by Cathy Hammer In September 1983, Ireland passed the Eighth Amendment to their constitution, giving equal rights to life of a pregnant woman and her unborn child. The amendmen…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 09:18PMFRIED, STEWED OR BROILED, THIS FISH WILL NEVER TASTE GOOD So here’s what baffles me: A show which is middling at best is suddenly showing up at regional, community and high school thea…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 09:11PMBridge Records will issuethe first complete recording of Marc Blitzstein's signature creation, the opera The Cradle Will Rock.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:04PMWestfield News Group ArtsBeat 7/11/18. "The Lion King" returns to Hartford's Bushnell. "Hand to God" next at Theaterworks. Steven Schoenberg performs in New Salem, and other arts news for WM…
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Let me get the first jaw-dropping moment out of the way immediately—Aubrey, played by Aubri O’Connor, also co-founder, co-producer and artistic director for Nu Sass Productions—looks e…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 08:47PMFeatured in this April’s Limerick Fringe Festival and now playing in repertory in their North American premieres at SoHo Playhouse, Eavan Brennan and Siobhan Donnellan’s Get the Boat an…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:30PMTwo charismatic women rule the roost in the engagingly interactive Painted Ladies: Bosses of the Wild West, but their bright lights tend to overshadow the rest of the production. Painted Lad…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 08:06PMSoho theatre, LondonTuppence Middleton and John Hopkins star in Vicky Jones’s play about the sadistic games of a bored coupleIn Vicky Jones’s vicious relationship drama, originally stage…
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[Press Release] The 2018 Stage Raw Theater Awards celebrate excellence on the Los Angeles stages in venues of 99-seats or under. This fourth annual edition includes productions that opened b…
SOURCE: thisstage.la at 07:42PMThe revival of My Fair Lady at Lincoln Center is much like other Bartlett Sher revivals of musical theater chestnuts at Lincoln Center: it is colorful (if, this time around, more dimly lit);…
SOURCE: Show Showdown at 07:12PMThe topics covered in Goodman's Support Group for Men are exactly the conversations that we need right now, and in this marvelously comic work, playwright Ellen Fairey has hit the proverbial…
SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 07:04PMFollowing one couple over the course of a wine-fuelled night, The One is a punch of a play that places humour and
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On Tuesday night Bruce Springsteen played the first in what is expected to be the final run of his “Springsteen on Broadway” one-man show — and he observed the occasion by playing the…
SOURCE: Variety at 05:54PMHere's a quick roundup of stories you might have missed today.
Shuler Hensley Joins Shakespeare in the Park's Twelfth Night Musical
Tony winner Shuler Hensley (Oklahoma!) has joine…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:42PMLadies and gentleman, the Bombshell musical is still on This evening, producer Craig Zadan tweeted about the Broadway-bound endeavor adding what may be an exciting twist
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:42PMThe Broadway favorites sing in music videos from Matthew Puckett’s original show about Albert Einstein.
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:38PMOn this day in 2002, comedy star Robin Williams headed to Broadway for a limited three-night run at the Broadway Theater Check out a clip from Robin's legendary stand up comedy tour de force…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:35PMLoeffelholz, a 22-year veteran cast member of the show, took his own life June 29.
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The Play That Goes Wrong, the longest-running play currently on Broadway, was originally scheduled to end its run at the Lyceum Theatre on Sunday, August 26. Good news for fans of the farcic…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 04:59PMHamilton's Samantha Marie Ware, Beautiful's Chilina Kennedy, and American Psycho's Theo Stockman star in the Atlantic Theater Company production.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:50PM“Jersey Boys,” the Tony-winning musical about Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons, is the kind of show that’s made for the Muny.
SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 04:48PMThey’ve been a cornerstone of the entertainment industry for more than 200 years, but children are increasingly turning away from them. Why? And will the clowns have the last laugh? By Tim…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:48PMThe 2018 Stage Raw Theater Awards celebrate excellence on the Los Angeles stages in venues of 99-seats or under. This fourth annual edition includes productions that opened between January 1…
SOURCE: stageraw.com at 04:44PMAndrew Lloyd Webber's hit musical School of Rock has announced the addition of nine new cast members beginning on July 30. Katherine McLaughlin will make her Broadway debut as Principal …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:42PMThe producers of the starry Broadway staging of The Boys in the Band have announced a special midnight performance as a benefit for The Actors Fund. The show will be held on Thursday, J…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:42PMSchool of Rock - The Musical will welcome a new class of eight young rockers to Horace Green beginning on Monday, July 30, 2018. In addition, the show is excited to welcome Katherine McLaugh…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:36PMFour of Broadway's most celebrated stars will join Mark Cortale's Broadway The Art House concert series this month in Provincetown. Judy Kuhn, Tony-nominated star of Fun Home and Broadway's…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:36PMThis Ain't No Disco is an impressionistic rock opera set in Studio 54 and Mudd Club-era New York City, from Stephen Trask and Peter Yanowitz, choreographed by Camille A. Brown , and directed…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:36PMThe Actors Fund announced today that The Boys in the Band has added a Special Midnight Performance for The Actors Fund. This benefit performance will be held on Thursday, July 26, 2018 at 11…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:36PMDANCE DELIRIUM As jukebox musicals go, the rags-to-riches bio On Your Feet! definitely earns its exclamation point. No question, the upbeat tunes, with their irresistible Cuban-fusion str…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 04:30PMThe Andrew Lloyd Webber musical will welcome eight young rockers beginning July 30.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:27PMJean Lichty and Polly McKie complete the cast of Williams’ tragicomedy about four women in Depression-era St. Louis.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:25PMThe mash-up featured high school performers singing from Once On This Island, Frozen, Carousel, Dear Evan Hansen, and more.
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“I had been living in New York for about two years and was getting pretty lonely. I grew up with dogs my whole life so I thought maybe it was time for a little responsibility and a partner…
SOURCE: www.petsofbroadway.org at 03:53PMThe Broadway production features a cast including Jim Parsons, Zachary Quinto, Matt Bomer, and Andrew Rannells.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:49PMPlaywright and activist Larry Kramer just penned an opinion piece for the New York Times, in which he explains why the future looks bleak for the LGBTQ community. He writes
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:42PMIn The Tragical Comical Fool’s Game, the Masters of SHX present a cocktail of Shakespearean characters, blended with philosophical musings, and garnished with fourth wall-breaking asides. …
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 03:42PMThe Alan Jay Lerner and Burton Lane musical will play an additional three weeks at Irish Rep.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:35PMThe Contemporary American Theatre Festival is off to a rocking start, and with the local premiere of Bekah Brunstetter’s ripped-from-the-Supreme-Court-blotter comedy The Cake, the Festival…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:30PMEncores Off-Center, New YorkCity Center's popular summer musical theater series, continues tonight withGone Missing.John Behlmann,Susan Blackwell,Aysan Celik,Deborah S. Craig, Taylor Mac, an…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:24PMA free event featuring Chicago artists on the topic of the current United States immigration policies Wednesday, July 18 at 7 pm Victory Gardens Theater presents Town Hall: Reunite!, an eve…
SOURCE: Collective Leverage at 03:24PMThe sounds of silence are beautiful in a spectacular new show by the playful team of Swiss puppeteers known as Mummenschanz. The wordless You & Me was created by Mummenschanz co-founder …
SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 03:11PMThe historic venue is now home to the pre-Broadway engagement of Moulin Rouge!.
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by Emily Canavan Opinion Since the 2016 election, I am sure you have noticed the term Fascist is being dusted off and nervously applied to our current president. I have banged my head agains…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:51PMIn its latest work of immersive theatre, Serenbe Playhouse will submerge a ship nightly for its production of "Titanic."
