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Friday, February 1, 2019 at 11pm (Broadway Time)
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Seth Rogen, Eddie Redmayne and Sacha Baron Cohen, Together At Last, In Aaron Sorkin’s Chicago 7 by Halle Kiefer

If you find yourself wanting to draw parallels between today’s political unrest and the tumultuous late ‘60s, Aaron Sorkin is here with a gigantic sketch pad and 1,000,000 sharpened penc…

SOURCE: Vulture at 11:34PM

92Y’s Lyrics & Lyricists Series: “We’ll Have Manhattan: Rodgers & Hart in New York” by Joel Benjamin

"We’ll Have Manhattan: Rodgers & Hart in New York," created and narrated by the soon-to-become Broadway’s Tootsie (in the new Broadway musical), Santino Fontana found most of its em…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:28PM

Ethan Slater & Lilli Cooper Join SELECTED SHORTS: DYNAMIC DUOS At Symphony Space by BroadwayWorld

Lennon amp McCartney, Laverne amp Shirley, Thelma amp Louise some pairs were just meant to be. Join Selected Shorts as we celebrate great stories with a few of the best and brightest partner…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:04PM
Friday, February 1, 2019 at 10pm (Broadway Time)
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Dance Review: Prometheus Dance @ 30 by Jessica Lockhart

The question is whether this evening of dance was supposed to be engaging or enraging -- or both. The post Dance Review: Prometheus Dance @ 30 appeared first on The Arts Fuse.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:12PM
Friday, February 1, 2019 at 9pm (Broadway Time)
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Stagecraft: Bob Martin, “The Prom” “The Drowsy Chaperone” “Elf” by Jan Simpson

The Stagecraft podcast is hosted by Jan Simpson. It is a series of interviews with playwrights (and musical book writers) of shows opening on Broadway and off-Broadway.   Guest: Bob Ma…

SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 09:00PM
Friday, February 1, 2019 at 8pm (Broadway Time)
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BWW Review: Andréa Burns Says Buona Sera To The York's CARMELINA by Michael Dale

With a proliferation of pimps, drug dealers and muggers saturating Times Square, business on Broadway was struggling during much of the 1970s, with theatres frequently left empty for long st…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:42PM

Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper Will Perform ‘Shallow’ at the Oscars by Nate Nickolai

Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper are officially performing “Shallow” at the 91st Academy Awards. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences confirmed the news with a simple twee…

SOURCE: Variety at 08:34PM

Christopher Ashley on La Jolla Playhouse's 'Diana': it's 'a story of a woman who finds her voice and finds her power' by James Hebert

As the much-anticipated musical “Diana” nears its world premiere at San Diego’s La Jolla Playhouse, director Christopher Ashley has had a chance to contemplate what things might be lik…

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 08:30PM

Grammy Awards Will Salute Motown’s 60th Anniversary with TV Special Taped Two Days After Show by Roger Friedman

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SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 08:04PM

SoCal theater listings, Feb. 3-10: The MLK drama ‘Mountaintop,’ Davis Gaines in ‘Oliver!’ and more by Matt Cooper

Capsule reviews are by Philip Brandes (P.B.) and Daryl H. Miller (D.H.M.). Openings All About Valentina The L.A. native, drag artist and “RuPaul’s Drag Race” regular sings, lip-syncs, …

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 08:00PM
Friday, February 1, 2019 at 7pm (Broadway Time)
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Greenhouse Theater Center Seeks Aspiring and Established Lyricists and Composers To Develop New Musical by Michael J. Roberts

The Greenhouse Theater Center (GTC), in conjunction with Forum Productions, seeks aspiring and established lyricist/composer teams to [...]

SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 07:42PM

Intelligence . . . Or Something Like It by Jk Clarke

          by JK Clarke   In his first book, War on Peace, published last summer, New Yorker investigative journalist and Pulitzer Prize winner (for his exposé …

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 07:39PM

Oscars 2019 ceremony: Bradley Cooper, Lady Gaga, Jennifer Hudson, David Rawlings, Gillian Welch will perform original song nominees by Chris Beachum

Oscar officials have been very secretive about the 91st annual Academy Awards ceremony slated for February 24 on ABC. But we now know five of the performers who will take the stage to sing B…

SOURCE: Gold Derby at 07:30PM
Friday, February 1, 2019 at 6pm (Broadway Time)
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2019 Broadway spring season preview of musicals: Which will be remembered by the Tony Awards? by Jeffrey Kare

As we’re now about halfway through the Broadway season, there are currently seven productions of musicals (five new, two revivals) set to open this spring. Could we be seeing any of them c…

SOURCE: Gold Derby at 06:42PM

15 Questions in 15 Minutes with Broadway’s Derrick Cobey by Deb Miller

Soon to open back on Broadway at Studio 54 – where Andy Warhol, who coined the phrase “famous for 15 minutes,” spent more than a minute in the late 1970s, when it was the hottest …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 06:41PM

Upgrading Canadian Stage – Starting From The Bottom Up by Artsjournal

Toronto’s Canadian Stage has been a success in the theatre, less so in its financial fortunes. So with new leadership, maybe it’s time for a business upgrade rather than an artis…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 06:12PM

Does Ireland Have A Cultural Inferiority Complex? by Artsjournal

“We can’t have it both ways. We can’t keep saying we’re a wonderfully endowed cultural nation and boast about our artists and our poets and our writers and everything on the one hand…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 06:12PM
Friday, February 1, 2019 at 5pm (Broadway Time)
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Kick Off Black History Month with 41 African American Actors Starring on Broadway RN

Representation matters.

SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 05:43PM

Raven Theatre Announces 2019-20 Season by American Theatre Editors

The Chicago theatre's season lineup will include a world premiere by Mat Smart.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:40PM

Playwrights Realm Launches New Play Festival by American Theatre Editors

The Off-Broadway theatre will present readings of new works by MJ Kaufman, Nia Witherspoon, Michael Yates Crowley, and Asiimwe Deborah Kawe.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:39PM

Aziz Ansari, Natasha Leggero, Aspen Laugh Festival and more Colorado comedy you need to see in February by John Wenzel, The Know

Here's the best of the best in Colorado comedy in February.

SOURCE: Denver Post at 05:36PM

Theater review: Lovely, complicated, bloodied truth of DCPA’s “Last Night and the Night Before” unfolds subtly by Lisa Kennedy, The Know

Ten-year-old Sam and her parents are the fractured family at the heart of Donnetta Lavinia Grays' loving, richly performed drama, receiving its world premiere at the Denver Center's Ricketso…

SOURCE: Denver Post at 05:36PM

VIDEO: On This Day, February 1- Happy Birthday, Michael C. Hall! by Alexa Criscitiello

On this day, we're celebrating the birthday of stage and television star, Michael C. Hall

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:32PM

When A Civil Rights Worker Takes Over A Performing Arts Center… New Things Happen by Artsjournal

Doug Shipman — the founding CEO of the Center for Civil and Human Rights before taking over running Atlanta’s Woodruff Center — seems the right person to carry the momentum forward…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 05:04PM

First Issue: When A Museum Wants To Be Relevant To Its Community – What Does Relevance Mean? by Artsjournal

“Our breakthrough moment was when we took ownership of the fact that we didn’t need to write a “social impact statement” (which might be seen as competing with our mission statem…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 05:04PM

How Story-Sharing Platform Wattpad Became A Hollywood Player by Artsjournal

Beyond its handful of higher-profile productions, including a feature film coming this spring, Wattpad estimates that nearly 1,000 of its stories have been turned intotraditional books, TV s…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 05:04PM

2019 Directors Guild Awards predictions in 7 races, ranked by likelihood of winning: Alfonso Cuaron, Bradley Cooper and more by Daniel Montgomery

The Directors Guild Awards honor the best achievements behind the camera in both television and film, so who will be this year’s top picks when the industry’s directors have thei…

SOURCE: Gold Derby at 05:00PM
Friday, February 1, 2019 at 4pm (Broadway Time)
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Classical CD Reviews: Florence Price’s Symphonies nos. 1 & 4, George Antheil’s Symphonies nos. 3 & 6, and 20th-century Russian Orchestral by Jonathan Blumhofer

Fine recordings of symphonies by neglected American composers Florence Price and George Antheil; and a curious album from Cornelius Meister and the ORF Radio-Sinfonieorchester Wien. The post…

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 04:48PM

First Look at MCC Theater’s The Light Off-Broadway by Nathan Skethway

The two-character drama from Loy A. Webb marks MCC’s first production in its new 52nd Street home.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:47PM

Cast Set for West Coast Dreamgirls in Concert by Andrew Gans

The musical will be presented in February in Thousand Oaks, California.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:40PM

HELLO DOLLY's Garett Hawe Takes Over Instagram Tomorrow! by Linnae Medeiros

Holy cabooses Garett Hawe, who plays Ambrose Kemper onthe national tour of Hello, Dolly, is taking over the BroadwayWorld Instagram Story tomorrowGet a peek behind the scenes on a two-show d…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:24PM

