Thursday, April 18, 2024 at 8am (Broadway Time)
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Photos: The Cast of THE WIZ Takes Their Opening Night Bows

The Wiz officially opened on Broadway last night at the Marquis Theatre. Check out photos of the cast taking their bows here!

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:42AM

In ‘Water for Elephants,’ circus moves aren’t just tricks; they’re storytelling by Ruthie Fierberg

Co-choreographer and circus designer Shana Carroll and co-choreographer Jesse Robb describe crafting the musical’s seamless movement through acrobatics and dance.

SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 08:30AM

Cheeky Little Brown review – raucous solo show about a splintering friendship by Anya Ryan

Theatre Royal Stratford East, London Nkenna Akunna’s monologue follows a young woman as she crashes her oldest friend’s 25th birthday party At its core, Nkenna Akunna’s monologue is a …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:06AM

London Tide review – Dickens and PJ Harvey team up for a melodrama as murky as the Thames by Arifa Akbar

National Theatre, LondonWith its heavy mood and gnomic song lyrics, this updated reimaging of Our Mutual Friend is like a 19th-century noir Period drama is given some sharp edges in this ada…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:06AM
Thursday, April 18, 2024 at 7am (Broadway Time)
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Today on Broadway: Thursday, April 18, 2024 by Matt Tamanini

‘The Wiz’ Reviews Are In, ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Musical Announced, ‘Sally & Tom’ Reviews “Today on Broadway” is a daily, Monday through Friday, podcast hitting the top thea…

SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 07:55AM

Video: Director and Choreographer Casey Nicholaw Talks Disney's HERCULES in Hamburg

In an all new video, Casey Nicholaw discussed the production of Disney's Hercules in Hamburg, which he is directing and choreographing. Performances run through December 22 at Stage Theate…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:36AM

REVIEW: Water For Elephants by JK

Review of the Saturday, April 13, 2024 evening performance at the Imperial Theatre in New York City. Starring Grant Gustin, Samantha Gershman, Gregg Edelman, Paul Alexander Nolan, Stan Brown…

SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:32AM

Las Vegas Tribute Show Sues Michael Jackson Estate Over Use of 'MJ' Logo

The Las Vegas Michael Jackson tribute show, MJ Live, is suing the Michael Jackson estate over the use of its logo.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:18AM

Broadway’s unlikely usher: How ‘A Strange Loop’ became a decorated musical by David John Chávez

Michael R. Jackson dishes about his Pulitzer- and Tony Award-winning show, set to run at ACT in San Francisco.

SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle at 07:00AM
Thursday, April 18, 2024 at 6am (Broadway Time)
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The siblings discover the painting | Clip from Nachtland by Marius von Mayenburg at the Young Vic by Young Vic

In which a very detailed description of the painting is given Tony Award-winner Patrick Marber (Leopoldstadt) directs a jagged new satire from Marius von Mayenburg, one of Germany's foremos…

SOURCE: YouTube at 06:22AM
Thursday, April 18, 2024 at 5am (Broadway Time)
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Grab A Playbill! University Of Michigan Student Is Headed To Broadway - 98.7 WFGR

One of Michigan's very own is gracing the biggest performing stage in the world. Find out more about Maya Boyd.

SOURCE: Google at 05:54AM

The Girls of Slender Means review – Muriel Spark’s postwar tale told with zingy wit by Mark Fisher

Royal Lyceum, Edinburgh Expertly adapted novel about young women beginning adult life in the wake of the second world war is shadowed by trauma but full of life and merriment We are in tha…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:54AM

'Crazy Rich Asians' Musical Now in Production - Glitter Magazine

On April 17, Playbill announced that a stage musical adaptation of the 2018 rom ... playbill. The Youngs are Broadway bound! @wbtheatreventures have ...