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:42PMThe Tony winner takes Playbill audiences inside another track from How We React and How We Recover.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:38PMYour guide to affordable classical music concerts.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:35PMFriday 7/13 10am-5pmSaturday 7/14 10am-2pmSunday 7/15 10am-2pmTimeLine Theatre Company, 615 W. Wellington Ave., Chicago, IL 60657You're invited to stop by and shop TimeLine Theatre’s 2nd A…
SOURCE: Collective Leverage at 02:32PMThe Royal George Theatre, 1641 N. Halsted, has summer/fall slots available for the 50 seat Gallery Theatre, prime time 3 – 6 week rentals. Great price and location, right across the street…
SOURCE: Collective Leverage at 02:32PMAfter a long week of treading the boards, what better way for performers to unwind than with the affection of a furry friend To get ready for the big weekend, we're flashing back through our…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:24PMAs BroadwayWorld reported earlier this week, SpongeBob SquarePants The Broadway Musical will conclude its Broadway engagement at the Palace Theatre 1564 Broadway at West 47th Street on Sunda…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:24PMTo commemorate the reopening of one of the most storied venues in theatrical history,Ambassador Theatre GroupATG just shared a collection of reflections and anecdotes from Broadway and Holly…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:24PMLin-Manuel Miranda's Tony award-winning In the Heights will hit theaters on June 26, 2020, released by Warner Bros., who picked up the movie last month after a heated bidding war following t…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:24PMThis sounds about right! The acclaimed Broadway comedy The Play That Goes Wrong, which recently announced an August 26 closing date, will now remain at the Lyceum Theatre through Januar…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:24PMWho run the world? Painted ladies. And this year’s Fringe production of the same name by Too Much Damn (TMD) Theater rode that point home, in more ways than one. Set in a nameless one-hors…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:13PMThis week in the life of Seth Rudetsky, Seth shares the best stories from Icelandic excursions, on board performances, and signature Chatterboxes from Playbill’s most recent journey ab…
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:11PMThe Beatles have always had a cinematic presence, from the 1964 faux-documentary A Hard Day’s Night to the experimental shorts of John and Yoko. But no director has ever used the Beatles�…
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New plays dominate at West Virginia’s CATF.
SOURCE: Washington Post at 01:36PMThe 20th Annual Broadway Barks, the star-studded dog and cat adoption event benefiting New York City animal shelters and adoption agencies, will feature celebrities from the hottest shows cu…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:32PMPeter Rotter is at the podium on the Warner Bros. scoring stage, about to conduct music for the season finale of “The Handmaid’s Tale.” “You really bring the humanity to a very inte…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:30PMIt’s clear that at 70, the trail-blazing author of the seminal work Gender Outlaw is still a formidable force to be reckoned with.
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SOURCE: Slant Magazine at 01:28PMThe Pittsburgh Playhouse will officially open Downtown in October, with a ribbon-cutting event on Oct. 11.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 01:25PMPerformances of the Leonard Bernstein operetta continue through August 25.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:19PMThe Play That Goes Wrong, announced today that the Tony Award-winning production has extended its run past its previously announced closing date Sunday, August 26. The show is now on sale un…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:18PMA final trio of stage stars has been announced as celebrity participants at the 2018 edition of Broadway Barks, set to be held on July 14 in New York's Shubert Alley from 3:00pm-6:30pm. …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:18PMInside the Theatre, the series that documents Broadway’s historic playhouses, continues with the Ambassador.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:13PMThe first American production of “Fiddler on the Roof” in the language of the shtetl means training actors to hit the inflections, not just the notes.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:12PMThe comedy, which had previously announced an August shutter, will now run through the end of the year.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:01PMIf It Happened in Key West had been treated more like a gothic musical (which quite a few of the songs hinted at) about grief, love and loss it would have been stronger. But as it is by addi…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:00PMStay in the loop on industry and casting news with our write-up on who’s been slated for recent film and television roles!
“Shirley”Elisabeth Moss is ditching Gilead for an…
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Choose the show that you are most looking forward to. The list below is for shows that have opening dates on Broadway between now and the end of December 2018, as of this writing, and they a…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 12:58PMReview by Caroline Bock For one brief minute at the opening of Lesbians and the Men Who Love Them, written by M. Cristina García and directed by Mediombo Singo Fofano at the Christ United…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:57PM“The Play That Goes Wrong” announced Wednesday that it will no longer close on Broadway this August. In a reversal from its May announcement, the producers said the play will now…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 12:54PMThis is Part Three of a four-part series of reminiscences by Neal Weaver, entitled Nudity, the Unconscious and the Creative Process.
