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Smith returns to the stage in triumph as she relives one woman’s extraordinary experience in Nazi Germany
Absent from the stage for 12 years, Maggie Smith returns in…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:48PMVulture reports that Stephanie Bratriz will play Carla in the IN THE HEIGHTS movie. The film is set for a 2020 release and will film uptown this summer. She joins the recently announced Anth…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:33PMThree-time Emmy Award nominee Adam Driver Pale and Golden Globe Award Winner and Emmy Award Nominee Keri Russell Anna lead the first revival of Pulitzer Prize Winner Lanford Wilson's Burn Th…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:11PMMillennial Notes Luis Valdez Envisions Elusive Mexican Her-Story by Hamilton Nguyen In surprising flashbacks, we lose ourselves in Empress Carlotta’s rocky two-year reign as Empress of Mex…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 06:10PMThis memoir of a Berlin secretary in the Nazi era is the theatre event of the year
Maggie Smith is not only a national treasure, but every casting director's go-to old bat. Now 84 years you…
SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 06:09PMFarrell’s return to the company’s studios could be further evidence that its new leaders — Director Jonathan Stafford and Associate Director Wendy Whelan — are continuing to make cha…
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The Wheelhouse Theater Company production, directed by Jeff Wise, is scheduled to run through April 20 at the Wild Project.
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:49PMDaniel Fish’s revival fails to deliver authentic characters with believable conflicts. Despite the admirable and important diverse casting choices, the characters are not interesting – t…
SOURCE: Theatre Reviews Limited at 05:48PMIf I could reverse things, Joel Grey’s Yiddish “Fiddler on the Roof,” off Broadway at Theater 42 next to Playwrights Horizons, would
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 05:31PMLanford Wilson's steamy classic Burn This is back on Broadway with screen stars Adam Driver and Keri Russell taking on unlikely strangers Pale and Anna. The revival opens at the Hudson Theat…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:31PM“Poetry has an inherent ability to not be linear, not be logical, be at times more about sound or suggestion than about direct meaning. This sounds a little bit like how the logic of dream…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 05:31PMWhen Victor Hugo wrote the 1900-page tome “Les Misérables” in 1862, he gave the world a transcending and sweeping tale that dissected the division of class while breathing life into com…
SOURCE: Variety at 05:30PM"They Promised Her the Moon," a play about ill-fated Mercury 13 program, gets a worthy West Coast premiere
SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 05:28PMThe President will provide leadership and direction for all programming, strategic planning, board relations, and management.
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 05:28PM"The Rise of Skywalker" looks more like a nostalgic remix than a proper new Star Wars film.
SOURCE: Forbes at 05:28PMNeal Huff stops by Broadway.com HQ to chat about To Kill a Mockingbird and more with Beth Stevens.
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:27PMOpportunities for the City of Ottawa O-Train Stage 2 Public Art Program
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 05:27PMThe revival of Lanford Wilson’s drama, directed by Michael Mayer, is set to open at the Hudson Theatre April 16.
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:23PMMark Rylance, Robert Brustein, and David Cromer are among the artists who will honor the late actor known for his roles in Beckett’s Waiting for Godot and Endgame.
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Disney has thought about itself primarily as a maker of content. Netflix? That was the railway carrying the content to market. But Netflix has moved into content-making in a big way. So Disn…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:56PMFind your next job with this selection of upcoming calls for Broadway and shows around the country.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:48PMThe revival of Tennessee William’s Pulitzer Prize-winning drama opened at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre April 12, 1992.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:43PMFrom an updated 'Kiss Me, Kate!' to Glenda Jackson starring in 'King Lear,' here are some inventive versions of the bard to see this spring.
SOURCE: ShowTickets.com at 04:38PMFormer CBS chairman-CEO Leslie Moonves forfeited $34.5 million in CBS stock awards last year as part of the settlement agreement that saw him ousted from the company he steered for more than…
SOURCE: Variety at 04:37PMHere's a quick roundup of stories you might have missed today. Thomas Sadoski & Priscilla Lopez Join Williamstown Theatre Festival Season
Further casting has been announced for the 2019…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:34PMThe findings follow years of mounting frustration from grant applicants with the “nightmare” system: the ‘Grantium’ hashtag on Twitter reveals virtually no positive tweets. One us…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:25PMWhen director Rob Reiner, Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal got together to talk "When Harry Met Sally" Thursday night, naturally that fake orgasm scene came up.