SOURCE: Google at 05:54AM

Peter Land | Gillian Lynne Award for Best Theatre Choreographer by Official London Theatre

Established in 1976, the Olivier Awards celebrate the world-class status of London theatre, and are Britain’s most prestigious stage honours. To find out more, click here: https://officia…

SOURCE: YouTube at 05:43AM

LONDON TIDE Lyttelton, SE1 by Libby Purves and Friends

MUD, MARSH, MONEY      Now here’s a bracing new way to do Dickens:  avoid sets full of Victoriana by keeping the stage pretty much empty beneath a set of uneasily moving lighting-bars …

SOURCE: theatrecat.com at 05:20AM

See Who's Joining Tom Felton in A Child of Science World Premiere at Bristol Old Vic by Logan Culwell-Block

The new play from Gareth Farr digs into the creation of IVF, with performances beginning June 5.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:18AM

Talkin' Broadway on Broadway Review: "The Wiz" 4/17/24 by James Wilson

Although it won a slew of Tony Awards in 1975, The Wiz has never really been considered a great musical. In the right hands, however, it is a thoroughly enjoyable one, and its buoyant pleasu…

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 05:10AM

Wake Up With BroadwayWorld April 18, 2024

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is April 18, 2024 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:02AM
Thursday, April 18, 2024 at 4am (Broadway Time)
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Still . . . Only Fools Rush In by Jk Clarke

Theater Review by Samuel L. Leiter . . . . Once upon a time when romances began, the big question was: what’s the other person’s religion? Then it became a question of race. Now it’s p…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 04:49AM

Oliver! returns to the West End this December by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo Cameron Mackintosh's new production of Lionel Bart's classic family musical Oliver! comes to the Gielgud Theatre in December 2024. This post Oliver! returns to the West End t…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 04:42AM
Thursday, April 18, 2024 at 2am (Broadway Time)
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Ranking the Lyrics of ...Baby One More Time #shorts #britneyspears by & Juliet Broadway

We must confess this was really hard. What’s YOUR fave lyric? #britney #britneyspears #shorts #music #broadway

SOURCE: YouTube at 02:47AM
Thursday, April 18, 2024 at 1am (Broadway Time)
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The Broadway Review: A busy revival of ‘The Wiz’ still doles out verifiable fun by Ruthie Fierberg

Schele Williams beckons the Black theater staple back to Broadway for a directorially untethered but reliably good time.

SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 01:35AM
Thursday, April 18, 2024 at midnight (Broadway Time)
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The Ian Potter Foundation fuels Geelong Arts Centre’s Creative Engine with transformative grant

The post The Ian Potter Foundation fuels Geelong Arts Centre’s Creative Engine with transformative grant appeared first on Australian Arts Review.

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 12:18AM

Suffs Opens on Broadway April 18 by Meg Masseron

The new musical explores the Women's Suffrage movement's victories and failures with a book, music and lyrics by Shaina Taub.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:02AM

Pulitzer- and Tony-Winning A Strange Loop Begins West Coast Premiere April 18 by Logan Culwell-Block

John-Andrew Morrison is reprising his Tony-nominated performance in the Michael R. Jackson musical at American Conservatory Theater.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:02AM

World Premiere of Hanif Kureishi’s The Buddha of Suburbia Begins April 18 at Royal Shakespeare Company by Andrew Gans

Adapted and directed by Emma Rice, the Wise Children and RSC co-production plays the Swan.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:02AM

Glee Star Matthew Morrison Heads Cast of Chicago in Japan Beginning April 18 by Andrew Gans

The Tony nominee is playing slick lawyer Billy Flynn in the John Kander-Fred Ebb-Bob Fosse musical.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:02AM

Rosie Sheehy-Led Machinal Revival Opens at London's Old Vic April 18 by Logan Culwell-Block

The production played an earlier run via Ustinov Studio and Theatre Royal Bath.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:02AM

ArtsBeat on Pioneer Valley Radio 4/17/24. by Mark G. Auerbach

NEW ArtsBeat on Pioneer Valley Radio 4/17/24. Wicked flies into Hartford. Varla Jean Merman at TheaterWorks, The Play That Goes Wrong at the Majestic and arts news for WMass and No.CT. segme…

SOURCE: pioneervalleyradio.podbean.com at 12:02AM

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2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards