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Wednesday, June 3, 2020 at 2pm
Pass Over review – Spike Lee directs a supremely masterful tragedy by Arifa Akbar
Available onlineLee’s 2018 film of Antoinette Nwandu’s powerful play, written as a response to the shooting of Trayvon Martin, resonates after the George Floyd killing Two homeless men in Spike Lee’s film…
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John Boyega makes impassioned speech at London George Floyd protest – video
John Boyega has issued an emotional rallying cry in support of Black Lives Matter in London's Hyde Park. 'I need you to understand how painful it is to be reminded every day that your race means nothing,' the S…
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Wednesday, June 3, 2020 at 1pm
Stars in the House Presents Free Speech: Performing Artists and the Power of the Spoken Word, Benefiting NAACP Legal Defense Fund by Andrew Gans
The live stream features Gilbert Bailey, Andréa Burns, Ann Harada, Orville Mendoza, Nik Walker, and more.
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Hamilton's Tamar Greene and More Set for Broadway Sings for Pride Event by Caitlin Moynihan
After originally cancelling the 10th anniversary Broadway Sings for Pride charity concert due to Covid-19, Broadway stars will still sing out in honor of Pride Month. Hamilton's Tamar Greene, Adam B. Shapiro (Y…
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Broadway Star Nick Cordero’s Wife, Amanda, Sad Admission After 62 Days Unconscious: “I’ve been told to say goodbye…” by Roger Friedman
After 62 days suffering from the effects of COVID 19, Nick Cordero’s wife Amanda Kloots is sadly admitting what the doctors have
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Tamar Greene, Adam B. Shapiro and More to Take Part in Virtual BROADWAY SINGS FOR PRIDE
Amid cancellation of Broadway Sings for Pride's 10th Pride Charity Concert due to Covid, Broadway and Off-Broadway performers representing Broadway Sings for Pride will still take part in virtual LGBTQ+ Pride c…
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Lea Michele Responds to Being Called Out for Behavior on GLEE Set- 'We Can All Grow and Change...'
Lea has now issued an apology in response. 'I apologize for my behavior and for any pain which I have caused,' says Michele. 'We can all grow and change and I have definitely used these past several months to …
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Photos: New Yorkers Take To The Streets For Black Lives Matter Protests
Yesterday, BroadwayWorld photographer Jessica Fallon Gordon took to the streets during peaceful protesting. She shares her experience, as well as the photos she captured.
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Writers Are Having To Change Their In-Progress Books To Reflect COVID-19 Epidemic by Artsjournal1
“‘I can’t make my characters exist without interaction,” [one novelist] says. ‘While, for instance, I can edit out cheek kisses because this may no longer seem the norm, my characters need to meet, to…
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What Art Will Come Out Of These Difficult Times? by Artsjournal
What then can we expect of the contemporary artistic community by way of helping us digest this experience of physical confinement and anxiety? Some have already shared their creations during confinement throug…
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This Year's August Wilson Monologue Competition Finalists Share Their Insights, Hopes, and Dreams by Olivia Clement
Competition co-founder Kenny Leon says the virtual finals, held on Zoom, were the 'proudest moment' in the event's history.
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Review: On Prince, protests and the pandemic: Round House Theatre’s Homebound, Part 6 “Sometimes It Snows in April”” by Kelly McCorkendale
Sometimes it snows in April Sometimes I feel so bad, so bad Sometimes I wish life was never ending And all good things, they say, never last Prince wrote that in 1985 on the song “Sometimes It Snows in Apri…
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The Lord Is My Shepherd: the moral arc of the universe bends toward justice by Gregory J. Ford
We ask: what art by artists of color sustains or inspires you? From Gregory J. Ford comes this answer. As a little Black boy being “raised” in the Church of God in Christ, the 23rd Psalm was required memori…
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Christian Dante White Urges Non-Black Friends, Followers, Fans ‘to Learn, to Grow, to Speak Up Beyond Social Media’ by Ryan McPhee
The My Fair Lady and Hello, Dolly! alum issues a call to raise “warriors of equality.”
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Wednesday, June 3, 2020 at noon
Donate to Mandala Theatre Company to ensure a voice is given to those whose stories are not heard by Megan
Mandala Theatre Company uses performance to change young lives & foster social justice. The company needs funds to survive through this pandemic. The post Donate to Mandala Theatre Company to ensure a voice…
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City of Immortals: Père-Lachaise Cemetery, Paris by Pauline Adamek
Brimming with history, Père-Lachaise Cemetery is the final resting place of Paris’ rich and famous. You don’t even need to budge from your armchair to take a trip there, thanks to Carolyn Campbell’s h…
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‘A Strange Loop’ Wins Lambda Literary Award by American Theatre Editors
Finalists for the LGBTQ drama award include 'The Amateurs' by Jordan Harrison and 'Dr. Ride’s American Beach House' by Liza Birkenmeier.