SOURCE: USA Today at 04:24PMCheck out this behind the scenes clip with the series creator Dan Levy on co-directing the Schitt's Creek Season 5 finale 'Life is a Cabaret'. The episode featured a local production of CABA…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:22PMSorry, HQties: Scott Rogowsky has left the HQ Trivia app and isn’t coming back. For over a year and a half, Rogowsky was the regular host of HQ Trivia’s live mobile trivia games that dol…
SOURCE: Variety at 04:16PMBy Douglas Mayo
Sean Foley is to adapt and direct the Ealing comedy for the world premiere stage production which will star Stephen Mangan and Kara Tointon
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SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 04:16PMIt was important to Platt, that his first album as an artist take him on a different path from the music he performed in his acting roles.
SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 04:11PMIndeed, they do. The worst environmental disasters – the ones that killed the most people – were often deliberately worsened by predatory governments, companies and individuals. Societie…
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The fifth season of the sitcom ended with its characters mounting a community theatre production of the 1966 musical.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:31PMStray Dog Theatre stages musical about singing group.
SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 03:30PM“Most theatre professionals recognise the value of bringing in younger patrons, especially those seeking careers in the theatre, as essential to the continued welfare of the industry. But …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:29PMSpringsteen fans: Watch the exclusive trailer for "Asbury Park: Riot, Redemption and Rock N' Roll,” the story of how the E Street Band was forged. The documentary hits theaters May 22.
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SOURCE: USA Today at 03:23PMBy Douglas Mayo
The Lyric Hammersmith Theatre has announced that their production of Ghost Stories will extend its season by popular demand.
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SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 03:22PMThe Emmy winner will star in the new miniseries alongside Matthew Rhys.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:15PMShanno Khurana first became a star performing in Punjabi folk operas in 1950s Delhi, but she was a fully classically trained singer who wanted to do serious classical work. So she devised an…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:04PMThe Clearing pulls off an impressive challenge for a historical drama: it examines humanity’s weakness in the face of prejudice in a way that is not only faithful to the time period but un…
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 03:03PMLaura Giannarelli is a woman of many roles. A founder of Washington Stage Guild, she’s been a fixture of the DC stage for almost four decades. She’s been the mother-in-law from hell in G…
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Design elements and inspirations for the original productions of Fiddler on the Roof, Pippin, Mame, and Damn Yankees are part of the new exhibit America On Stage.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:48PMPopTV's hit television show Schitt's Creek concluded its fifth season on April 10, and it included a delightfully calamitous local production of Cabaret directed by Moira Rose (Catherine O'…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:45PMBy Douglas Mayo
Friendsical is a new parody musical inspired by the iconic TV show Friends. The Friendsical UK Tour starts in July 2019 with a full season at the Edinburgh Fringe.
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SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 02:41PMThe annual contest celebrates women over 40 in the entertainment industry.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:35PMCal Newport, a computer-science professor at Georgetown University, marshals evidence that the addictive properties of our devices are not accidental but, rather, the product of careful thin…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:28PMEXCLUSIVE: WME has signed Marianne Elliott, director of Broadway’s Angels in America and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time as well as the recent Olivier Award-winning West …
SOURCE: Deadline at 02:27PMOn Thursday, April 11, 2019 the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra at Strathmore in North Bethesda, presented a “semi-staged” production of George Gershwin’s classic, Porgy and Bess. with li…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 02:27PMTomorrow is going to be one fine day because Chilina Kennedy, who's playing Carole King inBeautiful The Carole King Musicalin Toronto, is taking over BroadwayWorld's Instagram Story Make sur…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:25PMEvery week, the editors at ARTS ATL select a different production for...