Managing Director Rich Whittington to Depart Triad Stage by American Theatre Editors

Whittington will step down from the North Carolina theatre at the end of the 2018-19 season, following a 20-year-long run.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:23PM

Behind the Sheet by Sandi Durell

  by Carol Rocamora   Rarely does a historical play come along with the power both to enlighten you and move you to the core. Such is the case of Behind the Sheet, the mesmerizing …

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 04:21PM

Livestreaming The Art Part: A Two-Person Theater Conference by Todd London, Mark Valdez

By Todd London, Mark Valdez. Join us, Mark Valdez and Todd London, for a two-person, livestreamed theatre conference—on Valentine’s Day!—to talk about the love of theatre, the art of …

SOURCE: HowlRound at 04:18PM

National Opera House Boss Fired For Allowing Computer Game Tournament In Building by Artsjournal1

The Kyrgyz National Opera and Ballet Theatre is funded from the always-strapped budget of Kyrgyzstan, a small and mountainous ex-Soviet republic wedged between China, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekis…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:04PM
Friday, February 1, 2019 at 3pm (Broadway Time)
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Did Lady Gaga Save the Oscars? by Hunter Harris

As the Oscars continue to lose its freaking mind right before our very eyes, a benevolent goddess has apparently arrived to right at least one of its wrongs: Deadline is reporting that the A…

SOURCE: Vulture at 03:55PM

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SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 03:50PM

The Guardian view on business and arts: cash without a voice | Editorial by Editorial

Corporate sponsorship needs to steer clear of impinging on artistic freedomsNews that investment managers the Man Group is withdrawing its sponsorship from the Booker prize after 18 years ha…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:48PM

Jeremy Hardy obituary by Miles Jupp

Comedian and panellist on the radio shows I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue and The News QuizMany people have the ability to express their political beliefs coherently and many people have the …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:48PM

25 Years of Firsts with Chad Beguelin and Matthew Sklar, the Songwriters Behind The Prom by Paul Wontorek

Chad Beguelin and Matthew Sklar (Photo by Caitlin McNaney) “I think we’ve fought maybe twice,” librettist/lyricist Chad Beguelin says, looking at his writing partner of 2…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:42PM

Here's to Us! Watch Clips from Fiasco Theater's Reimagined Merrily We Roll Along by Broadway.com

Fiasco Theater reinvents Stephen Sondheim and George Furth's iconic musical, starring Ben Steinfeld, Jessie Austrian and Manu Narayan.

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:42PM

Theater Review: imaginary beasts’ Winter Panto 2019 — Joyful Nonsense by Erik Nikander

Imaginary Beasts’ Winter Panto 2019 proffers plenty of enthusiasm, wit, and panache. The post Theater Review: imaginary beasts’ Winter Panto 2019 — Joyful Nonsense appeared fi…

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 03:42PM

Raven announces 2019-20 season, including 'Hoodoo Love' directed by Wardell Julius Clark by Kt Hawbaker

On Friday, Raven Theatre announced the lineup of its 2019-20 season, including two Chicago premieres. The season will kick off this fall with the Chicago premiere of Rachel Bonds’ drama �…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:40PM

Top Theatre Stories: Friday, February 1, 2019 by Roberto Araujo

The latest about Rita Moreno, Ben Platt, and more.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:35PM

Take a Look Inside Rehearsals for Jesus Hopped the ‘A’ Train in London by Nathan Skethway

The Stephen Aldy Guirgis play will begin performances February 14 at London’s Young Vic Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:33PM

REVIEW: Leave To Remain, Lyric Hammersmith ✭✭✭✭ by Jennifer Christie

By Jennifer Christie Jennifer Christie reviews new musical Leave To Remain now playing at the Lyric Hammersmith. This post REVIEW: Leave To Remain, Lyric Hammersmith ✭✭✭✭ first appea…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 03:30PM

The bride is a Harry Potter fanatic, and the groom loves her for it. Of course they had a wizard wedding. by Winyan Soo Hoo

When she married Travis Griffin, Meghan Kotlanger fulfilled her dream of a Hogwarts-inspired celebration.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 03:24PM

BWW TV Exclusive: Lamon's Terms- Brooks Ashmanskas Meets His Biggest Fan! by BroadwayWorld TV

What happens when one of Broadway's funniest actors decides to interview one of Broadway's funniest actors You're about to find out, because The Prom star Josh Lamon is getting the 411 from …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:18PM

BWW TV: Get an Inside Look at MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG by BroadwayWorld TV

BroadwayWorld is sharing a first look insideRoundabout Theatre Companyand Fiasco Theater's production of MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG featuring a book byGeorge Furthand music and lyrics byStephen S…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:18PM

Second Issue of Caffe Cino Features Essays, Interviews, and Unpublished Plays by Olivia Clement

The literary theatre magazine, edited by Steve McMahon and Daniel Talbott, features new plays by Jessica Dickey, Philip Dawkins, Lucy Thurber, and more.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:18PM

12 Angry Jurors by Lara Altunian

The post 12 Angry Jurors appeared first on STAGE RAW - ARTS IN L.A. - SERVED FRESH.

SOURCE: stageraw.com at 03:17PM

‘SUCCESSION’ STAR CREATES IMMIGRANT COURTROOM DRAMA: INTERVIEW by Philip Boroff

Fans of HBO’s Succession  might be surprised that Stewy, the conniving cocaine-snorting private equity operator, is played by an emigré from Iran who co-founded a civic-minded theate…

SOURCE: Broadway Journal at 03:12PM

The Band’s Visit Tony Winner Katrina Lenk and George Abud Will Play Birdland by Adam Hetrick

The duo will perform the music of Rosemary Clooney, Billie Holiday, Nina Simone, and more.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:09PM

Cost of Living, Hampstead Theatre review - tough but tender by Tom Birchenough

Adrian Lester compels in new American drama about care and connectionThe Off Broadway production of Cost of Living two years ago brought Martyna Majok the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, the …

SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 03:04PM
Friday, February 1, 2019 at 2pm (Broadway Time)
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Thinking About Trauma And Triggering Issues In Acting Classes by Artsjournal1

“[Many theater professors] shake their heads about the aspiring actors who have refused to work on material they find harmful or otherwise objectionable. My colleagues sadly wonder how…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:54PM

Doomsday Art – Culture And Our Threat Of Apocalypse by Artsjournal

If every age has its version of apocalypse, the soft tragedy of our own is that it can no longer be safely situated in the future. Our end-times, instead, lurk among us, furtive and fierce a…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:54PM

Review: ‘Hello, Dolly!’ hits the Pantages with goofy charm and a glorious Betty Buckley by Margaret Gray

The national tour of director Jerry Zaks’ exuberantly received revival of “Hello, Dolly!” has finally reached the Hollywood Pantages Theatre. And though it brings us neither Bette Midl…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 02:50PM

Upcoming Equity Auditions for National Tours of Hamilton, Mean Girls, Frozen, and More by Playbill Staff

Find your next job with this selection of upcoming auditions for Broadway and shows around the country.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:37PM

Tom Burke & Hayley Atwell to Lead New West End Staging of Ibsen's Rosmersholm by Andy Lefkowitz

Stage veterans Tom Burke and Hayley Atwell have signed on to lead a new staging of Henrik Ibsen's Rosmersholm at the Duke of York's Theatre in London. Ian Rickson (Jerusalem) wi…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:36PM

Festival Roundup Part Deux: Not Our First Rodeo by American Theatre Editors

It wasn't quite the season of our discontent, but this year's January festivals felt a bit less binge-able than usual, despite the high points.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:31PM

A First Look at Lynn Nottage’s By The Way, Meet Very Stark Off-Broadway by Marc J. Franklin

The Signature Theatre production, directed by Kamilah Forbes, began performances January 29.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:29PM

Watch Highlights From Merrily We Roll Along Off-Broadway by Olivia Clement

Fiasco Theatre brings the Stephen Sondheim and George Furth musical to Roundabout Theatre Company.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:19PM

World premiere of 'Little Girl Blue,' a tribute to Nina Simone, opens at George Street by Natalie Pompilio | For Nj Advance Media

Actress/singer Laiona Michelle plays the title role in the musical she wrote about the 'timeless' singer, who died in 2003. The show premieres at New Brunswick's George Street Playhouse Jan.…

SOURCE: NJ.com at 02:14PM

BWW Exclusive: Ken Fallin Draws the Stage - Kelli O'Hara! by Ken Fallin

BroadwayWorld has teamed up with renowned caricature artist Ken Fallin, a life-long theater enthusiast, who has drawn many Broadway and Off-Broadway productions.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:12PM

BWW Album Review: BULLDOZER: THE BALLAD OF ROBERT MOSES Tells a Tame Story of a Polarizing Figure by Marika O'Hara

When a musical is titled 'Bulldozer,' listeners might expect its score to contain a blaze of sound, a rush of electric guitars, and a furious pounding of drums. The original cast recording o…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:12PM

Peter Noone's 'British Invasion' storms ashore at Paper Mill by Natalie Pompilio | For Nj Advance Media

"My Very Own British Invasion," based on the memories of Herman's Hermits' frontman Noone, will make its world premiere at the Paper Mill Playhouse Jan. 31. With a slew of Tony Awa…

SOURCE: NJ.com at 02:07PM

INTERVIEW: Glorious Old Masters – The Cast Of Art by Editorial Staff

By Editorial Staff Glorious Old Masters – we talk to Nigel Havers, Stephen Tompkinson and Denis Lawson on the first day of rehearsals for the ART UK Tour. ART UK TOUR SCHEDULE Waiting …

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 02:01PM
Friday, February 1, 2019 at 1pm (Broadway Time)
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February 2019 New York Theater Openings by Jonathan Mandell

This month there are no Broadway openings, but ample glamour Off-Broadway. Freestyle Love Supreme, the improvisational hip-hop group that Lin-Manuel Miranda and Thomas Kail conceived  in c…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 01:57PM

Series Finale of CW's Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Will Be Followed by Musical Special by Andrew Gans

The concert will air April 5 following the final scripted episode.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:56PM

The Powerful Role Of Gossip In Ancient Greece by Artsjournal

While Aristotle suggests that gossiping was frequently a trivial, enjoyable pastime, he also makes clear that gossiping could have malicious intent when spoken by someone who has been wronge…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:54PM

Arts School Tuition Is Too High. So One Seattle College Cuts Tuition By 20 Percent by Artsjournal

Cornish officials believe theirs is the first arts school to reset its tuition rates alongside a growing list of small, private, liberal arts schools like the Cleveland Institute of Music, M…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:54PM

Iran’s Leading Filmmaker Turns His Lens Onto The Wider World by Artsjournal1

Asghar Farhadi has won two Best Foreign Language Feature Oscars in five years: in 2017 for The Salesman and in 2012 for A Separation, which became the most profitable Iranian film in history…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:54PM

This Weekend at Film Forum: The Muppet Movie by Trav S.D.

Great news, people who are parents of children, and children who are children of parents, and people who are no longer children, but do or do not have parents (and who happen to live in or n…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 01:36PM

Casting Complete for All-Black Death of a Salesman at London's Young Vic by Andy Lefkowitz

The full group of stars has been announced for the upcoming London mounting of Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman featuring an all-black cast. The production will play the Young Vic beg…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:32PM

Veronica Dunne to Reprise Her Turn as Roxie Hart in Chicago on Broadway by Andy Lefkowitz

Veronica Dunne is putting her jazz shoes back on. The stage-and-screen star will step back into the Broadway revival of Chicago as Roxie Hart for a six-week limited run from February 12 thro…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:32PM

Veronica J. Kuehn Will Return to Off-Broadway's Avenue Q by Andy Lefkowitz

Veronica J. Kuehn, veteran star of Avenue Q, will reprise her turn as Kate Monster/Lucy in the musical at New World Stages beginning on February 18. Kuehn will succeed Gizel Jiménez, …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:32PM

Booked It! See Tina Fey & More Hit the Red Carpet at the 2019 Artios Awards by Broadway.com

Casting directors were recognized for their work at the 34th annual Artios Awards on January 31. The dual-coast ceremony was hosted by June Diane Raphael and Paul Scheer at L.A.'s Beverl…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:32PM

Merrily We Roll Along New Musical Premieres & More February Save-the-Date Picks to Love by Lindsey Sullivan

February is here, and we are positively smitten with the theatrical offerings this month. With Fiasco Theater’s reimagining of Merrily We Roll Along as well as new musicals Superh…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:32PM

Can Merrily We Roll Along Finally Find Its Ideal Self? by Jackson McHenry

Ever since Merrily We Roll Along premiered and then quickly closed on Broadway in 1981, people have been trying to find a way to resurrect Stephen Sondheim and George Furth’s showbiz music…

SOURCE: Vulture at 01:29PM

Joshua Harmon's 'Admissions' to hit Chicago's Theater Wit this spring by Kt Hawbaker

On Friday, Theater Wit announced the Midwest premiere of Joshua Harmon’s “Admissions,” to be directed by Jeremy Wechsler. In the bleak satire, Bill and Sherri Mason, the very liberal l…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:15PM

BWW Exclusive: Ken Fallin Draws the Stage - TRUE WEST by Ken Fallin

BroadwayWorld has teamed up with renowned caricature artist Ken Fallin, a life-long theater enthusiast, who has drawn many Broadway and Off-Broadway productions. Below, check out his latest …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:06PM

CRAZY EX-GIRLFRIEND to Air Concert Special Immediately Following Series Finale by TV News Desk

The CW will air a special concert event titled, 'Yes, It's Really Us Singing The 'Crazy Ex-Girlfriend' Concert Special' immediately after the series finale on Friday, April 5 at 900pm ETPT. …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:06PM

Veronica Dunne Returns to CHICAGO on February 12th by BroadwayWorld

Chicago announced today that actress Veronica Dunne will return to the Broadway production in the role of Roxie Hart beginning Tuesday, February 12. She will play a 6-week limited engagement…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:06PM

The P.O.W. and the Girl by Lara Altunian

The post The P.O.W. and the Girl appeared first on STAGE RAW - ARTS IN L.A. - SERVED FRESH.

SOURCE: stageraw.com at 01:05PM

‘I want people to leave with a sense of hope’: Writer & performer Emma Pritchard brings Armour to the Vault Festival by Emma Clarendon

The writer and performer Emma Pritchard chatted to LLLC’s Emma Clarendon about bringing Armour to the Vault Festival.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:00PM
Friday, February 1, 2019 at noon (Broadway Time)
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Dominique Morisseau, Christine Jones, Paula Scher, and Sarah Silverman Part of Atlantic Theater Company Gala by Adam Hetrick

Divas’ Choice will feature an evening of musical surprises from trailblazing women.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:56PM

Ain’t Misbehavin’ review, a high-wattage Fats Waller power surge at Signature Theatre by Alexander C. Kafka

If you’ve got a case of the polar-vortex blues, Signature Theatre has the prescription for you: a two-hour extended-release burst of high-wattage, endorphin-pumping rhythm, courtesy of one…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 12:54PM

Sunday Morning, 6 AM: Your Crash Course to Bright Lights, Big City The Musical

Get ready to rock out with some Bright Lights, Big City.

SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 12:52PM

Production news round-up: Josie Rourke to direct Anne-Marie Duff in last Donmar show and casting announced for Tennessee Williams’ The Night of the by Giverny Masso

This week’s production news round-up includes Anne-Marie Duff making her musical theatre debut in the final production directed by Josie Rourke before she

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:52PM

The World In 2019: Better Or Worse? by Artsjournal

So are things getting better or worse? Both, evidently—different things for different people in different places. And which way of answering the question is best: compiling statistics, or …

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:48PM

Why We Should Read About Ideas We Don’t Like by Artsjournal

First, an idea, while unpleasant, may well be correct or true, in which case we gain insight by being exposed to it. And even if it is only partially true, it can help us reach a more comple…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:48PM

Still Life In San Francisco Officially Authenticated As Van Gogh by Artsjournal1

Still Life with Fruit and Chestnuts, in the collection of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco since 1960, has been de- and re-authenticated more than once; it had been labeled as possibly…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:48PM

Nick Santa Maria & Jordan Schneider Talk Revolution In “1776” by Cary Ginell

In McCoy Rigby Entertainment’s production of 1776, director Glenn Casale cast a mix of veteran stage performers with younger newcomers. The result blends beautifully in the musical comedy…

SOURCE: vconstage.com at 12:40PM

See Tina Fey, Rachel Brosnahan, Billy Porter, and More Celebrate the 34th Annual Artios Awards by Nathan Skethway

Fey and husband Jeff Richmond were honored during the ceremony, which celebrated casting directors for film, TV, and theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:36PM

Fascinating But Flawed Fake Makes Promising Debut by Bill Hirschman

Passions erupt as art, commerce and international politics collide and conflict in the world premiere of Carmen Pelaez’s intriguing Fake at Miami New Drama. This play centering on a possib…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 12:32PM

Recap: Rodgers & Hart at 92Y by Matthew Wexler

Santino Fontana and friends kicked off 92Y's Lyrics & Lyricists series with a tribute to the works of Rodgers & Hart. The post Recap: Rodgers & Hart at 92Y appeared first on T…

SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 12:32PM

‘The pressure of creating our second show weighed heavy’: 1927’s Suzanne Andrade on The Animals & Children took to the Streets by Featured Content

How do you recover from a 'totally unexpected success'? 1927 Productions' writer and director Suzanne Andrade recalls how the company learned not to throw the baby out with the bathwater, an…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:30PM

Quiz: Play Ball! by Christa Skiles

Who says theatre and sports don't mix? The post Quiz: Play Ball! appeared first on Dramatics Magazine Online.

SOURCE: Dramatics Magazine at 12:29PM

Alexander Hamilton had his life turned into a musical. Now, John Quincy Adams gets his turn, in a new play. by Peter Marks

“JQA,” Aaron Posner’s “work of historical fiction,” will debut in March at Arena Stage.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:24PM

Justin Long Joins Cast of Do You Feel Anger? at Vineyard Theatre by Andy Lefkowitz

Off-Broadway's Vineyard Theatre has announced Justin Long as the latest cast member to appear in the New York premiere Do You Feel Anger? by Mara Nelson-Greenberg. Margot Bordelon will d…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:24PM

Ben Platt Sings Out in First Music Video From Debut Album Sing to Me Instead by Caitlin Moynihan

All we see is Ben Platt for forever. The Dear Evan Hansen Tony winner has surprised everyone by releasing a music video for "Bad Habit," one of the first singles off his previously…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:24PM

Anne-Marie Duff to Star in Sweet Charity at Donmar Warehouse by Andy Lefkowitz

London's Donmar Warehouse has announced a new staging of the classic musical Sweet Charity headlined by West End star Anne-Marie Duff. Artistic Director Josie Rourke will helm the produc…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:24PM

The Tashme Project tells of the distress of Japanese Canadians interned during the Second World War by Karen Fricker - Theatre Critic

There is valuable information in this theatre production about Japanese Canadian experiences, although the delivery can be confusing, writes Karen Fricker.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 12:23PM

Veronica Dunne Will Return to Broadway Cast of Chicago by Andrew Gans

The international hit musical continues at the Ambassador Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:18PM

Tony Nominee Danielle Brooks Releases New Single With Hamilton's Anthony Ramos by Logan Culwell-Block

"Black Woman," now available digitally, was co-written by Brooks, Ramos, and Will Wells.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:17PM

Fox's Rent Releases New Soundtrack, With Jordan Fisher, Vanessa Hudgens, and More by Ruthie Fierberg

The recording of the January 27 television musical event is available digitally February 1.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:12PM

Upcoming CD Releases for February 2019

Check out the latest in upcoming releases of Broadway and theatre related CDs for February, 2019.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:04PM

‘Some new twists to a familiar tale’: BEAUTY & THE BEAST – Touring ★★★ by Caroline Hanks-Farmer

David Bintley, artistic director since 1995, who is sadly retiring from the Birmingham Royal Ballet this summer choreographed this production of Beauty & the Beast, first staged in 2003.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:00PM

Lynn Nottage Delivers the Unexpected in Off-Broadway’s By the Way, Meet Vera Stark by Mark Peikert

Director Kamilah Forbes brings out comedy in Nottage’s singular play about the Golden Age of Hollywood.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00PM
Friday, February 1, 2019 at 11am (Broadway Time)
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Watch The Phantom of the Opera Light Up World’s Tallest Building, Dubai’s Burj Khalifa by Andrew Gans

To celebrate The Phantom of the Opera's upcoming Middle Eastern debut, the world’s tallest building was illuminated for 120 seconds with an audio-visual show.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:54AM

Of Our Own Making review at Tara Theatre, London – ‘cinematic scope’ by Fergus Morgan

Writer and director Jonathan Brown’s Of Our Own Making unfolds with thriller-like swiftness. It follows a group of refugees from Egypt to

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:51AM

Will Arbery’s Plano to Return for Limited Off-Broadway Run by Olivia Clement

The hit Clubbed Thumb production, seen last summer, will play the Connelly Theatre in the spring.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:50AM

Broadway’s Danai Gurira on Working With Black Panther Co-Stars Lupita Nyong’o and Letitia Wright in Theatre by Ruthie Fierberg

The Tony-nominated playwright and SAG-winning actor talks about casting her Black Panther co-stars in her plays.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:45AM

Meet the young cast of the West Coast Premiere of ‘Hype Man’ at Fountain Theatre by Fountaintheatre

Three young actors. Different personal backgrounds. A trio of distinct professional credits in stage, TV and film. Somehow, under guidance from director Deena Selenow, they must instantly cr…

SOURCE: intimateexcellent.wordpress.com at 11:45AM

Review: Cuzco, Theatre503 by Gabriel Wilding

Review: Cuzco, Theatre5034.0starsWe have all had our own holidays from hell, the pressure to enjoy oneself, the sights, the sounds, the partner you never realised you disliked until it’s j…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 11:42AM

UK Decriminalizes Pornography Made By Consenting Adults (Only Now?) by Artsjournal1

The Crown Prosecution Service announced, “We do not propose to bring charges [under the Obscene Publications Act of 1959] based on material that depicts consensual and legal activity b…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:42AM

Charles Dutoit Hired For Substitute Gig At National Orchestra Of France, And Controversy Ensues by Artsjournal1

The Swiss conductor lost his various positions during the winter of 2017-18, after several women came forward to accuse him of sexual harassment and assault. Now the Orchestre national de Fr…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:42AM

Watch Nico Muhly’s Marnie on PBS’ Great Performances at the Met February 1 by David Gewirtzman

The Metropolitan Opera production is the latest offering in the ongoign series.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:37AM

Antigone in Ferguson, Presented by WNET’s New Streaming Platform All Arts, Debuts February 3 by Andrew Gans

Spotlighting dance, film, music, theatre, and visual art, the streaming platform includes a mix of new programs and some from WNET's 50-year history.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:32AM

Whirlwind by Christopher Caz

These two mild points aside, Jaffee’s script is nevertheless hugely successful in conveying this man-vs-nature clash; his use of clever dialogue and idiosyncratic characters keep the topic…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:32AM

West End Company Revival, Starring Patti LuPone and Rosalie Craig, Releases Cast Album February 1 by Logan Culwell-Block

The new digital release preserves the gender-swapped version of the Sondheim and Furth classic.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:31AM

Review: The Orchestra at Omnibus Theatre by Verity Healey

'Sharp and witty': Verity Healey reviews Kristine Landon-Smith's production of Anouilh's farce about a struggling orchestra in post-war France. The post Review: The Orchestra at Omnibus The…

SOURCE: exeuntmagazine.com at 11:25AM

Review: Wooster Group turns Texas inmates’ songs into the stirring theater of ‘The B-Side’ by Charles McNulty

The celebrated company turns "Negro Folklore From Texas State Prisons" into a stereophonic seance linking generations of African American experience.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 11:22AM

Clive Owen to Star in New West End Staging of The Night of the Iguana by Andy Lefkowitz

Stage-and-screen star Clive Owen has signed on to play Rev. T. Lawrence Shannon in a new West End production of Tennessee Williams' The Night of the Iguana. Directed by James Macdonald (…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:18AM

Lynn Nottage's By the Way, Meet Vera Stark Extends Off-Broadway by Olivia Clement

Jessica Frances Dukes stars as Vera in the Signature Theatre revival, now in previews.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:09AM

‘There’s no artifice here’: NO SHOW – Soho Theatre ★★★★ by Debbie Gilpin

No Show is no usual circus act – the strength and skill are there, in spades, but not so much the glitz and glamour.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AM

‘About stillness in a chaotic world’: SALAAM – Vault Festival ★★★★ by Michael Davis

Taking a female perspective on racial tensions in modern day Britain, Sara Aniqah Malk’s Salaam takes place during the Muslim fasting season of Ramadan. Mariam (Yasmin Wilde) is a devout M…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AM

Disney on Ice in Chicago: Let it go, Elsa, 'Coco' rules the ice now by Jennifer Day

We were all there to make believe. And so, when the first act’s showstopper ended with a charming dose of awkwardness, no one at the Saturday matinee of Disney on Ice blinked. “Coco” h…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 11:00AM
Friday, February 1, 2019 at 10am (Broadway Time)
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West Side Story’s Rita Moreno on Keeping Her Career Sexy at 87 by Ruthie Fierberg

The Oscar and Tony winner talks about working with Norman Lear on Netflix’s One Day at a Time.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:56AM

Readying Above and Below: “revolutionary new moon in aquarius” at ISSUE Project Room by Tara Sheena

And, yet, we are here, re-fashioning community and remaining soft in a building of stone. The monuments are crumbling. We can take an ax to their base or let them dissolve to the dust of the…

SOURCE: Culture Bot at 10:48AM

Save 20% to See THE OFFICE! A MUSICAL PARODY Off-Broadway by Contests - Broadway

It's a typical morning at Scranton's third largest paper company until, for no logical reason, a documentary crew begins filming the lives of the employees of Dunder Mifflin...