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SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 12:48PMThe American premiere of The Nap, a play by Richard Bean (One Man, Two Guvnors), has found its initial cast. Set to open at Broadway’s Samuel J. Friedman Theatre on Thursday, September 27,…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 12:36PMThe award-winning actor traded life on the stage for a degree in social work—and here’s why.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:30PMThe creator of Dame Edna Everage and Sir Les Patterson is back on stage with a show highlighting the dangers of censorship. He talks about living in a prudish age, sexual harassment and why …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:24PMMTC has announced initial casting for the American premiere of The Nap, written by Olivier Award nominee Richard Bean, the author of the rollicking, award-winning Broadway comedy One Man, Tw…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:24PMThe limited engagement runs July 10–21.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:23PMPeople all over the country have been raising their voices against the family separation crisis, andLuis Miranda, Jr., father of Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel, is one of them. On Trump's immig…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:18PMEncores Off-Center, New YorkCity Center's popular summer musical theater series, continues tonightwith Gone Missing.John Behlmann,Susan Blackwell,Aysan Celik,Deborah S. Craig, Taylor Mac, an…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:18PMAs the duo prepares for their Broadway debut, we're bringing you a sneak peek of thier vocal chops Watch below as they join forces for a comical 'White Christmas' and as Katie sings a Cabare…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:18PMThe new play by One Man, Two Guvnors playwright Richard Bean will debut on Broadway in a production from MTC.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:16PMAlexandra Billings, John Ellison Conlee and Johanna Day will star in the American premiere of “The Nap” this fall. The play, written by Richard Bean and directed by Daniel Sulliv…
SOURCE: Broadway.News Subscription at 12:16PMAlexandra Billings, a veteran of the Golden Globe-winning series Transparent, will appear on Broadway for the first time this fall in the American premiere of The Nap, a new comedy abou…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:12PMWe put an old piano out front on the sidewalk hoping someone would take it. Instead, people in the neighborhood are playing it. This guy from NY was driving by, saw the piano on the sidewalk…
SOURCE: intimateexcellent.wordpress.com at 12:10PMThis valiant production “adapted” and directed by Charlotte Moore appears to bring back the good ol’ summer stock days of yore.
SOURCE: Talk Entertainment at 12:06PMWARNING: This report contains spoilers from the Season 2 finale of “The Handmaid’s Tale.” Hulu premiered the highly anticipated Season 2 finale of “The Handmaid’…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 12:00PMIt’s songs galore today as MusicalTalk looks at three very different shows in this bumper episode. Thos chats to the remarkably talented John Hinton about his barnstorming, showstopper of …
SOURCE: musicaltalk.libsyn.com at 12:00PMAvon Free Public Library, 281 Country Club Road, Avon, is known for sponsoring free talks by authors and other book-related programs. On Tuesday, July 17, at 6:30 p.m., its fifth annual Loca…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:00PMNotwithstanding high expectations, together with The King & I’s difficult issues that are made even more complex in a modern world of evolving values, this transfer of the 2015 Broadw…
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The new entertainment company is also developing Mother Eve’s Secret Garden of Sensual Sisterhood, Empyrea, and In the Room.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:54AMThe two-night engagement is presented in honor of the late composer and former Off-Center artistic director, Michael Friedman.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:50AMPittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Company has postponed its Theatre Festival in Black and White yet again. It had already been postponed from its original date, May 31-June 10.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 11:29AM(An animated version of) the Hamilton creator stops by the Universal Kids cartoon July 13.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:29AMStage alum Ezra Knight is stepping into the role of James Morse in the upcoming Broadway tuner Pretty Woman: The Musical, which begins previews on July 20 and opens on August 16 at the …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:24AMThe hit Broadway musical Waitress will welcome real-life married couple Katie Lowes (Scandal) and Adam Shapiro (Steve Jobs) in the roles of Dawn and Ogie, respectively, on July 17. The pair …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:24AMA widow and her three daughters, all free women of color, are at the center of Gardley's 19th century New Orleans story.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:22AM18th-century theatre under threat IRELAND/DUBLIN Ireland’s oldest theatre is under threat of demolition as part of plans to develop an office block in
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:18AMAn exhibition exploring freedom of expression in the arts has been launched to mark 50 years since state censorship of the British
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:18AMI have been closely following the World Cup, although I have not watched a single game. The reason is, if you ever
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:17AMHappenstance Theater, the much-lauded purveyors of cheekily sophisticated whimsy, have brought another original devised work to Fringe, and if it doesn’t tickle your funny bone, you mi…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:13AMTheatrical producers Pam Laudenslager and Colleen Lober have announced the launch of a new entertainment company – Center Stage Capital, Inc. – to present a portfolio of producti…
SOURCE: Deadline at 11:12AMCalling the second season of the Hulu series hard to watch would be an understatement. WARNING: Spoilers through the Season 2 finale.
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SOURCE: BuzzFeed at 11:12AMI’ll make this short and unfortunately not so sweet. You will most probably leave this most recent reincarnation of this mostly problematic musical humming a few of its wonderful songs (mu…
SOURCE: Oscar E. Moore at 11:04AMCompany One’s director of new work questions everything, including herself.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:03AMAs the story goes, Dorothy Hammerstein once overheard a man at a lavish NYC event extolling the virtues of “Ol’ Man River.” Correcting the fellow, who attributed the song&#…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMWhen Angels in America finishes its Broadway run this Sunday, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, who plays Belize, acidic nurse to Nathan Lane’s toxic Roy Cohn, beloved friend to Andrew Garfield…
SOURCE: Deadline at 11:00AMOn Wednesday, Raven Theatre announced casting for 'Crumbs From the Table of Joy,' written by two-time Pulitzer-winner Lynn Nottage. Tyrone Phillips is slated to direct the family drama. The …
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We're getting some fresh faces in the diner Katie Lowes 'Scandal' and actordirector Adam Shapiro Steve Jobs will join the company of Waitress on July 17 in the roles of Dawn and Ogie, respec…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:54AMProducers Pam Laudenslager and Colleen Lober have just announced the launch of Center Stage Capital, Inc., a new entertainment company that will present a portfolio of productions including …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:54AMJersey Boys, winner of the 2006 Tony Award for Best Musical, is the authentic biographic story of the magic behind the music of worldwide megahit group, Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons. F…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:54AMLaunched by Peter Ridgeway and Leonard Sachs, the Players’ Theatre unabashedly championed music hall and live variety performances at its Villiers Street
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:45AMToday, theatremakers across the country are sharing their passion for the industry, as SOLT and UK Theatre celebrate Inspiring The Future Of Theatre.
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SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 10:41AMThe pair will step into the roles of Dawn and Ogie in the Sara Bareilles Musical.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:36AMThe Off-Broadway company will also present a revival of Daniel Berrigan's 1971 Broadway play The Trial of the Catonsville Nine.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:33AMBy HowlRound TV. Beginning on 19 July, the 2018 LTC Carnaval of New Latinx Work will bring over 200 Latinx and allied theatremakers, scholars, and decision makers together in Chicago, IL, US…
SOURCE: HowlRound at 10:28AMWith “Head Over Heels” in previews, we looked at how five Go-Go’s songs evolved into musical-theater numbers.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:18AMThe stage and screen alum joins a cast that includes Jessica Chastain, Xavier Dolan, and James McAvoy.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:18AMIt’s songs galore today as MusicalTalk looks at three very different shows in this bumper episode. Thos chats to the remarkably talented John Hinton about his barnstorming, showstopper o…
SOURCE: musicaltalk.libsyn.com at 10:09AMMaxine Peake, Natascha McElhone, Frances Barber and Imogen Stubbs will read sections of The Odyssey, in what is thought will be the
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:04AMBroadway and recording artist Shoshana Bean chats about her new album 'Spectrum' and upcoming concert at New York City's famous Apollo Theater.
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 10:04AMWhile Knights of the Rose show is definitely entertaining and boasts a fantastic cast and band, it needs to take a breath and lighten up so as to embrace the cheesiness that it so obviously …
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:00AMThe 2018-19 bill also includes sci-fi thriller The Nether, black puppet comedy Hand to God and a new holiday improv show, The Wonder Pageant.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 10:00AM
By Don Adkins, Managing Editor, July 11, 2018 Mummenschanz, often referred to as “The Musicians of Silence,” has returned to New York City for the first time in four years. Since its…
SOURCE: www.zealnyc.com at 09:54AMFive students had their Fringe festival reviews vetted by the Star’s Karen Fricker and Carly Maga, who are teaching a theatre criticism course.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 09:30AMStar critics Karen Fricker and Carly Maga unleash 22 U of T undergraduates to review shows now playing at Toronto Fringe.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 09:30AMColin Hovde, who has served as Artistic Director of the Anacostia-based Theater Alliance since 2011, will be stepping down from that position at the conclusion of the 2018-2019 season, the…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 09:06AMWhen the Tony-winning revival of “Angels in America” ends its Broadway run, it will be Andrew Garfield, as Prior Walter, who will say the last lines: “You are fabulous. Each and every …
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 09:06AMI was extremely disappointed by your column (Editor’s View: ‘Ramin Gray case underlines challenge of balancing fairness and transparency’, July 5, p6).
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AMMatt Hancock. He’s a daredevil isn’t he? As the former culture secretary – now health secretary – he was not afraid of
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AMTheatre and football don’t sit together that well. When they do, things don’t always hit the back of the net. Take The
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AMIt was the midnight of the 20th century, the day in 1942 when 15 Nazi bureaucrats met in the Wannsee suburb of Berlin to coordinate the “Final Solution to the Jewish Problem” – murder …
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AMThe latest press night parties, events and awards from the theatrical world in pictures. This week’s highlights include the press nights of The Lieutenant of
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For many 16-25 year olds, it could be theirs for as little as £5. Ian McKellen playing King Lear at the West End's Duke of York's Theatre.
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SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 08:50AM“Resistance is futile. But resistance seems necessary.”
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 08:48AMHere are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on July 11 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:48AMA longstanding contributor to The Stage of news and comment from Scotland’s theatre, light entertainment and television scene for more than 50
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:32AMEarlier this week, SpongeBob SquarePants announced a closing date of September 16. That's 10 weeks from now. As with any show closing announcement, I'm always intrigued by t…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 08:24AMThe year of the woman is certainly living up to its name! Yet another celebration of all things female will take place at Cadogan Hall on 30 August. THERE'S NOTHIN' LIKE A DAME is a one-nigh…
SOURCE: Stage Faves at 08:15AMAvignonThomas Jolly presents the spectacular Thyestes, Milo Rau explores a real crime in La Reprise and Julien Gosselin leaves audiences in a tranceThis year’s Avignon festival foregrounds…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:06AMCharing Cross theatre, LondonThere are jaunty tunes and fine performances but this musical about mummification starts to decompose halfway throughThey seem to have a penchant for musicals ab…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:06AMThe Stage Scholarship 2018 at Liverpool Theatre School has been awarded to 20-year-old Samuel Craig from Manchester. The award, valued at £31,500,
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:05AMHot Brown Honey are an Australian cabaret sensation – now, they're staging a new show at the Roundhouse working with young British artists
SOURCE: The Independent at 08:04AMThe winners of The Stage Scholarships at Read College have been announced. Sally Rudd, who is 18 years old and from Swindon,
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:00AMI met with Isabel Pollen and Jim Sturgeon who play the leading roles of Laura and Alec in Brief Encounter. We spoke about what its like to re-create such an iconic film on stage.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:00AMHello, and welcome back to our roundup of news from across the industry. From stage to screens big and small, we’ve got you covered. It’s everything you need to know and all you …
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This summer, Rinne Groff’s latest play, Fire in Dreamland, directed by Marissa Wolf, is making its New York debut at The Public Theater. Set in the days immediately following Hurricane San…
SOURCE: The Interval at 07:56AMBobby Steggert has shared a personal essay on why he left his acting career to pursue a master's degree in social work. The piece, titled 'An Open Letter to the Artist,' was written for the …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:54AMProof that Mummenschanz is a tabula rasa (and that I was highly caffeinated as I wrote this): the many cosmic attributes I projected onto the mime troupe in this Chelsea Now review, which I …
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 07:54AMSandi Toksvig has teamed up with her sister Jenifer to create a new production of Treasure Island that will become the Haymarket
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:50AMThis evening, we’ll know if the England football team has reached its first Fifa World Cup final in 52 years. But, whether
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:31AMNow in its 72nd year, the Festival d’Avignon may be just over the water, but it has few British audiences and even
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:30AMTumblers, clowns and horseback tricks in a 42-foot diameter performance ring – these are the components of modern circus established 250 years
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:05AMIt seems like only yesterday I was nervously shuffling in for my drama school audition. Two years later I am preparing for
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:00AMActor Ryan Pidgen will remember this night. It was the moment when he went out on stage an understudy and came back a star after single-handedly saving a show and the neck of its worried dir…
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Joshua McTaggart will step down as artistic director of The Bunker Theatre in September 2018. David Ralf will continue to lead the London off West End theatre in his new role as executive di…
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SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 06:57AMPlans for Warrington’s first theatre in 27 years have been backed by the town’s local council. A commission was set up earlier
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:56AMCheek by Jowl’s Eleanor Lang has been appointed executive director of Theatre Royal Stratford East. She joins on October 1 from Cheek
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:51AMJoshua McTaggart is to step down as artistic director of off-West End venue the Bunker, to take up leadership of the Chelsea
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:51AMThese dry, balmy evenings are best spent in a park where you can soak up those long nights and precious sun rays. So if you can combine a bit of theatre with a trip to one of London's finest…
SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 06:16AMOur #FirstNightTakeover series continues with Perry O'Bree at the world premiere of wacky American musical It Happened in Key West at London's Charing Cross Theatre. How much love is there f…
SOURCE: Stage Faves at 06:06AMA really fun, disturbing and unique piece blessed with performers who can carry the material off.
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Listen: “Moulin Rouge!” Began Performances Last Night and it Looks Amazing! Also, Protesters Get “American Idiot” to Top of Charts for Trump Visit! “Today on Broadway&…
SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 05:55AMGood morning BroadwayWorld Today's top stories Mary Poppins Returns, starring Lin-Manuel Miranda and Emily Blunt, will be released earlier than planned, and more
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:32AMIt's #HamiltonHumpDay so it's time for your weekly slice of HAMILTON joy to get you through to the weekend. This week, we're going back to a legendary moment when composer (and original Hami…
SOURCE: Stage Faves at 05:30AMBlackpool’s endangered Pavilion Theatre is to be restored as a performance venue, in a move that will see it removed from a
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:00AMFun Home exceeds all expectations. It’s one of those productions where everything – book, music, performance, design – comes together in perfect harmony and by the final notes you know…
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Ramin Gray has stepped down as artistic director of Actors Touring Company with immediate effect. Gray’s departure comes two weeks after he
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 04:36AMExclusive research conducted by The Stage has revealed the extent of under-representation of disabled students at the UK’s leading drama schools. Last
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 04:36AMWho is Genevieve Mooy? She is the first of seven who was raised in a little country town in the north east of NSW called Tamworth, she doesn’t sing country and western but she could if ask…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 04:33AMTheater-goers can look forward to a mix of comedy and drama and all-women production this autumn at Watford Palace Theatre.Artistic Director of Watford Palace Theatre, Brigid Larmour, recent…
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 04:30AM“Soldier Songs” will be on stage at Ford Theaters, Los Angeles. “Soldier Songs” — a groundbreaking multimedia piece — asks tough questions and tells tough stories through it…
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 04:19AMHow did one long and expensive party change a city forever? World Expo 88 was the largest, longest, and loudest of Australia’s bicentennial events. A shiny 1980s amalgam of cultural precin…
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July 11, 2018: Though it takes place in Northern Ireland, Cyprus Avenue, the shockingly dark comedy now at the Public Theater after acclaimed runs in Dublin and London, …
SOURCE: theaterlife at 04:10AMBroadway producers and Telecharge scrambled to get their act together after a snafu allowed theatergoers to snatch up deeply discounted tickets to 'Gettin’ the Band Back Together.'