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BWW Exclusive: Jenny Laroche Speaks Up About Racism on Broadway
Read a piece from Broadway veteran Jenny Laroche, who last appeared on stage as the Dance Captain of Summer: The Donna Summer Musical. Jenny writes:
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SHOW OF SHOWS: BROADWAY.COM SALUTES THE TONYS Postponed
Broadway.com has postponed its benefit celebrating the Tony Awards®, 'Show of Shows: Broadway.com Salutes the Tonys,' that was previously scheduled on Sunday, June 7 at 7:00 PM ET.
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A Plan To Insure Media Production In Canada by Artsjournal
“Without the availability of insurance policies to cover future COVID-19 risks, most production in Canada will not resume. A government-backstopped insurance program will provide confidence to the marketplace…
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Harry Hoffman, Who Turned Waldenbooks Into A Retail Colossus, Dead At 92 by Artsjournal1
“Hoffman was one of the first book retailers to employ aggressive marketing techniques in the service of creating mass market bookselling. Despite occasional criticism from authors and publishers that Walden …
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Griffin Matthews Speaks Out on His Racism-Laden Experience During the Production of His Musical Invisible Thread by Ruthie Fierberg
The Black artist revealed what went on behind the scenes of the musical (formerly Witness Uganda) he co-wrote and starred in Off-Broadway in 2015.
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NEWS: SOLT issues update for West End ticketholders, rolling cancellations extended to 2 August 2020 by Press Releases
The latest statement from the Society of London Theatre (SOLT) - on behalf of the major commercial West End theatre operators - has been issued today, confirming that theatres will remain closed until 2 August …
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Wednesday, June 3, 2020 at 11am
Online initiative, Showcase 2020, launches new Help Hub by Megan
The free Help Hub supports understanding of the industry - bridging the gap between graduating and working at a time when ‘learning on the job’ isn’t possible. The post Online initiative, Showcase 2020, l…
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Synetic Theater adapts tales written in the face of a 14th-century plague for our modern times by Celia Wren
Stories from Giovanni Boccaccio’s ‘The Decameron’ to be made available online.
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Look Back at Rodgers and Hart’s By Jupiter on Broadway by Marc J. Franklin
The musical comedy opened at the Sam S. Shubert Theatre June 3, 1942.
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London's The Great Gatsby to Reopen in the Fall with New Safety Policies by Lindsey Sullivan
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 to close down in Ma…
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Show of Shows: Broadway.com Salutes the Tonys Postponed by Broadway.com
The previously announced special Show of Shows: Broadway.com Salutes the Tonys has been postponed. The benefit event for both the American Theatre Wing and the Broadway League, was scheduled to air on Sunday, …
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Statement of Solidarity | George Street Playhouse
Theatre at its best encourages empathy. It fosters understanding and conversation. We at GSP denounce racism and social injustice of any kind.
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The Broadway Q&A: Talking With Black Theatre Artists by Playbill
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Stars in the House continues today (2pm) with Plays In The House: Free Speech: Performing Artists and the Power of the Spoken Word with Gilbert Bailey, Gabriel Brown, Andréa Burns, Michelle Liu Coughlin, D…
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Lea Michele Responds After Samantha Ware Speaks Out About Glee Experience by Dan Meyer
Ware alleged that Michele had committed several 'traumatic microaggressions' while filming the series.
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Chris Trousdale, Former Member of DREAM STREET Who Began Career on Broadway, Has Died at 34
BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that actor and musicians Chris Trousdale has passed away. He was 34.