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:48AM

Throwing Out My CDs by Ben Rimalower: GUYS AND DOLLS by Ben Rimalower

Well, next up in decluttering my apartment is clearing out the big, tall stack of different Guys and Dolls CDs I've spent a few decades collecting. I think I could hack this particular task …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:48AM

VIDEO: Watch Ben Platt's Music Video For New Song 'Bad Habit' by Stage Tube

Ben Platt has released the music video for the song 'Bad Habit,' from his upcoming album, Sing To Me Instead. Watch it below

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:48AM

Company’s Jennifer Saayeng and More Round Out Cast of London’s Death of a Salesman, Starring Wendell Pierce and Sharon D. Clarke by Ryan McPhee

Marianne Elliott and Miranda Cromwell will direct the Young Vic production of Arthur Miller’s classic drama.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:45AM

Review: Wooster Group turns Texas inmates’ songs into the stirring theater of ‘The B-Side’ by Charles McNulty

The Wooster Group has developed such a signature multimedia aesthetic over the decades that it’s refreshing to see this veteran avant-garde troupe willing to take a break from its playfull…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 10:45AM

Hayley Atwell and Tom Burke to Star in Rosmersholm in the West End by Olivia Clement

Ibsen's play is adapted by 1984 playwright Duncan Macmillan in a new production from director Ian Rickson and producer Sonia Friedman.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:39AM

Why The Academy Likes ‘Vice’ So Much More Than Critics And Audiences Do by Artsjournal1

“Vice’s copious failings … are exactly the sorts of things that the Academy reveres. Oscar voters love films that pretend to tackle Serious Issues but in fact exploit them as stage…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 10:36AM

First Digital Archive Of Roma Culture Run By Roma Themselves by Artsjournal1

“The RomArchive data bank has a collection of 5,000 objects, including photos, texts, videos and sound recordings … Works of art collected for the project include dance, theater, fil…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 10:36AM

Review:True West at curtainup.com/ by Elyse Sommer

As portrayed by Ethan Hawkes and Paul Dano, Sam Shepard's battling siblings once again make for a highly entertaining, provocative theater experience.

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 10:32AM

Cast revealed for Death Of A Salesman co-directed by Marianne Elliott by Robin Johnson

Wendell Pierce will make his UK stage debut with Sharon D Clarke & Arinzé Kene in Death Of A Salesman at the Young Vic, with Marianne Elliott co-directing. The post Cast revealed for D…

SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 10:28AM

Tony Winner Kelli O’Hara Will Make London Stage Return by Adam Hetrick

The King and I and Kiss Me, Kate star will play two concerts at Cadogan Hall next fall.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:25AM

West End LIVE announcement, famous castings & a 10-year challenge – the weekly round up by Eleni Cashell

Pinch, punch first of the month! (no return!). We’re already into the second month of 2019, and still writing 2018 on everything, which is nice and awkward.So while we’re all getting use…

SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 10:24AM

Clark Gable: The Westerns by Trav S.D.

February 1 is the birthday of Clark Gable (1901-1960).  Gable’s career was broad-ranging and diverse, but, as I’ve done with several other male stars in the past, today I though…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 10:24AM

The Ministry of Biscuits Q&A video and photos: Sharing biscuits and a love of G&S with Philip Reeve and co by Terri Paddock

Charming, delectable, delicious. And those are just the custard creams… It’s not often I get offered biscuits at the post-show Q&As I chair, but at a show called The Ministr…

SOURCE: Terri Paddock at 10:24AM

Network Star Bryan Cranston to Star in Showtime Limited Series Your Honor by Ryan McPhee

The Tony winner will head from the newsroom to the courtroom.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:20AM

'100% filled with mirth!' Comedians pay tribute to Jeremy Hardy by Interviews By Chris Wiegand and Imogen Tilden

The standup inspired Mark Thomas with his activism, opened Jack Dee’s eyes and appalled Mark Steel – in the best possible way. Friends and colleagues pay tribute to Hardy, who has died a…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:18AM

Spring review – jugglers join dancers for joyfully hypnotic show by Lyndsey Winship

Sadler’s Wells, LondonGandini Juggling and Alexander Whitley’s collaboration is full of simple pleasures and intricate skillA hybrid of juggling and contemporary dance? Now that’s nich…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:18AM

Hair reaches new heights in Ever After at the Alliance Theatre by Kelundra Smith

The post Hair reaches new heights in <em>Ever After</em> at the Alliance Theatre appeared first on ARTS ATL.

SOURCE: ArtsATL at 10:18AM

Music Interview: Talking With Colin Blunstone — Post-Zombies by Blake Maddux

"It’s a very exciting prospect that your peers think your worthy to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame." The post Music Interview: Talking With Colin Blunstone — Post-Zo…

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:12AM

Top Broadway Roles That Brendon Urie Would Slay by Gabriel Mero

  Brendon Urie is best known as the lead singer and only remaining original member of rock group Panic! at the Disco. In an industry where artists are chosen more for their looks and ma…

SOURCE: theatrenerds.com at 10:08AM

Cornerstone Films Boards Elisabeth Moss Psychological Drama ‘Shirley’ by Stewart Clarke

Cornerstone Films has boarded sales on Josephine Decker’s “Shirley,” the psychological drama starring Elisabeth Moss as famed horror author Shirley Jackson, whose “The Haunting o…

SOURCE: Variety at 10:08AM

The Inexhaustible Leigh Silverman by American Theatre Editors

The trailblazing director takes tension and turns it into art.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:00AM
Friday, February 1, 2019 at 9am (Broadway Time)
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Theatre Review: ‘Ain’t Misbehavin’: The Fats Waller Musical Show’ at Signature Theatre by Mary Ann Johnson

This is a shiny show. The music, the actors, costumes, set, lighting—they just shine. This musical revue, with the book by Murray Horwitz and Richard Maltby, Jr., and music by various comp…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 09:58AM

The Ruffian on the Stair review at Hope Theatre, London – ‘fresh, funny and ruthless’ by Paul Vale

Joe Orton’s The Ruffian on the Stair was initially conceived as a radio play, and later rewritten for the stage in 1966,

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:51AM

Listen to Ben Platt Sing ’Bad Habit’ and ’Ease My Mind’ From New Album by Ruthie Fierberg

The first two tracks on the Dear Evan Hansen star’s first solo album, Sing to Me Instead, are now available.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:51AM

Billy Porter, Christy Altomare, Marissa Jaret Winokur, More Join Roster of New Digital Agency The Cast by Andrew Gans

The agency is focused on brokering partnerships between brands and Broadway influencers.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:50AM

Pianist Yuja Wang Talks About Her Upcoming Carnegie Hall Concert Series by Jeremy Geffen

Her six-concert Perspectives series will showcase artistic collaborations with friends and mentors.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:48AM

Tom Burke & Hayley Atwell to lead Ibsen’s Rosmersholm in West End by Robin Johnson

Stage and screen stars Tom Burke and Hayley Atwell will lead the cast of a new adaptation of Ibsen's political drama Rosmersholm in the West End. The post Tom Burke & Hayley Atwell to l…

SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 09:45AM

See a Sneak Peek of Gillian Anderson and Lily James in All About Eve by Mark Peikert

The highly anticipated Ivo van Hove adaptation of Academy Award-winning classic film begins previews February 2.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:42AM

GRACE NOTES: Friday, February 1, 2019 by Susan Grace

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Now *Here’s* A Career For A Retired Ballerina: Aerialist by Artsjournal1

“When Ariana Lallone left Pacific Northwest Ballet after nearly 25 years, … [she] knew that she wanted to keep performing. Eight years later, look up, and there she is — an aerial …

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:32AM

Chinese Immigrant Author Withdraws Her YA Fantasy Novel After Accusations Of Racist Portrayals by Artsjournal1

Amélie Wen Zhao asked her publisher to withhold her book Blood Heir after voices from the Young Adult Lit Twitterverse (which is notorious for drama) attacked it for “anti-blackness&#…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:32AM

Pam Tanowitz Named First Choreographer In Residence At Bard Fisher Center by Artsjournal1

“For the position, a three-year residency to begin in February, Ms. Tanowitz will create three commissioned dances, including a collaboration with the New York City Ballet principal Sa…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:32AM

Baritone Sanford Sylvan Dies Suddenly At 65 by Artsjournal1

Admired as much for his unusual communicative gifts (especially in American English) as for his warm and gentle voice, Sylvan began his career in Boston’s chamber and early music scene…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:32AM

Review: Cost of Living at Hampstead Theatre by Rosemary Waugh

'Meticulous in depicting the reality of being a body dependent on another body to care for it': Rosemary Waugh writes on Martyna Majok's 'painstakingly realistic' play. The post Review: Cos…

SOURCE: exeuntmagazine.com at 09:26AM

Garret Morris: Before, During and After “SNL” by Trav S.D.