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SOURCE: ArtsATL at 02:12PMSecond Stage Theater has announced that Emmy and Tony winner Kristin Chenoweth will headline its 40th Birthday Gala with a special concert performance on Monday, May 6 at Hammerstein Ballroo…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:04PMThe April 15 performances mark the culmination of a city-wide tour that played more than 50 New York City Public schools this past year.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:03PM“We asked 15 playwrights to imagine America five years into the future” — among them Lynn Nottage, Terrence McNally, Jeremy O. Harris, Adam Rapp, Jocelyn Bioh, Jackie Sibblies Drury, N…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:01PMThe CW musical show's four-season run just ended, but the music lives on — as does this podcast favorite. Rebecca chats with creator/star Rachel Bloom, executive music producer Adam Schles…
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Broadway favorites Shoshana Bean and Jeremy Jordan recently stepped into the long-running hit musical Waitress at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre. The new duo takes on the lead roles of Jenna …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:53PM By Matt Smith “I’ve been so many places in my life and time / I’ve sung a lot of songs and I’ve made some bad rhymes / I’ve acted out my life on stages / With ten…
SOURCE: theaterpizzazz.com at 01:47PMSecond Stage Theater has announced that Tony and Emmy winner Kristin Chenoweth will headline the company's 40th Birthday Gala with a special concert performance. The previously announced ev…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:45PM“Concerns about contraband introduction led me to issue the original directive. After conducting further review, the data does not support continuing the restriction on donated, used books…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:32PMThe evening will honor 40 actors who have appeared in at least two 2ST productions since its founding.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:30PMThe recording artist blends genres with her new release, featuring eight original songs and works by Dave Grohl and Poulenc.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:29PMThe National Theatre has faced widespread criticism for the lack of women writers and directors in its upcoming season. Award-winning lighting designer Paule
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:25PMDerrick Baskin was sick of musicals when Ain’t Too Proud – The Life and Times of The Temptations arrived in his life. He’d performed on Broadway in Memphis, The 25th Annual Putnam Coun…
SOURCE: Deadline at 01:20PM By Ron Fassler According to the program notes, The Mad Ones are “a New York City-based company that creates ensemble-driven work through the ongoing collaboration of co-A…
SOURCE: theaterpizzazz.com at 01:06PMDuring the company’s two-week New American Dance Residency, which starts up for the first time next week, “the dancemakers will visit important Memphis cultural sites … and meet with l…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:02PMLike the rest of you, I've spent this week obsessing over 'Fosse Verdon' on FX and especially Gwen Verdon, played brilliantly on the series by Michelle Williams, in a performance that makes …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:01PMI’m not one for twee, saccharine niceness, but the simple, honest goodness that runs through Come From Away is something that I can get on board with.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:00PMOn April 9, FX debuts “Fosse/Verdon,” about two people who may not be household names, but are certainly in the Pantheon to those who love musicals. In the Jan. 25, 1950, issue, Variety …
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The Who's Tommy stars Casey Cott, Mandy Gonzalez and Christian Borle talk about bringing the rock-opera to Washington, D.C. and singing the iconic score.
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:55PMThe language barrier proves no obstacle for show full of rude, fun energy.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 12:53PMA fabulous group of young people from Variety Boys & Girls Club enjoyed an unforgettable Saturday afternoon seeing Hype Man a few weeks ago. Today, a large hand drawn thank you card arri…
SOURCE: intimateexcellent.wpcomstaging.com at 12:44PM By Brian Scott Lipton If you’re a theatergoer who truly subscribes to the philosophy of “if it’s not on the page, it’s not on the stage” or “the play’s the th…
SOURCE: theaterpizzazz.com at 12:39PMStephen Mangan and Kara Tointon return to the West End to star in the world premiere of the classic Ealing comedy The Man in the White Suit, adapted and directed by Sean Foley at Wyndham's T…
SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 12:38PMA continuing shortage of women in technical positions has led to a lack of progress in narrowing theatre’s gender pay gap, according
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:35PMThe locale of “Southernmost,” presented by Playwrights’ Arena in Atwater Village, is as compelling as any character in Mary Lyon Kamitaki’s entertaining but limited new play. Naalehu…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 12:35PMA case study: “First, its focus on social impact theatre provides another illuminating example of a funder embracing the red-hot field of socially focused arts programming. And second, its…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:32PMAriana Grande shared photos of her brain scan on her Instagram Story, showing fans the visual representation of her PTSD trauma.