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A “Window Concert” In A Hotel Courtyard Was Vienna’s First Taste Of Opera Since Lockdown by Artsjournal1
“Deserted by tourists, a hotel in Vienna gave itself a temporary one-night-only makeover, turning itself into an outdoor concert hall. The guest bedrooms, which have stood empty during the coronavirus lockdow…
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Akron Art Museum And Its Former Director Sued By Ex-Staffer by Artsjournal1
“Amanda Crowe, a museum employee who was laid off on March 30, filed a lawsuit in a county court against the institution and [ex-director Mark] Masuoka last week, alleging that she had been the victim of libe…
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Berlin’s First Post-Lockdown Opera Will Be ‘Rheingold’ On A Parking Deck by Artsjournal1
No, this isn’t some Regieoper conceit. This performance will take place on an actual parking deck — the one at the Deutsche Oper Berlin, where, starting next Friday (June 12), music director Donald Runnicle…
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Royal Shakespeare Co. Cancels All Scheduled Performances For 2020 (“Scheduled” Is The Key Word) by Artsjournal1
Due to the ongoing coronavirus epidemic and social distancing rules, the company is postponing everything through the end of the year that had been announced for its Stratford-upon-Avon headquarters and its ann…
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How Awful Was It To Work For Akron Art Museum’s Ex-Director? Let His Former Employees Tell You by Artsjournal1
“Carol Murphy, whom [former director Mark] Masuoka fired in 2015 as director of external affairs, painted him as a boss who was ‘quiet,’ ‘strange’ and ‘extremely introverted’ yet also paranoid and…
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Face Masks Have Become Banners In America’s Culture Wars by Artsjournal1
Amanda Hess: “The mask is a public health device, but it has also revealed itself as a mask in the more traditional sense: a tool in a social ritual, a fetish object that signifies a person’s politics, gend…
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How American Theater Pros Are Figuring Out The Logistics Of Safely Reopening by Artsjournal1
“The COVID-19 Theatre Think-Tank (CTT) deliberately draws from as many of theater-making corners as possible, from stage managers to directors, from the Great White Way to regional theaters. Since March, the …
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AMC Theatres Warns Of $2.4 Billion Loss, ‘Doubt’ About Remaining ‘Going Concern’ by Artsjournal1
The world’s largest movie theater chain revealed that it expects its financial report for the first quarter of 2020, during which the COVID lockdowns began, to show a loss of up to $2.4 billion. The announcem…
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Virtual Theatre Today: Wednesday, June 3- with Karen Olivo, Samira Wiley, Ann Harada and More!
Today (June 3) in live streaming: Stars in the House celebrates Free Speech, MCC Theater presents PUES NADA, and so much more!
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NEWS: Immersive Great Gatsby aims to reopen in re-imagined, socially distanced form in Oct by Press Releases
The Great Gatsby, which had previously set a record as the UK’s longest-running immersive production, is planning to re-open at Immersive | Ldn in Mayfair on 1 October 2020.
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Wednesday, June 3, 2020 at 10am
London's Royal Court Makes Debbie Tucker Green Play <em>Ear for Eye</em> Available to Read for Free
The play examines the struggle for change in the Black British and African-American communities.
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MCC Theater to Air Free Reading of New Aziza Barnes Play <em>Pues Nada</em>; Watch Here
The reading will take place at 5:30pm, with a cast that includes Samira Wiley and Karen Pittman.
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PBS to Air <em>Lena: A Moment With the Lady</em>, Starring Broadway's Syndee Winters
Winters has been seen in Hamilton, The Lion King, and more.
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Keke Palmer Pleas for Law Enforcement to ‘March Beside Us’ by Ruthie Fierberg
Broadway’s former Cinderella, Scream Queens star, and recording artist is shown on camera begging for the National Guard to join their march.
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Keke Palmer Pleads for Law Enforcement to ‘March Beside Us’ by Ruthie Fierberg
Broadway’s former Cinderella, Scream Queens star, and recording artist is shown on camera begging for the National Guard to join their march.
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Jen Brister: Meaningless review – a furiously funny blast of rage by Brian Logan
Available online With weariness and seething frustration, the comedian sounds off in style about gender inequality and sexism The starting point of Jen Brister’s 2018 show Meaningless, now available online f…
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Hamilton Alum Syndee Winters Stars in Lena: A Moment With the Lady June 3 by Andrew Gans
Winters and Mfoniso Udofia's work dramatizes the late Horne's fight for the right to be seen and understood.
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#WestEndWishList: 5 shows I want to see return to the London stage after coronavirus
Lazing on a sunny afternoon… …got me to thinking. We all know that theatre is currently in the interval. We've taken a comfort break, bought the obligatory Ben & Jerrys - (insert your ice cream flavou…
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Unseen Script Offers New Evidence of a Radical Lorraine Hansberry by Daniel Pollack-Pelzner
A play based on Charles W. Chesnutt’s “Marrow of Tradition” shows the writer of “A Raisin in the Sun” attuned to the history of white violence.
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"America" from the Broadway cast of Hamilton, written by Lin-Manuel Miranda by Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS
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Revisit 60 Years of TheatreWorksUSA With Daphne Rubin-Vega, Roger Bart, Judy Kuhn, and More by Marc J. Franklin
With the launch of TheatreWorksUSAcademy, we're looking back at some of the organization's most memorable productions.