This post is one of a series honoring Black History Month. Another fortuitous Black History Month birthday, that of Garret Morris, born 1937. Being of a certain age, I have an unfortunate te…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 09:18AM

Jeremy Hardy: a ferocious talent who radicalised radio comedy by Mark Lawson

Provocative and political, the stand-up – who has died aged 57 – shook up Radio 4 at a time when it was in danger of resembling a Rotary Club quiz night Although generally excluded from …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:12AM

Text of the Day: The Unreturning by Aleks Sierz

Random and topical thoughts and quotes gathered by My Theatre Mates contributor Aleks Sierz, first published on www.sierz.co.uk.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AM

The 99-Seat Beat: A black ‘Antigone,’ classic August Wilson and an Actors’ Gang ‘Anarchist’ by F. Kathleen Foley

A radically revisionist “Antigone” made in the Black Lives Matter era seems the ideal vehicle to launch us into Black History Month and lead our weekly look at L.A.’s theater scene. Ot…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 09:00AM
Friday, February 1, 2019 at 8am (Broadway Time)
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Hayley Atwell and Tom Burke to star in West End Rosmersholm revival by Georgia Snow

Hayley Atwell and Tom Burke will star in a new adaptation of Henrik Ibsen’s Rosmersholm in the West End. They will lead

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:54AM

Father (Vader) review at Barbican Theatre, London – ‘absurd, astonishing and deeply moving’ by Anna Winter

Father (Vader), which premiered in Europe in 2014, is the first instalment of Peeping Tom’s surreal family-based trilogy. It’s every bit as

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:46AM

BWW's On This Day - February 1, 2019

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on February 1 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:42AM

Female Directors Stand Up For Their Sister Directors In A Big Way by Jeryl Brunner

When filmawards were announced with no female nominees, this group of directors took action. Regina King and other female directors are doing all they can to spark change so more women direc…

SOURCE: Forbes at 08:41AM

February picks: shows to see this month by Robin Johnson

As with every February, there are fewer days than you think, but a spectacular number of new London shows opening. So let us help with your planning! The post February picks: shows to see th…

SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 08:37AM

Review: A Hundred Different Words for Love, Tobacco Factory Theatres by Emma Robinson

Review: A Hundred Different Words for Love, Tobacco Factory Theatres4.0stars“As people we want to make real connections with audiences”, may seem like an empty statement used to fill up …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 08:24AM

Dušan Makavejev, Director Of ‘WR: Mysteries Of The Organism’ And ‘Montenegro’, Dead At 86 by Artsjournal1

“His films, known for scenes of nudity and explicit sex, often centered on the sexual liberation of a female character. … Makavejev’s work — part of a ‘Black Wave’…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:24AM

The Great Christmas Gnome Theft Has Been Thwarted by Artsjournal1

Last Christmas Day, two men unbolted and carried away a 330-pound bronze gnome from outside an Auckland art gallery. When the extensive media coverage made things a little too hot, they drop…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:24AM

This Is *Not* The Vehicle You’d Expect For Garth Drabinsky’s Comeback by Artsjournal1

With his company, Livent, Drabinsky was one of Broadway’s powerhouse producers in the 1990s (Ragtime, Kiss of the Spider Woman, Show Boat, Fosse, Parade). Then he got busted for financ…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:24AM

Australia’s Richest Book Prize Goes To Refugee Interned In Offshore Camp by Artsjournal1

Kurdish-Iranian writer Behrouz Boochani composed his first book, No Friend But the Mountains, one text message at a time from inside the Manus Island detention center in Papua New Guinea, on…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:24AM

Today on Broadway: Friday, February 1, 2019 by Matt Tamanini

Listen: Lin-Manuel Miranda to Lead One-Night “Camelot,” Justin Long and Thomas Sadoski Go Off-Broadway, Clive Owen to Return to London Stage! “Today on Broadway” is a…

SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 08:23AM

Anne-Marie Duff Will Star in Donmar Warehouse's Sweet Charity by Mark Peikert

Directed by Josie Rourke, the classic musical will co-star Arthur Darvill and begin previews April 6.

SOURCE: Playbill at 08:09AM

Businessmen who burn rubber: Netflix documentary The Gentleman Driver

Inside the weird world of amateurs who pay millions to race sports cars — for no prize money

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 08:09AM

How Miles Jupp’s solo show is bringing the remarkable story of Mary Poppins star David Tomlinson to life by Nick Smurthwaite

Familiar to many from his appearances in classic Disney films, David Tomlinson’s extensive screen career was matched by an equally colourful family

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:00AM

‘Emotional, visceral & raw’: KICKING ALL THE BOXES – Vault Festival by Laura Kressly

Naoise Murphy may be a fictional boxer in Kicking All the Boxes but actor-writer Liz FitzGibbon was a teenage European kickboxing champion in her own right. When she left school she left the…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:00AM
Friday, February 1, 2019 at 7am (Broadway Time)
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NEWS: Andy de la Tour stars in first London revival of My Brother’s Keeper at Playground Theatre by Featured Content

First seen at Greenwich Theatre in 1985, Nigel Williams’ incisive, funny and affecting play about broken sibling relationships, My Brother's Keeper, receives its first major revival at Lon…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:59AM

London’s Royal Court and TV producer Kudos announce first recipients of writing fellowships by Georgia Snow

London’s Royal Court Theatre has announced the first three writers to be awarded fellowships as part of a new scheme with Kudos,

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:48AM

The Friday 5: 5 Bio-Musicals We'd Actually Like to See by JK

With last week's announcement that the Michael Jackson bio-musical Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough is Broadway-bound, (not to mention the forthcoming Tina Turner show Tina) I've bee…

SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 07:42AM

Clive Owen to Star in Tennessee Williams' The Night of the Iguana in the West End by Mark Peikert

Co-starring Anna Gunn and directed by James Macdonald, the revival begins previews July 6.

SOURCE: Playbill at 07:40AM

Art exhibitions you need to see in the year ahead

Make seeing great art your travel destination in 2019

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“Late Company” Unravels Gay Bullying, at NCTC, S.F. by Bdhorwitz

Jordan Tannahill Depicts Gripping Showdown after Suicide by Barry David Horwitz Canadian playwright Jordan Tanahill shows us that Canadians face the same problems we do. As two families batt…

SOURCE: Theatrius at 07:39AM

Cost of Living, Hampstead Theatre, London review: Adrian Lester heads a crack cast in this sharp-talking Pulitzer-winner by  paul Taylor,  paul Taylor

Edward Hall and Greg Ripley-Duggan's hundredth production at the theatre is worthy of congratulation

SOURCE: The Independent at 07:36AM

Review Roundup: What Did The Critics Think of HELLO, DOLLY! at the Pantages? by Review Roundups

Here she comes, world The first national tour of the Tony Award-winning Best Musical Revival of Hello, Dolly, starring Tony Award winner Betty Buckley, launched earlier this year from the St…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:32AM

Training Teachers to Kill, Channel 4 — guns to solve the problem of guns

Documentary shows Ohio sheriff demanding firearm training for teachers — and those he wants to arm

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 07:20AM

On digital: First Man / The Wife

Ryan Gosling as Neil Armstrong on his mission to the moon, and Glenn Close in a portrait of unspoken suffering

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Bill Viola: The Road to St Paul’s — can video art rise to sacred surroundings?

Alan Yentob’s Imagine programme follows the artist’s 12-year quest to create works evoking the Virgin Mary and the Martyrs

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Das Boot, Sky Atlantic — eight-part sequel reignites the 1981 classic

A dramatic German-language reboot that picks up the story nine months after the original’s cataclysmic ending

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Lau: Midnight and Closedown

Inspired by a Seamus Heaney poem, the band’s new release searches for calm amid the storm

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 07:18AM

Ian Brown: Ripples

The English singer struggles to match his own best work, let alone his former band’s heyday

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Various artists: A Day in the Life: Impressions of Pepper

Different musicians reinterpret each track, providing a snapshot of contemporary rhythm-focused jazz

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Fred und Luna: Im Tiefenrausch

Rainer Buchmüller’s second album under this moniker entrances with tight beats and repeating melodies

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 07:18AM

Vox Luminis: Purcell’s King Arthur

Lionel Meunier conducts an array of light period voices that live up to Purcell’s enchanting music

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 07:18AM

The Specials: Encore

With feminist reworkings and nods to gun violence, the band are fewer in number but just as political

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Review: Father (Vader), The Barbican by Suzannah Ball

Review: Father (Vader), The Barbican5.0starsFather (Vader) is a delightful twist of comedy, melancholic drama and unnerving horror. It is set in an old folks’ home where nothing is quite a…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:18AM

A Salute to “The Jeffersons” by Trav S.D.