SOURCE: USA Today at 12:31PM“Score: The Podcast” is perhaps the most popular of the many film-music series in the audio marketplace. Helmed by Oscar-nominated composer Robert Kraft and Emmy-winning news producer Ke…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:31PMOn this day in 2015, the Broadway production of An American in Paris leapt into its opening night at the Palace Theater.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:31PMSaoirse Ronan will turn 25 on April 12, 2019. It is quite the accomplishment that she has achieved three Oscar nominations at such a young age. Only Jennifer Lawrence has been able to match …
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 12:30PMNew York’s provocative, polyamorous Off-Broadway hit Afterglow gets its UK premiere this summer at London’s Southwark Playhouse, where its strictly limited season runs from 5 June to 2…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:29PMWilliamstown Theatre Festival Mandy Greenfield, Artistic Director announced today additional casting for the 2019 summer season, including Ellen Barkin, Andre Braugher, Priscilla Lopez, Thom…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:29PMBy Douglas Mayo
Casting has been announced for the Barbican Theatre transfer of Jesus Christ Superstar from Regent's Park Open Air Theatre.
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SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 12:28PMThe blonde, animated and spunky Ms. McAuliffe portrays 16-year-old Dublin resident Annie who’s been dancing since childhood. Wearing tights, a T-shirt and a varsity jacket, McAuliffe’s d…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:28PMThe George Street Playhouse in New Brunswick will begin previews of the last show of its 2018-19 season, “Too Heavy for Your Pocket,” on April 23. And it also, this month, announced its …
SOURCE: www.njarts.net at 12:18PMStephen Mangan and Kara Tointon are to star in the stage premiere of The Man in the White Suit, which will run
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:18PMHost ofThe View, Whoopi Goldberg, attended a performance ofThe Cher Showon Wednesday, April 10th then took a trip backstage to meet cast members including Stephanie J. Block, Teal Wicks, Mic…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:15PMThe full cast for the Kennedy Center production of The Who's Tommy, with direction and choreography by Josh Rhodes Encores Grand Hotel, Rodgers Hammerstein's Cinderella, Bright Star is offic…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:15PMA Piece of the Continent is a new festival designed to showcase the best of European fringe theatre as Britain hurtles –
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:14PMOn this episode of Happy Hour on the Fringe, Jess Conda and Jenn Kidwell, two-thirds of the artistic team behind A Hard Time, sit down to chat with comedian Betty Smithsonian about what�…
SOURCE: fringearts.com at 12:11PMLeeds Playhouse follows Amy Leach’s intense, sprawling production of Hamlet with Toby Hulse’s irreverent, pacy and unashamedly silly adaptation of Jules Verne’s
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:11PMThe German-born sociologist/philosopher first examined the mechanisms that producers use to get us to binge-watch streaming series — which are really no different than the ones used for de…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:03PMBen Platt's SING TO ME INSTEAD is ready to be the pop album you leave on repeat all spring long, and deservedly so. His soaring vocals, especially those grandiose belts, sans the affectation…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:01PMCAST FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: GRACE YOO, KELLY BRANDEBURG, CLAYTON SNYDER, CLOIE WYATT TAYLORBAND: BLAKE ESTRADA (BASS), JORDAN BUSH (BANJO), RYAN WHYMAN (SALOON PIANO)PHOTO CREDIT:
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 12:00PMThis 50th anniversary tour of Hair the Musical does more than any to make me like the show.
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Casey Cott, Christian Borle and Mandy Gonzalez talk to Playbill about the semi-staged production.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:57AMThe new musical, written by and starring Aya Aziz, spans generations in Egypt and America, as a family searches for home.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:55AMJenn Colella, the Tony-nominated standout of Come From Away, will take a brief break from that Broadway hit this summer to play the title role in Peter Pan at the Pittsburgh CLO. Directed an…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:51AMJackson has spent the better part of eight years portraying the deep-voiced Melvin Franklin of The Temptations on Broadway, first in Motown the Musical and now in Ain't Too Proud - The Life …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:48AMThe streaming service's first original, live-action movie musical hails from John Legend's Get Lifted Film Co.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:46AMPart of Mfoniso Udofia's sweeping Ufot Cycle, following a Nigerian immigrant family, 'Old Age' finds characters facing ghostly forces.
SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 11:45AMIan McKellen throws his wand behind underdog in dramatisation of themed pub’s legal threat from Middle-earth Enterprises
It is the nail-biting, crowdpleasing story of a plucky everyday her…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:42AMPaper Mill Playhouse presents the East Coast premiere of Benny amp Joon with book by Kirsten Guenther, music by Nolan Gasser, lyrics by Mindi Dickstein, based on the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer moti…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:38AMOnline marketplace Groupon has announced a new partnership with ticketing service Ingresso, which will enable it to significantly expand its theatre offering.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:33AMThe claim that the brain is a computer is not just a metaphor. The cognitive sciences are full of hypotheses to the effect that the brain computes such-and-such in so-and-so a way. Many of o…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:31AMTony Award-winner Ben Platt is slated to host the 2019 Jimmy Awards, the national high school theater competition, at the Minskoff Theatre this June.
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SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 11:30AMGet ready to feel the love tonight, head under the sea, and let it go all at once!
On Friday’s installment of Good Morning America, stars of three current Broadway hits — Aladdin, Frozen…
SOURCE: Entertainment Weekly at 11:27AMSets in the City will include songs by Stephen Sondheim, Stephen Schwartz, Billy Joel, Jason Robert Brown, Irving Berlin, and more.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:22AMThe pet adoption event, co-founded by Tony winner Peters and the late Mary Tyler Moore, will be held in Shubert Alley.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:20AMWith the TV series “Fosse Verdon” gaining them renewed attention, here are photographs from the illustrious Broadway careers of Gwen Verdon and Bob Fosse (arranged more or less chronolog…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 11:17AMPreview the full world premiere concept album of the new Rich Morel musical, out April 12.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:15AMAcclaimed stage stars Stephen Mangan and Kara Tointon have been cast in the upcoming world premiere play The Man in the White Suit, slated to arrive in the U.K. this fall. Adapted and direct…
SOURCE: Theatre.com at 11:09AMBernadette Peters has revealed on Twitter that this year's Broadway Barks will be held on Saturday, July 13 in Shubert Alley.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:09AMThe songs you love by the female characters from Oklahoma!, South Pacific, The Sound of Music, Carousel, Show Boat and more.
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 11:08AMKyle Beltran, André Braugher, and Thomas Sadoski are also among the actors announced for Williamstown's upcoming season.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:06AM“If you’ve seen dancers flare their fingers in the flexed position often mockingly called ‘jazz hands,’ then you’ve seen Fosse, especially if those dancers were also sitting into o…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:04AMCaissie Levy, Bradley Gibson, Arielle Jacobs, and more belt out such tunes as “Can You Feel the Love Tonight?” and “Let It Go” to celebrate 25 years of Disney on Broadway.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:04AMComedians have paid tribute to Cognito following his death on Thursday evening
SOURCE: The Independent at 11:02AMThe theatre luminary, who directed the hit Yiddish revival, celebrated his birthday April 11 at Stage 42.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:01AMChekhov's "Three Sisters" are back and stuck in limbo in the thoroughly entertaining "Debbie Downers" at Berkeley's Ashby Stage.
SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 11:00AMJanie Dee and Joanna Riding are two of the UK's finest musical theatre performers. At the National Theatre the return of Dominic Cooke’s acclaimed production of Follies currently stars the…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMOnce upon a time, a boy and his cronies go to celebrate their first holy communion at a candy shop in town. The boy gets a belly ache and falls ill, while the candy shop comes alive with mag…
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The full cast for the Kennedy Center production of The Who's Tommy, with direction and choreography by Josh Rhodes Encores Grand Hotel, Rodgers Hammerstein's Cinderella, Bright Star is offic…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:55AMSpeakEasy's Once shares the lead with five nominations.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:52AMIn honor of Disney celebrating 25 years on Broadway, company members from Frozen, Aladdin, The Lion King, and more performed a medley of Disney songs
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:50AMThe star of Burn This—now on Broadway—talks about playing off of audiences, his non-profit joining theatre and the military, and more.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:42AMABC's Good Morning America made Broadway nerds' dreams come true today with a special performance in commemoration of Disney on Broadway's 25th anniversary. A talent-packed docket of stars…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:41AMDaniel Fish's new look at the musical that launched the golden age of musicals. . .the ear hugging tunes are still there, but with a far less sunny interpretation. .
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 10:36AMLaurence Tribe, who’s taught at Harvard Law School for 50 years and is familiar to many a public TV and radio listener, went to see Heidi Schreck’s hit theater piece in its pre-Broadway …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 10:36AMThe new recording is available on streaming and digital outlets from Warner Bros. Records ahead of a May physical release.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:26AMBy Douglas Mayo
Regent’s Park Theatre has today announced principal casting and full creative team for their production of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Evita.