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Revisit 60 Years of TheaterWorksUSA With Daphne Rubin-Vega, Roger Bart, Judy Kuhn, and More by Marc J. Franklin
With the launch of TheaterWorksUSAcademy, we’re looking back at some of the organization’s most memorable productions.
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Royal Opera House announces first live concert since beginning of lockdown by Megan
The Royal Opera House announces ‘Live from Covent Garden’, three unique broadcasts live on YouTube and Facebook from its world-famous home in Covent Garden. The post Royal Opera House announces first live…
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‘Thoughtfully & inclusively cast’: RICHARD II – The Show Must Go Online by Debbie Gilpin
The Show Must Go Online was firmly back in history mode with the beginning of Shakespeare’s second tetralogy in Richard II. Not quite as much bloodshed as the previous set of histories that we’ve seen – m…
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SOLT announces West End theatres to remain closed until 2 August
The Society of London Theatre (SOLT) has announced today that all West End theatres will remain closed until at least 2 August 2020. The suspension of theatre performances has been announced on a rolling basi…
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On This Day in New York Theater: June 3 in the 1920’s, and 1940’s by Barry Gordin
By: Samuel L. Leiter (No. 5 in the series) June 3, 2020: A survey of shows that opened in New York on either June 3, 4, or 5 in the twenties, thirties, and forties reveals that, over the three decades, …
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Wednesday, June 3, 2020 at 9am
West End Theatre Shutdown Extended Through at Least August 2, Some Longer by Dan Meyer
The Society of London Theatres continues to keep theatres shuttered due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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MCC Live Streams Aziza Barnes’ Pues Nada June 3 by Olivia Clement
Whitney White directs a cast that includes Orange Is the New Black's Samira Wiley, Disgraced's Karen Pittman, and more.
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VIDEO: Constantine Maroulis and ROCK OF AGES Cast and Band Cover Nick Cordero's 'Live Your Life'
The Rock of Ages First National Tour cast and band have released a cover of Nick Cordero's song, Live Your Life.
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The London production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child has extended suspension of its performances through 6 September.
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Need something new to listen to or read? Check out this week's list of new and upcoming releases, including The Lehman Trilogy, Amelie U.K. Cast Recording, and more!
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Behind the Curtain: Interview With Noah Dunton - Front of House Staff Member at The Public Theater
Today, our Behind the Curtain interview is with Noah Dunton, Front of House staff member and emergency assistant at The Public Theater.
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RSC announces further postponed and cancelled events by Kitty Underwood
The Royal Shakespeare Company announced yesterday that they have made the difficult decision to postpone more events, including their whole summer season. The post RSC announces further postponed and cancelled …
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New and improved, immersive Great Gatsby returns with social distancing!
Social distancing, but make it fashion! London's immensely popular, immersive Gatsby experience has now let the cat out of the bag, revealing it will be returning this October as a masquerade ball. In a bid to…
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Producers to trial re-opening of immersive show, The Great Gatsby this Autumn by Megan
Gatsby's party will be re-imagined enabling audiences to wear masks and gloves with temperature checks and reduced capacity to enable social distancing. The post Producers to trial re-opening of immersive show,…
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Wednesday, June 3, 2020 at 8am
REVIEW: Unprecedented, BBC4 iPlayer ✭✭✭✭✭ by Paul T Davies
By Paul T Davies Paul T Davies reviews Headlong's Unprecedented, created with Century Films for the BBC now playing on iPlayer. Watch now! This post REVIEW: Unprecedented, BBC4 iPlayer ✭✭✭✭✭ first app…
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Tom Hiddleston on Coriolanus: 'There was nowhere to hide – that's exciting' by Interview By Chris Wiegand
As Josie Rourke’s Donmar production of Shakespeare’s tragedy is streamed for National Theatre at Home, its star recalls the thrilling intimacy, the brutal fights – and the cold shower Hottest front-room s…
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BEST OF THE DECADE: The Broadway Top 40 Countdown #40 -31 by JK
Only time will tell if the second decade of the 21st Century will have generated what will be known as a "classic Broadway musical." No one knows for sure. But with the wonderful mix of established writers and …
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Wednesday, June 3, 2020 at 7am
Cast announced for livestreamed reading of A Midsummer Night’s Dream tonight by Megan
The Show Must Go Online announce the full cast for livestreamed reading of William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night’s Dream on 3 June at 7pm. The post Cast announced for livestreamed reading of A Midsummer Ni…
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THE GREAT GATSBY Will Re-Open in the West End in October
The Guild of Misrule and Immersive Everywhere's critically acclaimed THE GREAT GATSBY, created and directed by Alexander Wright- which had previously set a record as the UK's longest running immersive productio…
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MCC Theater Will Broadcast PUES NADA June 3
MCC Theater announces their latest LIVE LABS: ONE ACTS , Aziza Barnes' Pues Nada , will be presented on Wednesday, June 3rd at 5:30 pm for free on the MCC Theater YouTube channel.
