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Monday, June 12, 2023

Tony Awards 2023: The 5 biggest talking points by Isobel Lewis,tom Murray and Nicole Vassell

Ariana DeBose hosted night, which saw big wins for non-binary representation and British shows

SOURCE: The Independent at 04:49AM

Tony Awards – live: Jodie Comer, Sean Hayes win big as Hamilton star makes ‘Grand Wizard’ joke about DeSantis by Nicole Vassell and Tom Murray

Jodie Comer, Jessica Chastain and Ben Platt are among the actors vying for the theatrical awards

SOURCE: The Independent at 02:37AM
Sunday, June 11, 2023

Tony Awards – live: Lupita Nyong’o, Jodie Comer, Ariana DeBose and more arrive at Broadway’s biggest night by Nicole Vassell and Tom Murray

Jodie Comer, Jessica Chastain and Ben Platt are among the actors vying for the theatrical awards

SOURCE: The Independent at 08:07PM
Wednesday, January 25, 2023

A Streetcar Named Desire starring Paul Mescal announces West End transfer after actor’s Oscar nomination by Tom Murray and Isobel Lewis

‘It’s my favourite play and it’s wonderful to be able to share it with a wider audience,’ Mescal said

SOURCE: The Independent at 03:41AM
Wednesday, June 22, 2022

Joe Lycett standup joke investigated by police after complaint by Tom Ambrose and Agency

Comedian says he was asked to explain context of gag to investigating officers, and will keep it in his show The comedian Joe Lycett has said he was investigated by the police after an audie…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:37PM
Tuesday, September 14, 2021

How Indonesian Young Creative Workers in Yogyakarta Stay Productive Amid the Pandemic by Oki Rahadianto Sutopo, Annisa R Beta, Arian Utomo, Gregorius Ragil Wibawanto, and Novi Kurnia

Danastri Rizqi Nabilah, a filmmaker from Yogyakarta – a city in Indonesia known for its education and art – has no choice but to sell snacks after losing up to 40% of her income during t…

SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 02:19AM
Thursday, August 26, 2021

Together We Go On: A 36 Hour Non-Stop Festival on 28th and 29th August by Tom Willems and Tomas Leijen

  The International Drama/Theatre and Education Association (IDEA) is organizing the Together We Go On Festival on 28th and 29th August, a 36 hour non-stop theatre experience that will show…

SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 12:51AM
Monday, August 9, 2021

Kalina Stefanova and Marvin Carlson in conversation on Directors from Eastern Europe. Part 3. by Tomasz Wiśniewski and Katarzyna Kręglewska

This is PART 3 of the interview. To read PART 1 and PART 2, click the links. Tomasz Wiśniewski: There is a strong representation of the Romanian theatre. Professor Maria Zărnescu from Buch…

SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 12:18PM
Saturday, August 7, 2021

Kalina Stefanova and Marvin Carlson in conversation on Directors from Eastern Europe. Part 2. by Tomasz Wiśniewski and Katarzyna Kręglewska

This is Part 2 of the interview. To read Part 1 and Part 3, click the links. Tomasz Wiśniewski: Perhaps, at this moment we may ask Professor Octavian Saiu from Romania – who by the way is…

SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 04:03PM

Kalina Stefanova and Marvin Carlson in Conversation on Directors from Eastern Europe. Part 1. by Tomasz Wiśniewski and Katarzyna Kręglewska

A zoom conversation conducted on 13th May 2021 as part of the Twelfth Between.Pomiędzy Festival. Tomasz Wiśniewski: The session that we are beginning now is pivotal for all activities cond…

SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 03:03PM
Friday, June 25, 2021

From Daily to Beckett: Godot in Wuhan. Wang Chong and Peng Tao in Conversation with Tomasz Wiśniewski and Katarzyna Kręglewska. Part 2. by Tomasz Wiśniewski and Katarzyna Kręglewska

This is PART 2 of the interview. To read PART 1, click here. Wiśniewski: When I watched your adaptation of Waiting for Godot, I was struck by how mundane activities were globalized in the o…

SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 11:35PM

From Daily to Beckett: Godot in Wuhan. Wang Chong and Peng Tao in Conversation with Tomasz Wiśniewski and Katarzyna Kręglewska. Part 1. by Tomasz Wiśniewski and Katarzyna Kręglewska

Godot in Wuhan was a special session at the Twelfth Between.Pomiędzy Festival conducted within the framework of the Beckett seminar in Gdańsk. The University of Gdańsk Samuel Beckett Se…

SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 11:13PM
Wednesday, July 5, 2017

Cool Britannia symbolised hope – but all it delivered was a culture of inequality by Tom Campbell and Homa Khaleeli

It’s 20 years since Tony Blair reshaped Britain’s economy around the arts, yet the project’s legacy is an exploitative sector dominated by people from an astonishingly small demographi…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:48AM
Thursday, January 26, 2017

Bloody good fun: turning the story of Tarrare the sideshow freak into an opera by Tom and Tobi Poster

The true story of the French revolutionary soldier was so grotesquely dramatic, we knew it had to be told – with puppetsWhen we first came across the story of Tarrare – a perpetually hun…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:36PM
Friday, December 30, 2016

