Saturday, August 16, 2025 at 8am (Broadway Time)
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How scary can theatre really be? My horror marathon in search of stage frights by Kate Wyver

This year’s Edinburgh festival is full of creepy shows, from a jaw-clenching haunting to sci-fi terror. Our writer braves the darkness in Auld Reekie’s fringe venues for a day of fear I …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:32AM

‘Platonic’ bosses keep the friend zone unhinged with Seth Rogen and Rose Byrne, plus streaming recs by Tribune News Service

LOS ANGELES — That sound you hear is the lingering sigh of relief — or is it sadness? Confusion? The frustration over what could have been?— as “And Just Like That” completed its l…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 08:00AM
Saturday, August 16, 2025 at 7am (Broadway Time)
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Float review – pregnancy is an intergalactic voyage in this poetic solo by Mark Fisher

Gilded Balloon, EdinburghIndra Wilson’s imaginative monologue is a touching exploration of grief and hope through space travel If you ever need an extended metaphor, just ask Indra Wilson.…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:24AM

100 Years Ago Today: The Unholy Three (1925) by Trav S.D.

August 16, 1925 was the release date of the Tod Browning’s The Unholy Three. Browning had been directing in Hollywood for over a decade when he got a greenlight to direct his second pictur…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 07:18AM
Saturday, August 16, 2025 at 6am (Broadway Time)
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What to Stream: Offset, John Cena, John Grisham and legal fights by Jussie Smollett and Amanda Knox by The Associated Press

By The Associated Press Migos rapper Offset releasing his third solo album and Samara Weaving playing a reformed getaway driver in the heist thriller “Eenie Meanie” are some of the new t…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:40AM

Taylor Sheridan and Paramount are teaming up to launch a massive new film studio in Texas by Tribune News Service

LOS ANGELES — “Yellowstone” creator Taylor Sheridan and Paramount are going big in Texas, joining forces to open a 450,000-square-foot production campus in Fort Worth, in a boost to th…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:30AM

Sam Nicoresti: Baby Doomer review – an ebullient hour with a sky-high joke count by Brian Logan

Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghDelivered with self-deprecating joyfulness, this is a big-hitting set exploring life as a trans woman ‘Sir, are you aware those are women’s clothes?” Even…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:24AM

The Words of Ned Washington by Trav S.D.

August 14 was the birthday of Tin Pan Alley lyricist Ned Washington (Edward Michael Washington, 1901-1976). A Scranton native, Washington broke into vaudeville around 1922 both as an emcee a…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 06:18AM

The strings are the thing this week in CT arts featuring legendary guitarists and indie rockers by Christopher Arnott

The Courant's arts picks for Aug. 17-23 also include a Hartford Blooms tour, comedians including Howie Mandel and Brad Garrett, an outdoor dance festival and a wide array of music acts.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM
Saturday, August 16, 2025 at 4am (Broadway Time)
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Waltzing the Wilarra

The post Waltzing the Wilarra appeared first on Australian Arts Review.

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 04:48AM
Saturday, August 16, 2025 at 2am (Broadway Time)
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Furniture Boys review – grab a seat for clever comedy that turns exes into beds and chairs by Chris Wiegand

Underbelly, George Square, EdinburghA locked drawer that never opens, a rug that everyone walks all over … Emily Weitzman’s metaphors for boyfriends are ridiculous and revelatory It’s …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:03AM
Saturday, August 16, 2025 at midnight (Broadway Time)
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5 Reasons to See Mamma Mia! on Broadway by Margaret Hall

The international hit, which features the songs of ABBA, is back at the Winter Garden Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:24AM

The Machine Stops 

The post The Machine Stops  appeared first on Australian Arts Review.

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 12:13AM

OtM’s “Rainbow on Mars” Never Blinks as it Dances Forth a Compelling Construction Around Blindness by Ross

A Toronto Theatre Review: Outside the March’s Rainbow on Mars By Ross There is magic to behold in the multidisciplinary unwrapping at the heart of Devon Healy’s Rainbow on Mars. As what …

SOURCE: front mezz junkies at 12:05AM

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