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SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 10:24AMThe 2019 theatre awards season is quickly approaching, and keeping track of all of the important dates for the many ceremonies and their corresponding nomination announcements is no easy fea…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:23AMJimmy Carr and Katy Brand among those to pay public respect to ‘fearless’ comic who fell suddenly ill during Bicester gig
Tributes have been paid to the anarchic comedian Ian Cognito, wh…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:16AMInitial casting has also been announced for the summer production of Jesus Christ Superstar, which will play the Barbican.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:11AMThe play, written by two young Englishmen (Joe Murphy and Joe Robertson) who went to live for several months in the camp and set up a makeshift-but-busy performing arts center there, shows w…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 10:05AMEmily Blunt as a plummier version of Julie Andrews, with a dash of 21st-century sauce; Jason Momoa as the underwater superhero destined to be king of Atlantis
SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 10:04AMIn this TV adaptation of Lucy Kirkwood’s 2013 play, a photojournalist finds himself at the centre of Sino-American geopolitics
SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 10:04AMA new BBC documentary charts the life and times of the singer-songwriter, which are perhaps not so different to our own
SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 10:04AMWe're counting down to Les Miserables on PBS In today's feature, meet Madame Thernardier Andrew Davies' six-part drama adaptation of Victor Hugo's 19th century classic will delve deep into t…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:03AMBroadway has seen many musicals, but the ones it’s never seen still fascinate
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SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 10:00AMOverall, A Simple Space celebrates the best of circus in a simple, stylish and contemporary way that is thoroughly engaging to watch from beginning to end.
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L. M. Brown writes with a sure hand about men and women beset with dreams and longings, who fall in and out of love with each other, and who harbor secrets that shape their lives in unpredic…
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:56AMBarbican, LondonPart installation, part prose-poem, this strangely beautiful piece takes its audience into other people’s heads
Enda Walsh’s plays are often about people trapped inside f…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:36AMLucas, who is based in Germany and has her career largely in Europe, began rehearsals this week for the title role in Don Giovanni at Tulsa Opera. And this is not her first time playing Moza…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:34AMBy Douglas Mayo
SE Theatre Company are bringing their 2018 production of Tim Crouch’s I, Banquo to The Vaults on Friday 31st May and Saturday 1st June 2019.
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SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 09:30AMThespians celebrate TIOS with To Kill a Mockingbird performance
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SOURCE: Dramatics Magazine at 09:25AMIn recent seasons, Odon von Horvath has become one of the most performed playwrights in the German-speaking world. But who is he, and why is he so popular now?
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 09:24AMWanuri Kahiu’s Rafiki won raves at Cannes and beyond, and she’s now become the first African woman to get a major Hollywood studio deal. In Kenya, “Kahiu has been trolled on social med…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:18AMWhen:
7th May 2019 @ 7:30 pm – 10:15 pm
Where:
Old Red Lion Theatre, 418 St John Street, London EC1V 4NJ
After Anomaly earlier this year, I’m delighted to return to th…
SOURCE: Terri Paddock at 09:10AMThere’s no shortage of incredible entertainment available these days, but what’s essential? What movies, TV, music, books, and more do you absolutely have to make a priority in your life…
SOURCE: Entertainment Weekly at 09:09AM“In the debate over the 13 murals that make up The Life of Washington, at George Washington High School [in San Francisco], one side, which includes art historians and school alumni, sees …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:03AMBy Douglas Mayo
Take a look at Clare Bilyard's great production images from George A Romero's Night Of The Living Dead Live at the Pleasance Theatre.
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SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 09:03AMCelebrating 10 years of storytelling and soul-bearing with a great new anthology.
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SOURCE: Clyde Fitch Report at 09:00AM“You put the grill on high, and the bread under it. Turn it over half-way through. And then you take it out and scrape it.” That extract from my eight-year-old school essay could just as…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AMJonathan Van Ness is a “total ham.” He admitted as much to EW right after the debut of Queer Eye last February.