Beyoncé to Black Mirror; the culture that defines 2016 by Archie Bland, Michael Billington, Peter Bradshaw, Daphne A Brooks, Tom Holland, Jonathan Jones, Justine Jordan, Brian Logan, Sean O'Hagan and Simon Parkin

How better to make sense of this turbulent year than through the art and literature it has produced? Our critics choose the works that sum up the last 12 monthsIf there is one film that hold…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:36AM
Thursday, December 8, 2016

'Don't look at my feet!': Royal Ballet principal ballerina prepares for Nutcracker – video by Tom Silverstone, Jess Gormley and Irene Baqué

Royal Ballet principal ballerina Lauren Cuthbertson prepares for her opening performance of the classic Christmas production The Nutcracker at London’s Royal Opera House. Alone in the stud…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:06PM
Wednesday, August 10, 2016

Impressions masterclass with Alistair McGowan and Rory Bremner – video by Stephen Moss, Jess Gormley, Tom Silverstone, Noah Payne-Frank and Kara Fox

Stephen Moss learns the art of impersonation from two masters: Alistair McGowan and Rory Bremner. Will Moss impress his tutors with his Boris Johnson? Can he manage to stretch his words and …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:14AM
Tuesday, January 5, 2016

Tobias Menzies' self portrait: 'I feel younger than my years' – video by Tom Silverstone, Noah Payne-Frank, Jess Gormley and Juliet Riddell

Actor Tobias Menzies analyses his reflection while looking down the lens of the camera and drawing his self-portrait on an iPad. Through this intimate process he reveals his thoughts about h…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:32AM
Monday, December 14, 2015

'Don't look at my feet!': Royal Ballet principal ballerina prepares for Nutcracker – video by Tom Silverstone, Jess Gormley and Irene Baqué

Royal Ballet principal ballerina Lauren Cuthbertson prepares for her opening performance of the classic Christmas production The Nutcracker at London’s Royal Opera House. Alone in the stud…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:10AM
Wednesday, September 30, 2015

Debating ‘Otello,’ Blackface and Casting Trends by Ben Brantley and Anthony Tommasini

Ben Brantley and Anthony Tommasini weigh in on the debate set off by the Metropolitan Opera’s decision to forgo darkening makeup in its latest production.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:04PM
Thursday, August 27, 2015

Exploring ‘Hamilton’ and Hip-Hop Steeped in Heritage by Anthony Tommasini and Jon Caramanica

Anthony Tommasini and Jon Caramanica discuss Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Broadway musical.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:27AM
Monday, May 25, 2015

Another Spider-Man actor injured in fall by JOHN CARUCCI and TOM McELROY

Fourth time an actor has been hurt in connection with expensive production

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 05:58PM

Another Spider-Man actor injured in fall by JOHN CARUCCI and TOM McELROY

Fourth time an actor has been hurt in connection with expensive production

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 05:58PM
Tuesday, May 20, 2014

Cast me as a butler with a funny walk: Michael Gambon interviewed by Michael Billington - video by Michael Billington, Alex Healey and Tom Silverstone

When did Michael Gambon discover that he could act? What was his first role? And what did he learn from working with Laurence Olivier, Alan Ayckbourn and Harold Pinter? The great actor talks…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:00AM
Thursday, May 15, 2014

Bristol is a 'choir of creativity', says Warhorse director Tom Morris by Tom Morris and Matthew Austin

The Bristol Old Vic chief talks to the co-founder of Mayfest the annual festival of experimental theatre about a city whose artists are as energetically unpredictable as their audiencesTom…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:22PM
Wednesday, April 23, 2014

An Intervention, Palace Theatre, Watford by With The Simplest Of Designs By Lucy Osborne, and Great Music From Tom Gibbons (i Particularly Liked The Use Of Joe Cocker's With A Little Help From My Friends), This Engrossing and Entertaining Piece Ends On A Powerful Visual Image Of A Suicidal Mutual D

Palace Theatre, Watford: A smart two-hander, An Intervention begins with a drink-fuelled confrontation between A, a young woman who has just been on an anti-war protest, and her best friend,…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:13AM
Friday, April 19, 2013

Guest blog: The Situation Room by James Blakey and Tom Mansfield

The Easter weekend came right in the middle of our rehearsals. It was frustrating to stop working but perhaps, we thought, no bad thing to take a few days away from thinking about global con…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 04:11PM
Saturday, August 11, 2012

Edinburgh festival diary: news and gossip by Stephanie Merritt and Tom Lamont

Tristan makes a stand for the NHS, facts and fictions on a walking tour, and there's life in Shopping Centre yetHow do you like your scones?Trouble on the World's Greatest Walking Tour of Ed…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:04PM
Thursday, August 2, 2012

Audience Member Perspectives by Alison Drucker and Tom Holzman

Theatre is the best way to live more than one life (unless you believe in reincarnation). It invites the audience as well as the cast members to become one or more of the characters on stage…

SOURCE: theatrewashington.org at 12:28PM

All that Chat

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