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Tuesday, June 4, 2024 at 11am (Broadway Time)
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Ricky Ubeda and Ben Cook on Their Electrifying Dance Partnership in Illinoise by Kathy Henderson

There’s a built-in audience for the new Broadway dance musical Illinoise among fans of Sufjan Stevens’ indie rock music and admirers of Justin Peck’s choreography for the New York City…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:42AM

Ben Platt Is Bringing Queer Joy to the Newly Reopened Palace Theatre by Jeffrey Vizcaíno

In an intimate conversation with Playbill, the Tony winner chats about his Broadway residency and his mission to live "completely authentic."

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:42AM

Video: Alicia Keys Says HELL'S KITCHEN Is an 'Open Door' For Those Who Have Never Seen a Broadway Show

Alicia Keys stopped by The Late Show With Stephen Colbert to discuss her new musical, Hell's Kitchen, which has been nominated for 13 Tony Awards. In the interview, she talked about her love…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:02AM

Even Jonathan Groff Had To Win Over Audiences: How ‘Merrily We Roll Along’ Went From Sondheim Also-Ran To Runaway Smash – Deadline Q&A by Greg Evans

Director Maria Friedman’s staging of Merrily We Roll Along, both on Broadway and its previous run Off Broadway, just might be the most unexpected success in the long, glorious career of co…

SOURCE: Deadline at 11:00AM
Tuesday, June 4, 2024 at 10am (Broadway Time)
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Breaking Down Bruce Dern by Trav S.D.

Have no fear, I have no attention of taking down or running down the idiosyncratic genius of Bruce MacLeish Dern (b. 1936). The title refers to the fact that this post will divide aspects of…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 10:54AM

COME FROM AWAY Co-Writer Irene Sankoff Will Play Bonnie in Ottawa Production

BroadwayWorld has learned that Irene Sankoff, co-writer of Come From Away with her husband David Hein, will star in a replica production of the musical in Ottawa this summer when the Canadia…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:42AM

Video: Steve Martin, Martin Short, & Selena Gomez Tease Season 4 of ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING

The murder-solving trio of the hit series Only Murders in the Building appeared on Good Morning America during a break from filming the highly anticipated upcoming season. In the interview, …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:42AM

Call Me Cherry with The Outsiders’ Emma Pittman, Episode 7: Ten Minutes of Pure Joy by Darryn King

In the new Broadway musical The Outsiders, now playing at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre, Emma Pittman plays Cherry Valance, the sensitive, red-headed cheerleader in a world of battle-ready b…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:42AM

Complete Cast Joins Vanessa Williams for The Devil Wears Prada in the U.K. by Darryn King

The full cast has been revealed for Elton John's stage musical adaptation of The Devil Wears Prada in the West End. The show will open on July 9 at Theatre Royal Plymouth before transferri…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:42AM

Video: Watch Ben Platt Perform 'Before I Knew You' From Honeymind

Tony-award winner Ben Platt stopped Late Night With Seth Meyers to perform the song Before I Knew You from his latest album, Honeymind. In a previous appearance on the late-night show, he t…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:32AM

Your Artwork Could Be Featured on Showbills for Broadway's Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by Molly Higgins

The production is calling on fans to submit their designs for its first-ever Showbill cover art contest.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:24AM

Watch: The Gals of Menopause The Musical 2 'Don't Look Good Naked Anymore'—And They're Thrilled About It by Logan Culwell-Block

The follow-up to everyone's favorite musical tribute to The Change is embarking on a national tour.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:24AM

Matthew López’s Reverberation Sets Dates at Bristol Old Vic by Andrew Gans

Jack Sain will direct the work about loneliness and longing from the Tony-winning The Inheritance playwright.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:24AM

The Pajama Game Star Janis Paige Dies at 101 by Margaret Hall

Ms. Paige was one of the last remaining stars of Hollywood's Golden Age of Cinema.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:24AM

Olivier-Winning Dear England Sets London Return by Logan Culwell-Block

Centered on England football manager Gareth Southgate, the work made its world premiere at London's National Theatre in 2023.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:24AM

Public Theater Takes Shakespeare in the Park Out on the Town by Alexis Soloski

The Delacorte Theater is being renovated, so a musical version of “The Comedy of Errors” is touring some of the city’s outdoor spaces.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:24AM

MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL 2: CRUISING THROUGH 'THE CHANGE' Will Embark on a New Tour This Year

Menopause The Musical 2: Cruising Through 'The Change' will embark on a new tour this year beginning on the East Coast of the U.S., followed by more than 50 cities across the United States …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:24AM

Tim Minchin Will Embark on North American Tour This Summer

Tim Minchin, the Olivier Award-winning, Grammy and Tony Award-nominated poly-talent will return to North America this summer with An Unfunny* Evening with Tim Minchin and his Piano

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:12AM

Video: Drama League Nominees Celebrate the Directors of the Season

Just last month, the best of Broadway gathered at the Ziegfeld Ballroom to celebrate the 90th Annual Drama League Awards, and what better way to mark the occasion than with a tribute to som…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:12AM