Little did many of the Netflix series’ viewers know, though, that the gr…
SOURCE: Entertainment Weekly at 09:00AMJourneys into the past is the common theme on the 99-Seat Beat, our weekly look at Southern California’s small-theater scene. Reminiscences — comical and poignant — drive “The Lost V…
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“Inside the new space, the North Hall would feature a vault for the library’s 82 Shakespeare first folios, the first collections of Shakespeare’s plays published in 1623. In addition, …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:47AM“For nine years, [the museum] has been foraging for answers to some of the most confounding questions raised by Minimalist and conceptual art from the 1960s and ’70s: What makes a work g…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:32AMA Paris show of groundbreaking work from across the continent tells stories of brutal division but exudes a sense of optimism
SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 08:22AMHere’s a selection of quotes from the Australian federal judge’s decision against The Daily Telegraph that explain why the allegations, published by the tabloid, of “inappropriate beha…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:16AMThe “Come From Away” star will play “Peter Pan”; former “American Idol” contestant Young heads into “Rock of Ages.”
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 08:14AMAll too often, local dance company directors face the day-to-day challenges that...
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SOURCE: ArtsATL at 08:06AMA tall, handsome Columbia University professor with advanced degrees in both English and mathematics, Van Doren became a genuine TV star with a months-long winning streak on the prime-time q…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:01AMAs the award-winning musical returns to the West End for a 50th anniversary revival, Nick Smurthwaite catches up with Ruth Silvestre, the
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:00AM“DJEMBE!” takes its name from the goblet-shaped percussion instrument with origins in West Africa.
SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 08:00AMLittle Miss Sunshine is impressively directed with a high energy level, the songs are so good that I hope a soundtrack CD is soon released, and overall it’s a very solid four-star musical …
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:00AMFired by Peter Martins in 1993, the former prima ballerina and Balanchine muse is now coaching dancers in “Diamonds.”
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Sometime last weekend, someone carved graffiti into one of the 36 surviving stones in the Ring of Brodgar, part of a UNESCO Neolithic World Heritage Site, in the Orkney Islands of Scotland. …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:45AMThe works, which had belonged to the University and Regional Library of Bonn and “which were thought to have been irretrievably lost, included rare medieval manuscripts, early 15th-century…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:30AMReview: Kingdom, HOME Manchester5.0starsWhen thinking of theatre productions, traditional plays often come to mind, but Kingdom and the work of Señor Serrano couldn’t be more unlike the t…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:27AMThere’s been an accident. Something terrible the press are calling “The Natural History museum incident”. It’s unclear what exactly has happened, except
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:09AMNew Diorama, London Jesse Fox’s play about the perils of surveillance is at its best when observing the bond between sparring siblings
What makes technology scary are the unknowns: our ina…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:05AMAn American organisation dedicated to training intimacy directors for the entertainment industry has established a UK branch, announcing plans for the first
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:04AMIn today’s Wall Street Journal I review two important musical revivals, Oklahoma! on Broadway and The Cradle Will Rock off Broadway. Here’s an excerpt. * * * Never have I seen a r…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:03AMAn hour-long radio adaptation of Thornton Wilder’s Our Town, originally broadcast live by ABC on September 29, 1946 as an episode of Theatre Guild On the Air. Wilder plays the Stage Mana…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:01AMBroadwayWorld 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…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:01AM“The scrupulous and the just, the noble, humane, and devoted natures; the unselfish and the intelligent may begin a movement—but it passes away from them. They are not the leaders of a r…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:00AMI make no secret that I like some things done the old-fashioned way. That especially includes some aspects of the theater-going experience. For now, some of those things are firmly in place,…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 07:00AMIt’s a double whammy from Regent’s Park Theatre as the venue reveals casting for its Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber double bill – Evita and Jesus Christ Superstar – playing at t…
SOURCE: Stage Faves at 07:00AMThe UK premiere of Estelle Savasta’s play (translated by Kirsten Hazel Smith), Going Through is a story about the journey’s child migrants take and the people they leave and meet along t…
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The new parody musical Friendsical is coming to the Rose Theatre, Kingston.
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SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 06:45AMDue to sing Marguerite in this revival of David McVicar’s 2004 production, star German soprano Diana Damrau pulled out a week ago
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:43AMRegent’s Park Theatre has today announced principal casting for their productions of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Evita and Jesus Christ Superstar, alongside the full creative team…
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SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:18AMGlobal smash hit musical Mamma Mia! celebrated its 20th anniversary in London’s West End at the Novello Theatre on 6 April 2019. At the special performance, 13 former ‘Dynamos’ joined …
SOURCE: Stage Faves at 06:15AMCasting announced for Evita and Jesus Christ Superstar.
