stage alum and Oscar-nominated screen star Maggie Gyllenhaal has been cast as Elvis Presley's mother, Gladys, in the upcoming film Elvis, according to Variety. The previously announced …
Linked From Broadway.com at 05:42PMThursday, January 9, 2020
Thursday, October 24, 2019
The performance-competitions that were made famous by the documentary Paris Is Burning, introduced the world to voguing, and arguably inspired RuPaul’s Drag Race have generally judged thei…
Linked From ArtsJournal at 11:36AMSaturday, October 12, 2019
The London stage this month has a range of different performing artists of every age and type. Among them: Ian McKellen, 80; Cher, 73; Ariana Grande, 26; Little Simz, 25; and even Adrian Mol…
Linked From www.blouinartinfo.com at 08:54PMMonday, October 7, 2019
Tony-winning actresses LaChanze and Andrea Martin will return to Broadway this holiday season, taking on the roles of the Ghost of Christmas Present and the Ghost of Christmas Past, respect…
Linked From Broadway.com at 11:12AMThursday, September 26, 2019
They have four Tony Awards and three Emmy Awards between the two of them, and now they will be playing sisters! According to TVLine, stage-and-screen greats Christine Baranski and Cynthia Ni…
Linked From Broadway.com at 03:12PMTuesday, August 13, 2019
A new interpretation of Charles Dickens' classic story A Christmas Carol will debut on the Great White Way this holiday season. Adapted by Jack Thorne (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child) and…
Linked From Broadway.com at 11:42AMThursday, August 8, 2019
DEBRA WHITFIELD is an award-winning director, actress, and playwright. Credits include The Mint Theater, Florida Studio Theatre, Virginia Stage Company, Bristol Riverside Theatre, Dorse…
Linked From Visible Soul at 05:03PMWednesday, August 7, 2019
Now more than ever, “the people,” of all ages, want Queen. How lucky we are that Lambert, May, and Taylor are willing and able to deliver.
The post Rock Concert Review: Queen + Adam Lamb…
Linked From The Arts Fuse at 10:36AMTuesday, July 9, 2019
The show aims to conjure the joyous energy of rock n roll legends, but it falls short of the real thing.
Linked From Theater News Online at 12:54AMSaturday, July 6, 2019
Broad stage theatre comedy full of plot twists, puns and frantic action is finding a new audienceThe stage is set like a hotel bedroom where a scantily clad woman is hiding inside a wardrobe…
Linked From The Guardian at 02:54PMThursday, July 4, 2019
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Colette Robert is a Los Angeles native currently based in New York. Recent directing credits include: Behind the Sheet (EST), Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again. (Barna…
Linked From Visible Soul at 07:18PMWednesday, June 26, 2019
Acclaimed dramatist Tom Stoppard will debut his latest work in London next year. Titled Leopoldstadt, the world premiere play will begin previews on January 25, 2020 and open on February 12 …
Linked From Broadway.com at 11:06AMMonday, June 17, 2019
A screen role as an expectant dancer prepared Bobbi Jene Smith for the real thing. She talks about doing the bump … with a bump
It’s a case of life imitating art. In the new film Mari, B…
Linked From The Guardian at 02:12AMFriday, June 14, 2019
When the Oregon Shakespeare Festival announced, in the autumn of 2015, that it would be commissioning translations of all of Shakespeare’s plays,
Linked From The Stage Registration at 02:00AMThursday, June 6, 2019
Just after her Wednesday matinee performance as Mrs. Higgins in My Fair Lady, Rosemary Harris is seated at her dressing table in the Vivian Beaumont Theater, a picture of calm on a two-show …
Linked From Broadway.com at 11:18PMSaturday, June 1, 2019
Baby Jane Dexter (Photo credit: Stephen Mosher) John Hoglund, Critic When it comes to the real thing, few artists have impacted audiences with such a raw honesty only to reveal a powerful vo…
Linked From www.theaterscene.net at 03:55PMFriday, May 31, 2019
London’s music festivals are kicking into gear for the summer. This week’s line-up of stars includes Nas, Bon Iver and Mumford & Sons.Also new for June, the Bridge Theatre follows it…
Linked From www.blouinartinfo.com at 09:57AMMonday, April 8, 2019
Meghan E. Jones - As a playwright, actor, producer, and director, Meghan E. Jones is a dynamic participant in New York City's independent theatre scene. After moving to New York from St. …
Linked From Visible Soul at 08:55PMTuesday, February 19, 2019
Southwark Playhouse, LondonJames Saunders’ impeccably performed 70s piece takes on big issues as two couples swap partners and explore the poetry of painDedicated to retrieving forgotten p…
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