‘Seven Scenes’ Review: Push-Pull Pieces Lacking Connective Tissue by Brian Seibert

A tempestuous new work by the choreographers Bobbi Jene Smith and Or Schraiber debuts at Little Island.

July-August 2025: Summer Blur by Nicole Serratore

First Night With the Duke briefly embracing the silly novel aesthetic I was so fidgety and unhappy with dramas this summer that I hardly have notes on any of them. So bear with me this mont…

Your Travalanche Daily Digest for August 24, 2025 by Trav S.D.

Today’s new Travalanche posts for August 24, 2025 are about early game show pioneer Dennis James, actor Steve Guttenberg, and the recently departed Jerry Adler. Previous August 24 posts in…

R.I.P. Jerry Adler by Trav S.D.

Thanks, Eve Golden, for the sad intel that Jerry Adler (1929-2025) breathes no more. 96 years old! He must have had the same doctor as Fyvush Finkel! Strange…I had cause to mention him her…

Jerry Adler, Broadway Stage Manager and Beloved Actor on The Sopranos, Mad About You, Dies at 96

From Julie Andrews to Larry David: The Illustrious Career of Fish in the Dark's Jerry Adler

Hong Kong Ballet- ‘The Butterfly Lovers’- An Enchantment by Alix Cohen

By Alix Cohen The Chinese legend The Butterfly Lovers (梁山伯与祝英台, or Liang Zhu) traces its origins to the Eastern Jin Dynasty (317–420 AD), a time marked by rigid social hierar…

Annie Stainer, 79, Dies; Enigmatic Mime Who Performed With David Bowie by Ash Wu

She later became a powerful solo artist in her own right, creating a dance trilogy steeped in myth and feminine archetypes.

Ozzie Rodriguez, Off Off Broadway Mainstay and Archivist, Dies at 81 by Alex Williams

An actor, director and playwright for La MaMa Experimental Theater Club, he later found an even more distinct role: curating its vast archive.

The Steve Guttenberg Bible by Trav S.D.

All things remaining the same, it might have been quite some time (if ever) that I would have devoted a post here to actor Steve Guttenberg (b. 1958). But a couple of recent developments hav…

Camelot, Mozart and More on Elaine Page on Sunday by Broadway.com

Olivier-winning actress Elaine Paige is giving Broadway.com listeners a chance to hear her BBC Radio 2 show Elaine Paige on Sunday. This week's show is stuffed full of show tunes, stage new…

Edinburgh Fringe Review: Dear Annie, I Hate You at Pleasance Courtyard (Pleasance Two) by Finlay Clench

Edinburgh Fringe Review: Dear Annie, I Hate You at Pleasance Courtyard (Pleasance Two) “I both loved its experimentation and disliked its performance style.” The post Edinburgh Fringe Re…

Edinburgh Fringe Review: Thanks for Being Here at ZOO Southside by Finlay Clench

Edinburgh Fringe Review: Thanks for Being Here at ZOO Southside The post Edinburgh Fringe Review: Thanks for Being Here at ZOO Southside appeared first on Theatre Weekly.

Edinburgh Fringe Review: Fuselage at Pleasance Courtyard (Above) by Finlay Clench

Edinburgh Fringe Review: Fuselage at Pleasance Courtyard (Above) “The story told is an essential one.” The post Edinburgh Fringe Review: Fuselage at Pleasance Courtyard (Above) appeared …

Play On by Mason Pilevsky

Twelfth Night – 22 August 2025 I associate free Shakespeare in the Park at the Delacorte with wildly imaginative interpretations of Shakespeare that are anachronistic, accessible, and deli…

Golden Time (and Other Behavioural Management Strategies) review – a magic hour by Chris Wiegand

Pleasance Dome, EdinburghKate Ireland’s warmly delivered one-woman show considers the pressures of productivity, rules and rewards at school and beyond She has been given 60 minutes out of…

The Many Games and Claims of Dennis James by Trav S.D.