This post is one of a series honoring Black History Month. It is our good luck that the birthday of Sherman Hemsley (1938-2012) falls on February 1, the first day of Black History Month. A P…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 07:06AM

Song of innocence by Terry Teachout

In today’s Wall Street Journal drama column, I review a small-scale off-off-Broadway revival of Eugene O’Neill’s Ah, Wilderness! Here’s an excerpt. *  *  * Eugene…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:04AM

When seeing must be believing by Terry Teachout

In my latest Wall Street Journal “Sightings” column, I talk about They Shall Not Grow Old, Peter Jackson’s new World War II documentary, and the way in which it uses digital …

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:03AM

Hear me talking to you (cont’d) by Terry Teachout

Titus Techera, who hosts a podcast for the American Cinema Foundation on which he and his guests discuss important films of the past and present, invited me back to talk about Jacques Tourne…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:02AM

Replay: Henri Matisse at work in 1946 by Terry Teachout

Henri Matisse, filmed while working on “Young Woman in White, Red Background”: To view the finished painting, go here. (This is the latest in a series of arts- and history-related videos…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:01AM

‘A magical experience to watch it unfold’: TARO – Brockley Jack Studio Theatre by Liz Dyer

Taro focuses on an incredible life honoured by a gorgeous, goosebump-inducing production – you really don’t want to miss this one.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AM

Almanac: Aldous Huxley on old age in dystopia by Terry Teachout

“Work, play—at sixty our powers and tastes are what they were at seventeen. Old men in the bad old days used to renounce, retire, take to religion, spend their time reading, thinking—t…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:00AM
Friday, February 1, 2019 at 6am (Broadway Time)
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Theatre stars to sell show memorabilia as part of first West End Flea Market by Matthew Hemley

West End shows will come together to sell props, photos and posters as part of a new event to raise money for

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:48AM

Masterclasses to address shortage of women in Scottish theatre design by Thom Dibdin

Theatre company Stellar Quines has launched a series of training courses aimed at addressing the lack of women working in creative design.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:48AM

Marianne Elliott: Older women in theatre ‘seen as something to laugh at’ by Giverny Masso

Director Marianne Elliott has argued that older women are sidelined in theatre because they are perceived as “not valuable and something to

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:48AM

NEWS: Josie Rourke’s farewell production at the Donmar Warehouse will be Sweet Charity starring Anne-Marie Duff by Press Releases

Anne-Marie Duff will lead the cast in Donmar Warehouse’s artistic director Josie Rourke’s farewell production, Sweet Charity, opposite Arthur Darvill making his Donmar Warehouse debut as…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:47AM

NEWS: Following acclaim in Manchester, Lee Lomas’ Sunrise for the Blind comes to London’s Tristan Bates Theatre by Featured Content

Described by audiences as "unapologetically honest" and "Shane Meadows-esque" Lee Lomas' new play, Sunrise for the Blind returns to London at the Tristan Bates Theatre this month. The workin…

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Snapshot: ‘The Rain Doesn’t Know Friends from Foes’

The artists create their work by painting over stills sourced from online videos and news broadcasts

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How do two Arthur Miller plays change when you alter the characters’ ethnicity?

New productions of Death of a Salesman and The American Clock go beyond ‘colour-blind’ casting to show the classic works in a fresh light

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Review: NOW19 – Greg Wohead and Seke Chimutengwende, Yard Theatre by Kate Wyver

'demonstrating how hard true understanding - of both oneself and of another - is to achieve': Kate Wyver writes on the NOW Festival Week 3 double bill. The post Review: NOW19 – Greg W…

SOURCE: exeuntmagazine.com at 06:39AM

Photo Coverage: Inside The 34th Annual Artios Awards by Walter McBride

The 2019 Artios Awards for Television, Theatre, Short Films and Short Form Series held ceremonies in Los Angeles and New York on January 31, 2019. Nominees and winners are voted on by member…

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Wake Up With BWW 2/1: Lin-Manuel Miranda and More Lead CAMELOT Benefit, and More! by Stephanie Wild

Good morning, BroadwayWorld Happy Friday Help get yourself through this final day of the week before your weekend, by catching up on the latest Broadway news

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Regional Roundup: Top New Features This Week Around Our BroadwayWorld 2/1 - LES MIS, CHICAGO, DEAR EVAN HANSEN, and More! by Bww Special

BroadwayWorld presents a comprehensive weekly roundup of regional stories around our Broadway World, which include videos, editor spotlights, regional reviews and more. This week, we feature…

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VIDEO: Listen to Ben Platt's New Single 'Ease My Mind' Off Upcoming Album 'Sing To Me Instead' by Stage Tube

Ben Platt has released the first single off his upcoming album, Sing To Me Instead. The song, titled Ease My Mind, can be heard in the video below

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:32AM

Jeff Ballard at Pizza Express Jazz Club — nimble, wired and free of baggage

The drummer and his band launched their new album Fairgrounds with this freewheeling gig

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First All About Eve photos released with Gillian Anderson & Lily James by Robin Johnson

Over at the Noël Coward Theatre, it's All About Eve. And Gillian Anderson, Lily James, director Ivo van Hove, and the rest of the star-studded cast too. The post First All About Eve photos…

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Popular climbing documentary “Free Solo” returns to IMAX for a week by Danika Worthington, The Know

"Free Solo," a climbing documentary that broke box-office records last year, has returned to IMAX theaters for a week.

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Love Poem with Apologies for My Appearance by Ada Limón

From ‘The Carrying’

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Review: Counting Sheep, VAULT Festival by Grace Patrick

Review: Counting Sheep, VAULT Festival5.0Overall ScoreHow is it possible to actually invoke another country? Despite a swift canvassing of the audience’s various nationalities revealing a …

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Review: The Department of Distractions at Sheffield Crucible by John Murphy

...sorry, where were we? John Murphy reviews Third Angel's detective story about distraction and misdirection. The post Review: The Department of Distractions at Sheffield Crucible appeared …

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Q&A with actress Rene Russo

‘If you are American, you have to stay awake. Every day is a civics lesson’

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Is This Tomorrow? The Whitechapel’s brave new art world

Artists and architects have joined forces to reprise an era-defining postwar exhibition

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Cost of Living review at Hampstead Theatre, London – ‘tender drama about the complexities of care’ by Natasha Tripney

There are some incredibly tender moments in Martyna Majok’s 2018 Pulitzer Prize-winning play about the intricate interpersonal relationship between two disabled people

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Tiger treads: artists’ rugs update a Tibetan craft

Works depicting the endangered animal go on sale to raise money for conservation

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Florence Knoll: the woman who furnished corporate America

Trained by Bauhaus masters and the creative and entrepreneurial force behind Knoll Associates, the modernist designer remembered

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‘A powerful piece’: VELVET – Vault Festival by Ian Foster

Velvet proves a powerful piece, investigating #MeToo from a gay perspective at the VAULT Festival.

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Friday, February 1, 2019 at 5am (Broadway Time)
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The Orchestra review at Omnibus, London – ‘a diverting take’ by Dave Fargnoli

Set in the aftermath of the Second World War, as a new normality grew awkwardly from Europe’s ashes, The Orchestra is an

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:59AM

Cost of Living review – Adrian Lester dazzles in stirring portrait of poverty by Michael Billington

Hampstead theatre, LondonAn impeccable cast play out dual narratives about life on the US breadline in a tough drama that earns its poignancyFor the 100th premiere in his decade-long tenure …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:54AM

Comedian Jeremy Hardy dies of cancer aged 57 by Press Association

Hardy was a regular on BBC Radio 4’s I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue and wrote for the GuardianThe comedian Jeremy Hardy has died of cancer aged 57, his publicist Amanda Emery said.Hardy, w…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:54AM

Clive Owen, Anna Gunn & Lia Williams to star in The Night Of The Iguana by Robin Johnson

Clive Owen, Breaking Bad's Anna Gunn and stage star Lia Williams, will all star in a new production of Tennessee Williams' The Night Of The Iguana. The post Clive Owen, Anna Gunn & Lia …

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Anne-Marie Duff & Arthur Darvill to appear in Sweet Charity by Eleni Cashell

We’ve got some sweet news to share with you. Sweet Charity is coming back to the West End, and it’s returning with an equally sweet cast.Anne-Marie Duff (Shameless, Nowhere Boy) will sta…

SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 05:44AM

Kicking All the Boxes review at the Vaults, London – ‘engrossing new writing’ by Fergus Morgan

Liz FitzGibbon’s Kicking All the Boxes is a short, sharp punch of a show. Written and performed by the Irish actor, it

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NEWS: Clive Owen will return to the West End for the first time in 18 years in The Night Of The Iguana by Press Releases

Clive Owen will return to the West End for the first time in 18 years to play the Rev. T. Lawrence Shannon in The Night Of The Iguana in a new production directed by James Macdonald. The pro…

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Josie Rourke to direct Anne-Marie Duff in Sweet Charity by Georgia Snow

Josie Rourke will direct Anne-Marie Duff in a new production of Sweet Charity as her final show as artistic director of the

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Clive Owen and Lia Williams to star in Tennessee Williams’ The Night of the Iguana by Matthew Hemley

Clive Owen and Lia Williams are to star in Tennessee Williams’ The Night of the Iguana in the West End. The play,

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The Week in Arts: Soderbergh’s Latest, Sharon Van Etten, Kronos Quartet by The New York Times

The director’s new film, “High Flying Bird,” stars André Holland as a fast-talking basketball agent who proposes a bold business move to his rookie client.

