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Monday, February 18, 2019

The Intimate Process of DUET-ED by Nic Adams and Cori Marquis

It shook me, as the kids say. And I see a lot. And experience a lot. And I felt shook.

SOURCE: Culture Bot at 01:04PM
Sunday, October 8, 2017

From Middlemarch to King Richard III: 15 of the best political novels and plays by Tim Adams and Robert McCrum

Fiction and drama hold a mirror to the virtues and vices of an age. Here’s our pick of the bestRead the rest of the Observer’s 100 political books series hereRichard Wright wrote to his …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:42AM
Monday, April 17, 2017

Federal judge denies Clay's lawsuit seeking re-hanging of controversial painting by Chuck Raasch and Adam Aton St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Judge says David Pulphus’s painting, “Untitled #1,” was government speech, and therefore legally removed by members of Congress who objected to its content.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 11:31PM
Friday, December 16, 2016

Charles Boardman obituary by Sheila Adam and John Mitchell

Our friend Charles Boardman, who has died aged 89, was a bank manager, bibliophile and director of amateur dramatics in his home town of Edwalton, Nottinghamshire.Charles was born in Warring…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:36AM
Friday, September 9, 2016

Pub Landlord Al Murray on his election strategy: ‘I could drink Nigel Farage and William Hague under the table’ by Jonathan Freedland, Peter Bradshaw, Ian Cobain, Imogen Fox, Richard Adams, Alexis Petridis, Amelia Gentleman, Susan Smillie, Jonathan Jones, Hugh Muir, Jay Rayner, Heather Stewart and John Crace

The comedian is to stand against Farage for South Thanet in the 2015 general election. But what are his guvnorment’s policies? Guardian experts question him on welfare, freedom, immigratio…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:20AM
Friday, August 26, 2016

The 20 worst Broadway musicals of the millennium by David Cote and Adam Feldman

From Thou Shalt Not to Amazing Grace, 20 of the absolute stinkiest flops the Great White Way has seen since 2000

SOURCE: Time Out at 05:21PM
Wednesday, June 8, 2016

David Cote & Adam Feldman's 2016 Tony Award predictions by David Cote and Adam Feldman

The 70th annual Tony Awards will be broadcast on CBS on June 12 from the Beacon Theatre. So now it’s time for our annual tradition, dear reader, of bestowing our can’t-lose predictions a…

SOURCE: Time Out at 03:24PM
Monday, February 22, 2016

See Who Will Play Bill Gates and Steve Jobs in Broadway Musical Nerds by Robert Viagas and Adam Hetrick and Michael Gioia

Tony nominee Rory O'Malley (The Book of Mormon) and Bryan Fenkart (Memphis) have been tapped to play tech giants Bill Gates and Steve Jobs, respectively, in the forthcoming Broadway musi…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:44AM

See Who Will Play Bill Gates and Steve Jobs in Broadway Musical \nNerds by Robert Viagas,adam Hetrick and Michael Gioia

Tony nominee Rory O'Malley (The Book of Mormon) and Bryan Fenkart (Memphis) have been tapped to play tech giants Bill Gates and Steve Jobs, respectively, in the forthcoming Broadway mus…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:43AM
Wednesday, February 17, 2016

Is Bull Durham Musical Headed to Broadway? by Andrew Gans and Adam Hetrick

Bull Durham, the baseball musical that ended its world-premiere run in October 2014 at the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta, is aiming for Broadway, according to a report in wralsportsfan.com.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:26PM

Sandy Duncan Exits Broadway’s Finding Neverland Abruptly by Robert Viagas and Adam Hetrick

Sandy Duncan has left the cast of Broadway's Finding Neverland just days after coming aboard the musical.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:40AM
Tuesday, February 16, 2016

Bill Gates-Steve Jobs Musical Nerds Sets New Broadway Start Date by Robert Viagas and Adam Hetrick and Michael Gioia

Nerds, the new musical about tech giants Bill Gates and Steve Jobs, will begin Broadway previews April 1, one day later than originally announced. The production will bow at the Longacre The…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:36PM

Tickets Go on Sale Today for Motown’s Broadway Return by Robert Viagas and Adam Hetrick

Tickets go on sale to the general public Feb. 16 for the midsummer Broadway encore of Motown The Musical, the hit show featuring music from the legendary Motown catalogue, which ended a 738&…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Thursday, February 11, 2016

Verdict: Are the Critics Taking a Chance on Encores! Cabin in the Sky? by Robert Viagas and Adam Hetrick

Tony Award winners Chuck Cooper and LaChanze as well as Tony nominee Norm Lewis star in the City Center Encores! staging of the 1940 Vernon Duke-John Latouche musical Cabin in the Sky, w…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:51PM

Disney’s Frozen Sets Denver 2017 Pre-Broadway Premiere by Adam Hetrick and Robert Viagas

The stage adaptation of Disney's hit animated film musical Frozen will premiere at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts in August 2017 prior to a spring 2018 Broadway arrival.