Over 9,000 posts on Travalanche and I have not yet had any occasion to mention broadcasting announcer, emcee, commercial pitch man, and game show host Dennis James (Demetrio “Demie” Spos…

Pennsylvania’s Chautauqua is a summertime haven for lifelong learners by The Associated Press

By MARK SCOLFORO MOUNT GRETNA, Pa. (AP) — It takes a 54-page pamphlet to list all the classes, concerts, outdoor recreation and other self-improvement and entertainment going on at the Pen…

The Crawl review – madcap swimming comedy performed by synchronised duo by Chris Wiegand

Pleasance Dome, EdinburghAlexander Burnett and Ellie Whittaker dive into multiple roles in a bubbly show with plenty of audience participation This highly physical comedy about two competiti…

Black Blues Brothers: Let’s Twist Again! review – circus pals rock, roll, jump and jive by Chris Wiegand

McEwan Hall, EdinburghThe sharply dressed quintet perform acrobatics that often complement the 50s chart hits on the jukebox For their fifth season at the fringe, this quintet of Kenyan acro…

Sam Jay: We the People review – a cool diagnosis of America’s ills by Brian Logan

Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghJay makes big concepts provocatively funny in an eye-catching set nominated for the Edinburgh comedy award In We the People, Sam Jay talks politics and culture …

Edinburgh Fringe Review: Bog Body at Paradise in the Vault (The Vault) by James Hattan

Edinburgh Fringe Review: Bog Body at Paradise in the Vault (The Vault) "rewards its audience with profound emotional depth” The post Edinburgh Fringe Review: Bog Body at Paradise in the Va…

Edinburgh Fringe Review: The Three Marias at Greenside @ George Street by Paula Smith

Edinburgh Fringe Review: The Three Marias at Greenside @ George Street "A powerful and moving performance." The post Edinburgh Fringe Review: The Three Marias at Greenside @ George Street ap…

Broadway’s Jeff Ross Slips on his “Take a Banana for the Ride” by Ross

The Broadway Theatre Review: Jeff Ross’ Take a Banana for the Ride By Ross (no relation;) Ready with my thick-skinned New York City attitude, I prepared myself for the infamous “Roastmas…

Catch the remaining sounds of summer with free concerts all over CT by Christopher Arnott

Concerts featuring pop, folk, funk, R&B, salsa and more hit the outdoor stages as cities and towns throughout Connecticut wind down their summer concert series.

Restorative power of art featured in CT exhibit to raise awareness for organ donation by Christopher Arnott

“Art for Healing: An Exhibit for Health & Wellness” is a project of New England Donor Services whose stated mission is “to save and heal lives through organ and tissue donation.”

A CT couple has a natural skin-care business. Why its reach is international in more than one way. by Pamela McLoughlin

"To be able to combine that (project) with our business was a huge milestone," Rose Correa said. "It was amazing, life changing."

‘Haunted evening of Halloween Classics’ coming to two CT cities. How to attend by Staff Report

Candlelight®'s A Haunted Evening of Halloween Classics is coming to two Connecticut cities in October, according to a statement.

Here You Come Again

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Nuevas Voces: Alí Bello & The Charanga Syndicate

Pásele: A Latine Pride Comedy Bash + After Party

Stage Fright: A Broadway Halloween Cabaret

Nico Lang – American Teenager: How Trans Kids Are Surviving Hate and Finding Joy in a Turbulent Era

Don Steele Theater at the Historic Santa Fe Depot

AUTHOR | Israeli Haaretz Journalist Lee Yaron, “10/7: 100 Human Stories”

Jerry Adler Dead at 96.: A Witness to Theater History and A Late-In-Life Actor by Frank Rizzo

Very sad news about the death of Jerry Adler, 96, reported by The Hollywood Reporter. I wrote about Jerry many times as an actor, an author, and as a leading figure in theater history. (H…

Jerry Adler Dies: Behind-The-Scenes Broadway Vet & ‘The Sopranos’ Actor Was 96 by Natalie Oganesyan

Jerry Adler, a veteran actor who appeared in series The Sopranos, The Good Wife and Rescue Me and also served as a Broadway director and stage manager, has died at the age of 96, his loved o…

SITP/Public’s Twelfth Night Glitters Like the Stars in Central Park by Ross

“All the world’s a stage,” Feste (Moses Sumney) sings with passion and charm, crooning most delightfully to the enthusiastic crowd that has come together inside the Delacorte Theater i…

Craig Rubano Shines in Take the Moment at Hampton’s Summer Songbook by the Sea by Suzanna Bowling

Broadway veteran, scholar, minister, and cabaret star Craig Rubano returned to the stage in Take the Moment—a soulful, intelligent, and deeply human evening of song and story that left his…