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How Good is the Hood? Dartmouth’s Expanded Art Museum Reopens by Artsjournal1

After a much delayed $50-million renovation and expansion, Dartmouth College’s 65,000-object Hood Museum of Art at last reopened on Jan. 26 with six new art galleries, three new study gall…

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9 Deformed Sonnets for My Old Friend by Artsjournal1

The artist Norman Ogue Mustill was an extreme dissenter. Nothing pleased him more than reaming out the human race. His collages stopped you dead with their vicious satire.. But Mustill is li…

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Bang on a Can composer Julia Wolfe ignites the New York Philharmonic by Artsjournal1

The new Julia Wolfe multi-media oratorio Fire in my mouth commemorates the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire in a spirit that can make critics cringe preemptively. How many socially resp…

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Monet In Series — A Love Story by Artsjournal1

When it comes to paintings by Monet, there are many to love. But I especially appreciate his series (poplars and Rouen cathedral are probably my favorites). — Judith H. Dobrzynski

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Black History Month on Travalanche: 2019 by Trav S.D.

Before I came upon the caption, I imagined the girls in this photo were lining up for an audition or a dance class (most of them seem to be turning out one foot in a classic dance position),…

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Shawab Iqbal: It’s not just artistic leaders – our theatres also need diverse executive directors by Shawab Iqbal

When I first flirted with a career in the arts in 2009, the artistic leadership of London theatre was a bastion of

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‘Refreshingly bold & honest’: COST OF LIVING – Hampstead Theatre ★★★★ by Rev Stan

Cost of Living is a refreshingly bold play, it presents disability in a matter of fact way focusing on relationships while challenging inhibitions.

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The Showstoppers Q&A video and photos: ‘Just give us something with heart’ say the musical improv masters by Terri Paddock

I’ve been following the insanely talented improv geniuses of The Showstoppers for most of their eleven years. How do they do it? I still can’t really fathom it, but I was pleased…

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The Producer Has a History. So Does This Civil War-Era Musical. by Michael Paulson

“Paradise Square” is the most expensive show Berkeley Repertory Theater has ever done. Its creators are prestigious, its major patron notorious.

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Elisabeth Moss, Susan Sarandon Set for Women’s Rights Movie ‘Call Jane’ by Stewart Clarke

Elisabeth Moss and Susan Sarandon have signed on for “Call Jane,” set in the U.S. in the 1960s and following an underground abortion movement. Sian Heder (“Tallulah”) will helm the p…

SOURCE: Variety at 04:27AM

1929: 5,700 attend opening of new Fox Theater

When the Fox opened on Jan. 31, 1929, it was the biggest theater outside of New York City. And the movie that played? "Street Angels" starring Janet Gaynor and Charles Ferrell.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 04:06AM

New exhibit at Missouri Botanical Garden shows off native plants as art by Valerie Schremp Hahn | St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The exhibit, from the American Society of Botanical Artists, opens Friday and will be there through May 1 at the Sachs Museum.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 04:06AM
Friday, February 1, 2019 at 3am (Broadway Time)
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Ken Cheng review – fringe's 'funniest joke' teller is a calculating comic by Brian Logan

Vault festival, LondonIn Best Dad Ever, the ex-poker player and maths nerd has constructed a meticulous show of well-turned gagsKen Cheng was known as “the human calculator” at school, a…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:42AM

Breaking: Casting for CURSED CHILD, MEAN GIRLS, ANGELS IN AMERICA & More Win at the Artios Awards! by BroadwayWorld

The 2019 Artios Awards for Television, Theatre, Short Films and Short Form Series held ceremonies in Los Angeles and New York on January 31, 2019. Nominees and winners are voted on by member…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:12AM
Friday, February 1, 2019 at 2am (Broadway Time)
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Mean Girls & Cursed Child Casting Directors Among 2019 Artios Award Winners by Andy Lefkowitz

A talented group of Broadway casting directors were hat-tipped for their work at the 34th annual Artios Awards on January 31. The dual-coast ceremony was hosted by June Diane Raphael an…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:32AM

Television Review: Art Lives on But Dealers Die in “Velvet Buzzsaw” by David D'arcy

Jake Gyllenhall and company will survive this broad satiric lark, as will the art world. The post Television Review: Art Lives on But Dealers Die in “Velvet Buzzsaw” appeared fir…

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Howard Sherman: Live theatre on TV is about capturing spontaneity… but not too much by Howard Sherman

Does anyone remember the moment in the musical 42nd Street when the leading lady is injured and the producer runs up to

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Mark Shenton: Awards are at their best when they celebrate unsung heroes and promote diversity by Mark Shenton

We are in the middle, once again, of the theatre awards season: last Friday this publication held its own annual The Stage

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Broadway’s Harry Potter and the Cursed Child and Mean Girls Win Casting Society’s Artios Awards by Adam Hetrick

Mean Girls creators Tina Fey and Jeff Richmond were honored during the New York ceremony.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:00AM
Friday, February 1, 2019 at 1am (Broadway Time)
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Mother Courage on the long road to Manchester – in pictures

A new production of the Brecht classic about Europe’s thirty years’ war is opening at the Royal Exchange, starring Julie Hesmondhalgh. Here’s a look back at past productions with Glend…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:36AM

Theatrefolk Featured Play – Epic Adventures in a Rinky-Dink Art Museum by Ken Preuss by Lindsay Price

Welcome to our Featured Play Spotlight. Epic Adventures in a Rinky-Dink Art Museum by Ken Preuss is a wonderful character-driven comedy that’s full of mystery, romance and other assor…

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Friday, February 1, 2019 at midnight (Broadway Time)
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“Year of the Rabbit” Adds Keeley Hawes, Sally Phillips, and Jill Halfpenny to Its Cast by Blouin Artinfo

Channel 4’s up-coming comedy, “Year of the Rabbit,” has gone into production with an outstanding guest cast, reports the channel.The new six-part comedy follows Detective Inspector Rab…

SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 12:59AM

Netflix Inks Multi-Year Deal with James Honeyborne For New Nature And Science Series by Blouin Artinfo

Netflix announces a multi-year overall deal with “Blue Planet II” creator James Honeyborne to produce new nature and science series for the streaming giant.Honeyborne along with partner …

SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 12:49AM

“Stella Blómkvist” Lands AMC Networks’ Sundance Now by Blouin Artinfo

AMC Networks has acquired Red Arrow Studios International’s neo-noir crime drama “Stella Blomkvist” for its streamer Sundance Now, reports Deadline.“Stella Blomkvist” is based on t…

SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 12:38AM

Ariana Grande Squashes Beef with 2 Chainz on Remix to ‘7 Rings’ by Bethy Squires

When Ariana Grande released her latest single off her as-yet-unreleased new album, listeners began hearing echoes of other songs. Soulja Boy’s “Pretty Boy Swag,” Princess Nokia’s “…

SOURCE: Vulture at 12:35AM

On the Couch with Aaron Choulai by Arts Review

Who is Aaron Choulai? I’m a pianist and composer. I also make a living making beats for rappers in Tokyo, Japan. What would you do differently to what you do now? I don’t know if it�…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 12:30AM

Opera Australia announces cast for West Side Story on Sydney Harbour by Matt Edwards

Opera Australia today announced the full cast for the Handa Opera production of West Side Story. Joining opera/musical crossover stars Julie Lea Goodwin and Alexander Lewis, the role of the …

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 12:17AM

Spotlight On...Trevor Ashley by Michael Block

Name: Trevor AshleyHometown: Sydney, AustraliaEducation: High School at Sydney Technical HighSelect Credits: Edna Turnblad in Hairspray, Thenardier in Les Mis, Miss Understanding in Priscill…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 12:04AM

Bobbie Gentry: the elusive star, her forgotten gem and its rediscovery

Why Mercury Rev have given the singer’s neglected album ‘The Delta Sweete’ a new lease of life 50 years after its release

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Lucio Fontana in New York: the maestro of mutilation

A Met Breuer show follows the artist’s journey from sculptor to slasher

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India Art Fair mindful of #MeToo

Plus: consolidation in the art loan market; UK council sells Modern British collection; virtual reality at Tefaf; Nicole Farhi’s new sculptures

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Rebel by Arts Review

Rebel is a glorious live circus rock tribute to David Bowie. Sparks flew – literally and figuratively – over an incredible hour of music, aerial displays, and acrobatics. Stewart…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 12:00AM

Sea Wall/A Life, With Tom Sturridge and Jake Gyllenhaal, Begins at The Public Theater by Olivia Clement

The double bill of solo plays begins February 1 at the Off-Broadway theatre.

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Your Broadway Spring Preview! 2019 Edition - A guide to 16 upcoming musicals and plays

A guide to 16 upcoming productions The Broadway season is about to kick into high gear with 14 new shows opening between now and the end of April, plus two big summer entries. Highlights inc…

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