SOURCE: Playbill at 08:57PM
Wednesday, February 10, 2016

Broadway’s Amazing Grace Sets Date for Cast Album Release; Tour Planned by Robert Viagas and Adam Hetrick

The Broadway musical Amazing Grace, which closed Oct. 25, 2015, at the Nederlander Theatre, has been recorded by DMI Soundtracks and will be released in digital and CD formats on Feb. 26.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:20AM

Chuck Cooper, LaChanze, Norm Lewis Star in Encores! Cabin in the Sky, Starting Tonight by Robert Viagas and Adam Hetrick

Tony Award winners Chuck Cooper and LaChanze as well as Tony nominee Norm Lewis star in the Feb. 10-14 City Center Encores! staging of the 1940 Vernon Duke-John Latouche musical Cabi…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Monday, February 8, 2016

Casting Announced for First Mentor Project Play at Cherry Lane by Robert Viagas and Adam Hetrick

Off-Broadway's Cherry Lane Theatre has announced casting for the first in its series of Mentor Project plays, Christopher Gabriel Núñez's The Surgeon and He…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:00PM

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cats to Preen on Screen? by Robert Viagas and Adam Hetrick

Tom Hooper, who directed the hit 2012 film adaptation of Les Misérables, is in talks to film the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Cats, according to The Sun of London.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:47PM

Tickets Go on Pre-Sale Today for Motown’s Broadway Return by Robert Viagas and Adam Hetrick

Tickets go on pre-sale Feb. 8 for the Broadway encore of Motown The Musical, the hit show featuring music from the legendary Motown catalogue, which ended a 738-performance Broadway …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:29PM
Monday, February 1, 2016

Box Office for Shuffle Along, With Audra McDonald and Brian Stokes Mitchell, Opens Today by Robert Viagas and Adam Hetrick

The Music Box Theatre box office opens Feb. 1 at 10 AM for tickets to the anticipated new production Shuffle Along, Or The Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Sunday, January 31, 2016

King Charles III, Full of Passion and Pageantry, Ends Reign on Broadway Tonight by Robert Viagas and Adam Hetrick

King Charles III, the Olivier Award-winning Best Play that imagines a future in which Britain's current Queen Elizabeth II has passed away and her son, the current Prince Charles, ha…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

David Mamet’s China Doll, Starring Al Pacino, Ends Broadway Run as a Hit by Robert Viagas and Adam Hetrick

David Mamet's latest play, China Doll, which opened on Broadway last fall starring Al Pacino, ends its run Jan. 31. Despite earning some of the more negative reviews of the season, the p…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Saturday, January 30, 2016

“Trumbo,” “Spotlight” Lead SAG Nominations; Carol Burnett Gets Lifetime Achievement Tonight by Robert Viagas and Adam Hetrick

The 22nd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards are presented Jan. 30 on TNT and TBS Jan. 30 at 8 PM ET/5 PM PT.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Wednesday, January 27, 2016

If/Then National Tour Welcomes New Stars Tonight by Adam Hetrick and Michael Gioia

The national tour of If/Then welcomes Jackie Burns, Tamyra Gray and Matthew Hydzik to its principal cast Jan. 27 in Dallas, TX.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Tuesday, January 26, 2016

Cabaret National Tour, Starring Randy Harrison, Launches Tonight by Adam Hetrick and Michael Gioia

The national tour of Kander and Ebb's Cabaret, co-starring Randy Harrison ("Queer As Folk," Wicked) and Andrea Goss, launches Jan. 26 in Providence, RI at the Providence Pe…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Thursday, January 14, 2016

“Glee” Alumnus Adam Lambert Joins Cast of Fox’s “Rocky Horror Picture Show” by Robert Viagas and Adam Hetrick

"American Idol" finalist and "Glee" actor Adam Lambert has joined the cast of Fox-TV's fall broadcast of "The Rocky Horror Picture Show." He will play E…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:52PM

High-Tech Nerds Musical Books Broadway’s Longacre for Spring Opening by Robert Viagas and Adam Hetrick and Michael Gioia

Promising "the most progressive technology ever seen on Broadway," Nerds, the new musical about tech giants Bill Gates and Steve Jobs, has booked Broadway's Longacre Theatre fo…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:16AM
Monday, January 11, 2016

Watch Complete “In Performance” Broadcast, With Audra McDonald, Brian Stokes Mitchell (Video) by Andrew Gans and Adam Hetrick

The complete broadcast of "A Celebration of American Creativity: In Performance at the White House," which aired Jan. 8 on PBS, is now available for online viewing. The evening fea…

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:28AM
Monday, January 4, 2016

Fox’s “Rocky Horror Picture Show” Remake Announces Its Brad, Janet, Rocky and Riff-Raff! by Robert Viagas and Adam Hetrick

Actress and recording artist Victoria Justice (“Victorious”) and Ryan McCarten (“Liv & Maddie,” Heathers the Musical) have been announced to p…

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:48PM

Fox’s “Rocky Horror Picture Show” Remake Announces Its Brad, Jane, Rocky and Riff-Raff! by Robert Viagas and Adam Hetrick

Actress and recording artist Victoria Justice (“Victorious”) and Ryan McCarten (“Liv & Maddie,” Heathers the Musical) have been announced to p…

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:48PM

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