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Snapshot: a scene from The Third Man by Terry Teachout
A scene from The Third Man, written by Graham Greene, starring Joseph Cotten and Orson Welles, and directed by Carol Reed: (This is the latest in a series of arts- and history-related videos that appear in th…
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Almanac: Graham Greene on trust by Terry Teachout
“It is impossible to go through life without trust: that is to be imprisoned in the worst cell of all, oneself.” Graham Greene, The Ministry of Fear Continue reading Almanac: Graham Greene on trust at Abou…
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Wednesday, June 3, 2020 at 6am
‘Diana Quick gives a bravura performance’: MIDNIGHT YOUR TIME – Donmar Warehouse (Online review) by Aleks Sierz
This revival of a 2011 HighTide hit, reconceived for streaming, stars Diana Quick and is intimate and quietly moving.
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Wednesday, June 3, 2020 at 5am
On the Couch with Shelly Higgs by Arts Review
Who is Shelly Higgs? A lover of stories, art, climbing mountains and drinking good coffee. I am a restless creator driven to understand what makes us all tick. I am fascinated by humans, by the intricacies of n…
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Unhappy hour: London's West End during lockdown - in pictures by Martin Godwin
British theatre teeters on the brink of total collapse and restaurants, pubs and cinemas are yet to reopen. Photographer Martin Godwin takes a stroll through an eery West End Continue reading...
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Wednesday, June 3, 2020 at 4am
Eastern Riverina Arts launches PLATFORM for improved Accessibility at Festivals by Arts Review
Eastern Riverina Arts presents PLATFORM – a multi-sensory mobile art installation space adapted from a 20-foot shipping container – now available for hire by festival and event organisers. With one in five …
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Video Chat Magic with Justin Willman by The Late Late Show With James Corden
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James Corden Shares Some Ways To Help by The Late Late Show With James Corden
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Michael Sheen Brought The 'Homeless World Cup' To Wales by The Late Late Show With James Corden
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Malcolm Corden Teaches Donald Trump How To Hold the Bible by The Late Late Show With James Corden
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Michael Sheen's Peculiar Family Heirloom by The Late Late Show With James Corden
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Wednesday, June 3, 2020 at 3am
Riverside Theatres Digital: No Cabaret for Old Men by Arts Review
A show that finally gives mature white men the voice they have never had, Riverside Theatres Digital will present The Wharf Revue’s Jonathan Biggins and Phil Scott in No Cabaret for Old Men, streaming to audi…
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Wednesday, June 3, 2020 at 2am
Lilli Waters: Anthropocene, The Age of Humans by Arts Review
Featuring a series of photographs challenging the marble skin figure of the female form against eerie post apocalyptic landscapes, award-winning photographer Lilli Waters will unveil her latest exhibition Anthr…
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Bat Out Of Hell – The Rock Musical rescheduled to tour in May 2021 by Arts Review
Originally scheduled to take place this June, TEG Dainty has announced that Jim Steinman’s jaw dropping Bat Out Of Hell – The Rock Musical will now take place in May 2021. Featuring an international cast, t…
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3 Things You Can Do Right Now by The Late Late Show With James Corden
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Wednesday, June 3, 2020 at 1am
Your Zoom Meeting Is Really Just An Early Performance Experience by Joe Patti
At the end of last month, Nina Simon did the lead presentation for Opera America’s virtual conference. (Or perhaps it was just the lead presentation for the topic of “Creating Real Belonging.” I just saw …
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Wednesday, June 3, 2020 at midnight
Theatre Artists Launch Initiatives to Promote Industrywide Racial Sensitivity and Accountability
As the protests against widespread police brutality continue to fuel a larger conversation surrounding race in America, black and non-black theatre artists are stepping forward to create new initiatives and pro…
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Emerging Writers’ Festival reveals 2020 program by Arts Review
Bringing together storytellers of all kinds in an inspiring eight-day program of performances, professional development and innovative digital programming in a completely online festival from 16 June, the Emerg…
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