The post Regent’s Park Theatre announce casting for Evita and Jesus Christ Superstar appeared first on Official London Theatre.
SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 06:10AMMagician Jack Gwynne (Joseph McClode Gwynne, 1895-1969), began his professional career as a builder and designer of props and illusions. As a kid in Pittsburgh Gwynne had been inspired by ef…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 06:09AMWest Side Story is one of the most radical musicals of all time. Leonard Bernstein and Arthur Laurents’ show was a Hamilton-level
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:02AMLast night, Orange is the New Black'sDanielle Brooks, Dascha Polanco, and Natasha Lyonne visited Ain't Too Proud on Broadway In addition, Clive Davis was also in attendance Following the sho…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:01AMTickets for Teatro ZinZanni's "Love, Chaos, & Dinner" go on sale Friday, with first performances beginning July 18 in the newly opened Cambria Hotel Chicago Loop-Theatre District (32 W. …
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Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre has announced principal casting for its production of Evita. Samantha Pauly and Ektor Rivera will make their
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:58AMListen: “Tina” Confirms Broadway Plans, Major Tonys Rule Changes, “In the Heights” Film Announces Four Leads [display_podcast] “Today on Broadway” is a daily, Monday through Frid…
SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 05:55AMStephen Mangan and Kara Tointon are to star in a stage adaptation by Sean Foley (who also directs) of the classic Ealing Studios comedy The Man in the White Suit.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:42AMThe actor-turned-auteur talks about Scorsese, skateboarding and why his debut feature ‘Mid90s’ is a ‘string of pearls’
SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 05:30AMTabitha Mortiboy's The Amber Trap is the fifth female-led play from Damsel Productions, which is dedicated to presenting work written and staged by women. We talk to Mortiboy about why compa…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:13AMA California high school is staging an original musical called Ranked, set in a world where class rank means everything, and some parents are willing to pay for their student to get a better…
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 05:11AMRoyal Exchange, ManchesterSarah Frankcom and Aletta Collins ditch Jerome Robbins’ choreography and keeps the stakes high in a superb production
For more than 60 years, productions of West …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:10AMPah-La, a new play about the freedom struggle in Tibet, is a bit too unclear and unfocused for its own good.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AMFollowing huge success in the capital earlier this year with Cirque du Soleil: Totem, popular Canadian entertainment company Cirque du Soleil is set to return to the London theatre stage wit…
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This week, the Off-Broadway company of Fiddler On The Roof In Yiddish came together to celebrate the birthday of their fearless leader, director Joel Grey. Check out photos from the celebrat…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:54AMOriginally published in TDF Stages View this story online Where to see female artists and women’s stories on stage — According to the Broadway League, women make up 66% of Broadway au…
SOURCE: Carey Purcell at 12:27AMAccording to Fox News, Sara Gilbert announced that she is leaving the CBS talk show, “The Talk,” at the end of this season. Gilbert co-created the CBS daytime talk show in 2010 and has b…
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 12:27AMKeshet International has launched a co-development partnership with NTV, Russia’s leading commercial broadcaster for a talent show format “Drive Master.”“Drive Master” aims to brin…
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 12:26AMWho is Alinta Chidzey? I am a chameleon of sorts. I am an actor, singer, dancer, songwriter, producer and obsessed with food and travel. What would you do differently to what you do now? I w…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 12:17AMTwo dozen nominations of outstanding actors, directors, designers and ensembles were announced today by The Boston Theater Critics Association BTCA, with winners to be revealed at the 37th A…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:04AMHow A Musical About Star Wars both celebrates and critiques the iconic saga---Anyone who buys a ticket for A Musical About Star Wars is presumably familiar with George Lucas' space opera fra…
SOURCE: feedproxy.google.com at 12:00AMWhy the list of Young Master winners at the TDF/Irene Sharaff Awards reads like a who's who of the industry---Where do you look to find the next big name in theatrical costume design? For th…
SOURCE: feedproxy.google.com at 12:00AMEspinosa, who is currently starring as Trina in the national tour of Falsettos, recalls performances in Rent, Brooklyn, Wicked, and more.
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