Video: Watch Tony Nominee Brody Grant Perform 'Great Expectations' From THE OUTISDERS

Brody Grant stopped by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Monday to perform the song Great Expectations from the musical The Outsiders. Grant plays Ponyboy Curtis in the show and rece…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:12AM

In Colt Coeur’s “Still,” Politics Aren’t Quite Personal Enough. by Eve Bromberg

  My interest in theater, and acting, came from what I perceived as an intellectual limitation in ballet, where training is relegated to silence. While discussions of technique and aestheti…

SOURCE: Culture Bot at 10:12AM
Tuesday, June 4, 2024 at 9am (Broadway Time)
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How Cultural Solidarity Fund Got $1 Million Covid Relief to NYC Arts Workers by American Theatre Editors

A new report details the efforts of 20-plus artists, administrators, and organizations to join forces and give microgrants to colleagues impacted by the pandemic and its effects.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:50AM

A Midsummer Night's Dream, Richard II, More in Play On Shakespeare's Summer 2024 Season by Molly Higgins

The company is dedicated to promoting and creating contemporary modern translations of Shakespeare’s plays.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:48AM

Bradley Gibson to Release Pop Single 'No Ilys' by Molly Higgins

The Hercules and A Bronx Tale star will release a music video for the single June 7.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:48AM

Ramin Karimloo and Hadley Fraser Will Star in London Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Concerts by Andrew Gans

Rupert Hands will direct the 2005 Broadway musical.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:48AM

London The Devil Wears Prada Finds Full Cast by Logan Culwell-Block

With Vanessa Williams running the show, a million girls would kill for this job.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:48AM

Schitt's Creek Composer Aaron Jensen Joins In-Development The Cat's Meow Musical by Logan Culwell-Block

Playwright Steven Peros is writing the book to the new musical from his 1997 play, which became a film in 2002.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:48AM

Photos: Inside the New 42 Gala Honoring Tom Harris and Rennie Harris

Just last night, New 42 presented  their annual gala at the Plaza Hotel, titled Celebrating Times Square: Every Corner Tells a Story and recognizing the vital role that exposure to the perf…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:36AM

Horrible Histories – Terrible Tudors | London Trailer by Official London Theatre

We all want to meet people from history. The trouble is everyone is dead! So Terrible Tudors is back with the hit West End show for a third terrific year! From the horrible Henries to the e…

SOURCE: YouTube at 09:27AM

New Film About Songwriting Duo Rodgers and Hart in Development From Richard Linklater

Filmmaker Richard Linklater may be working on a new film called Blue Moon, about songwriters Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:24AM

Subscriptions Are Dead, Long Live Subscriptions! by American Theatre Editors

Theatres are taking a hard look at a well-worn patron model, and coming to different conclusions about its usefulness.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:00AM
Tuesday, June 4, 2024 at 8am (Broadway Time)
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In their words: What made the 2023-2024 Broadway season’s shows belong in this year? by Ruthie Fierberg

Actors, directors, choreographers and playwrights reflect on why their productions needed to be on the Main Stem right now.

SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 08:59AM

Video: Patti LuPone Talks A LIFE IN NOTES, Sondheim, and More

Patti LuPone recently chatted with Sarah Ferguson from the Australian news program, 7:30 about her new show A Life In Notes, which comes to Australia this month.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:54AM

Theater Review: “Toni Stone” — Winning Season by Martin Copenhaver

The excellent ensemble of Huntington Theatre Company actors, fittingly, work well as a team.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 08:12AM

5 minutes with a Tony nominee: Manhattan Theatre Club’s Lynne Meadow and Chris Jennings by Ruthie Fierberg

All three of the plays produced by Manhattan Theatre club this Broadway season are nominated for a Best Play Tony Award.

SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 08:08AM
Tuesday, June 4, 2024 at 7am (Broadway Time)
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Broadway Podcast Network - #314-Writing Your Bio

... biography of your accomplishments. It might be for a Playbill for a show you are in or it could be for your website. Now, I've seen a lot of bad BIOS.

SOURCE: Google at 07:36AM

Video: Laura Benanti Returns as Melania Trump on THE LATE SHOW

Laura Benanti returned in her iconic portrayal of Melania Trump on last night's episode of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert! Check out the video here!