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“The Magic Flute” will be on stage at ENO, London. “Magical instruments. Serpents and sorcerers. Trials of character and courage. When you begin an enchanted journey to find love …
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 03:56AMCelebrating its 67th year, the Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) has revealed its 2018 program. Featuring 254 feature films, 120 shorts and 19 virtual reality experiences, t…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 03:11AMMusicals theatre is no strangers to strange subjects – but this is something else. Back in the 1930s a German eccentric living
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 03:01AMMeet Bruce Blakemore, a struggling young Geordie tech-head and the unlikeliest international criminal mastermind. Soon Bruce and his Nan will find themselves
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 03:00AMTaking over a theatre building for the first time can come as a shock for artistic directors and they soon learn that
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Following successful seasons of La Boheme, Madama Butterfly, Carmen and La Traviata, Opera Australia will bring a little music theatre to Sydney Harbour with West Side Story confirmed as Han…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 02:54AMIf the first trailer of Chris Weitz’s “Operation Finale” is anything to go by, the American historical-drama looks to be a pretty fascinating and thrilling tale. Based on a true story,…
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 02:22AMThe Film Society of Lincoln Center brings “The Female Gaze” spotlighting the amazing work of accomplished international female cinematographers. The film festival that begins from July 2…
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 02:01AMIn light of recent revelations of sexual harassment in the industry, a working party for the Standing Conference of University Drama Departments
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AMTheatre has begun to confront its long-time problems around sexual harassment and inappropriate behaviour in the workplace. This has led to the
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AMGuidelines aimed at preventing sexual harassment in university drama and theatre departments have been drawn up in response to a spate of
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AMIt's a new era for the West End revival of Chicago following the departure of Oscar Award-winning actor Cuba Gooding Jr as Billy Flynn and Chicago veteran Ruthie Henshall as Mama Morton…
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I frequently write about how people often don’t feel arts and cultural events are for them is because they aren’t seeing themselves and their stories portrayed. So it was with so…
SOURCE: Butts In The Seats at 12:12AMAs part of the ongoing Pinter at The Pinter season of plays, comes yet another production with a story and theme that is quintessentially Pinteresque.The highly relevant “Party Time” is …
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 12:06AMSong Week is every day this week at 43c on Nina's World Be sure to catchLin-Manuel Miranda on an special on Friday, July 13th Check out a sneak peek of animated Lin below on the brand-new ep…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:04AMThe two-night engagement is presented in honor of the late composer and former Off-Center artistic director.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:01AMWhy all the shows in the Planet Connections Theatre Festivity are raising funds for various charities---"This is the most important moment for art that we've had in the last 50 years," says …
SOURCE: feedproxy.google.com at 12:00AMThe 15th anniversary of NYMF kicked off July 9.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMOf all the women who have played Hello, Dolly!’s leading lady, are you Carol Channing or Bette Midler, Donna Murphy or Barbra Streisand or Bernadette Peters?
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMIn A Postcard from Alice Farley on the One-Night Only If there were a moon at Madison Square Park, "What is the secret life of a park? What shadows are there? What creatures are at the edges…
SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 12:00AMIn A Dance Enthusiast's A to Z: I is for Celia Ipiotis and Jordan Isadore, "Three events were transformative: Watching Stanley Kubrick’s A Clockwork Orange, reading Anna Karenina, and s…
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