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:18AM

John Stamos releases song for parody musical about disastrous Willy Wonka experience in Glasgow by Shahana Yasmin

‘Immersive Willy Wonka experience’ turned out to be a rainbow and a bouncy castle in a sparse warehouse manned by actors struggling to read their lines

SOURCE: The Independent at 07:06AM
Tuesday, June 4, 2024 at 6am (Broadway Time)
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Dear England playwright to alter ending depending on Euro 2024 result by Nicole Vassell

An England win at this summer’s tournament could affect the ending of Olivier-winning play

SOURCE: The Independent at 06:06AM
Tuesday, June 4, 2024 at 5am (Broadway Time)
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Wake Up With BroadwayWorld June 4, 2024

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is June 4, 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 05:06AM
Tuesday, June 4, 2024 at 4am (Broadway Time)
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What It Means For These Artists To Be Nominated For A Tony Award by Jeryl Brunner

This year’s Tony nominees reflect on their shows and how life-changing they have been

SOURCE: Forbes at 04:58AM

On Stage in Georgia – Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? by Jk Clarke

Theater Review by Jeffrey Bruce . . . . “Everybody Loves Somebody,” (Irving Taylor/Ken Lane) sung by Dean Martin, plays as the lights dim on Theatrical Outfit’s magnificent production …

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 04:19AM
Tuesday, June 4, 2024 at 3am (Broadway Time)
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Wonder of Wonders – Celebrating Sheldon Harnick at 92NY by Jk Clarke

Review by Ron Fassler . . . . In what was meant to be a 100th birthday party for Broadway lyricist Sheldon Harnick this past weekend at the 92nd Street Y, what took place instead was somethi…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 03:31AM
Tuesday, June 4, 2024 at 2am (Broadway Time)
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Opera Australia marks Puccini’s 100th Anniversary with thrilling new Tosca by Aussie Theatre

Marking the 100th anniversary of Giacomo Puccini’s death, Opera Australia has programmed two of the legendary Italian composer’s most celebrated

SOURCE: AussieTheatre.com at 02:58AM

Jodie Whittaker stars as The Duchess at Trafalgar Theatre by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo Jodie Whittaker will star in Zinnie Harris' production of John Webster's classic The Duchess at the Trafalgar Theatre. This post Jodie Whittaker stars as The Duchess at Trafa…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 02:57AM

Kip Williams’ new cine-theatre masterpiece DRACULA premieres July by Aussie Theatre

Sydney Theatre Company’s spellbinding new production of Dracula, the final and most ambitious instalment in Kip Williams’ lauded Gothic cine-theatre

SOURCE: AussieTheatre.com at 02:32AM

Peter and the Starcatcher confirms celebrated Australian stars of stage and screen for spectacular voyage to Neverland by Aussie Theatre

An all-Australian star cast will bring the 5-time Tony Award-winning Peter and the Starcatcher to life for the very first

SOURCE: AussieTheatre.com at 02:15AM

Play about England football team to return with potential for new final act by Nadia Khomami Arts and Culture Correspondent

Exclusive: Playwright James Graham says he will rewrite Dear England depending on outcome of Euros If the Three Lions lift the men’s Euros trophy this summer, they will have rewritten the …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:06AM

On the Couch with Luke Kennedy

The post On the Couch with Luke Kennedy appeared first on Australian Arts Review.

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 02:04AM
Tuesday, June 4, 2024 at 1am (Broadway Time)
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CHICAGO arrives in Sydney this week by Aussie Theatre

Described by The Times (UK) as “The sharpest, slickest show on the block”, the musical phenomenon CHICAGO arrives in Sydney

SOURCE: AussieTheatre.com at 01:51AM

Disney’s Beauty and the Beast enters the record books in Brisbane

The post Disney’s Beauty and the Beast enters the record books in Brisbane appeared first on Australian Arts Review.

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 01:29AM
Tuesday, June 4, 2024 at midnight (Broadway Time)
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Models For Staving Of Artist Displacement By Gentrification by Joe Patti

Interesting story in Bloomberg about what some arts organizations are doing to resist being displaced by gentrification.  The article focuses on Alma Weiser who formed Equity Arts as a Perp…

SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 12:54AM

Victorian Opera’s English Eccentrics shines a light on opera’s rising stars

The post Victorian Opera’s English Eccentrics shines a light on opera’s rising stars appeared first on Australian Arts Review.

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 12:47AM

Stephanie J. Block Stars in London Kiss Me, Kate Revival Beginning June 4 by Logan Culwell-Block

Bartlett Sher is directing the new revival of the Cole Porter musical at the Barbican Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:32AM

Alexis Scheer's Breaking the Story Opens Off-Broadway June 4 by Margaret Hall

The play follows a foreign war correspondent as she struggles to move forward from the trauma she has witnessed.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:32AM

BD Wong and Rosalind Chao Star in Off-Broadway's What Became of Us, Opening June 4 by Andrew Gans

Shayan Lofti's play features two different casts; Tony Shalhoub and Shohreh Aghdashloo join the Atlantic Theater Company production later this month.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:32AM

Adi Roy Is Broadway's New Aladdin Starting June 4 by Andrew Gans

The hit Disney musical recently celebrated its 10th anniversary at the New Amsterdam Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:32AM

Photos: Inside Irish Repertory Theatre's 2024 Gala With Shereen Ahmed, Melissa Errico, and More

Go inside Irish Repertory Theatre's 2024 Gala concert, Let’s Put On A Show! 35 Years of Irish Rep Musicals, which at The Town Hall. See photos from inside the event.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:06AM
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