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Friday, July 12, 2019 at 11pm (Broadway Time)
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Review: 2 Women in a Cell, Grasping for Sanity in ‘No One Is Forgotten’ by Alexis Soloski

This play, a response to the rise in the deaths of journalists, is a reminder that imprisonment can happen to anyone.

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ACMI to lead Bendigo Creative Industries Hub by Arts Review

The team behind one of Melbourne’s leading creative institutions, the Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI), will bring the much-anticipated Bendigo Creative Industries Hub to life…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 11:38PM
Friday, July 12, 2019 at 10pm (Broadway Time)
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Opera CD Review: Now Hear What Berlioz and Wagner Admired — Gaspare Spontini’s “Olimpie” in a Stupendous New Recording by Ralph P. Locke

This world-premiere recording of the 1826 Paris version of Gaspare Spontini’s Olimpie makes a powerful case for a composer much admired in his own day. The post Opera CD Review: Now Hear W…

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:12PM
Friday, July 12, 2019 at 8pm (Broadway Time)
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Recently reviewed theater for July 12

Rodgers & Hammerstein’s ‘Cinderella’

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 08:42PM

Gateway Festival Orchestra launches new season with new music director by Sarah Bryan Miller St. Louis Post-Dispatch

For the first time, performances will be indoors

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 08:42PM

It's got legs: Observation wheel at Union Station to open in October, aquarium in December by Valerie Schremp Hahn St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Officials from the St. Louis Aquarium and the St. Louis Wheel opened the complex to media tours on Thursday.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 08:42PM

Stifel Theatre Broadway Series includes SpongeBob, Janis Joplin and more by Calvin Wilson St. Louis Post-Dispatch

A legendary rock singer, a classic film, an acclaimed novel and a popular cartoon character are the inspirations for musicals coming to Stifel Theatre.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 08:42PM

Review: ‘The Band’s Visit’ at The Kennedy Center by David Siegel

“All alone in the quiet /And my ears are thirsty / For your voice, for your voice / Can you answer me.” Those lyrics from The Band’s Visit’s “Answer Me” burrowed into my heart as…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:23PM
Friday, July 12, 2019 at 7pm (Broadway Time)
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Will Grassroots European Presenters Stop Booking UK Artists Post-Brexit? by Artsjournal

“Across Europe, voluntary promoters, programmers and enthusiasts employ UK artists. They don’t get paid, they don’t receive funding and they often lose money from their own pockets to …

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:36PM

RiverPark Center – Executive Director by Artsjournal

RiverPark Center invites applications and referrals for the position of Executive Director.

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:36PM
Friday, July 12, 2019 at 6pm (Broadway Time)
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Meditating in Manchester: Tao of Glass – in pictures by Tristram Kenton

This world premiere at Manchester international festival combines Philip Glass’s mesmerising music and performer-director Phelim McDermott’s theatricality Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:36PM

Comedians' guide to Edinburgh: where to eat, drink, swim and snog

Sofie Hagen, Phil Wang, Nish Kumar and others reveal their favourite festival spots, from Portobello Beach to the middle of the Royal Mile My girlfriend did a show in Ciao Roma and ever sinc…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:36PM

2019 Capital Fringe Review: ‘Conversations’ by Andrew Walker White

One of the more common phenomena of fringe festivals like ours is to see young actors commit to intensely personal projects, creating a cohesive performance piece that celebrates and reflect…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 06:34PM

Review: ‘The Juliet Letters’ by UrbanArias by Jim Pearson

UrbanArias delivers a physical, aural, and emotional journey in their brilliant interpretation of Elvis Costello and the Brodsky Quartet’s The Juliet Letters. Based upon imagined love lett…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 06:09PM

Haven Announces 2019-20 Season, First Under New Leadership by American Theatre Editors

The lineup comprises three directorial debuts, a Shakespeare classic, and a world premiere.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 06:05PM

2019 Capital Fringe Review: ‘Veneer of Beauty’ by Andrew Walker White

Last year, Shaun Michael Johnson put himself on the map as a master storyteller, whose protean moves captivated audiences at the Capital Fringe Festival with Sobriety of Fear, a compelling s…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 06:01PM
Friday, July 12, 2019 at 5pm (Broadway Time)
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2019 Capital Fringe Review: ‘Hold the Tomato’ by Amy Kotkin

Back at the Fringe Festival after their successful 2018 appearance, Laugh Index Theatre’s production of Hold the Tomato strikes a number of funny bones during its fast-paced series of comi…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:51PM

2019 Capital Fringe Review: ‘Passing’ by Guest Author

By Caroline Bock Passover, the holiday that marks the Exodus, that signals to Jews and the world that this night is different from all others because we are not slaves, but free, is the movi…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:45PM

Mapping Where The Creative Class Wants To Live by Artsjournal

The creative class has seen remarkable growth in the past decade, increasing from 44 million members in 2005 to more than 56 million in 2017, as virtually all large U.S. metros saw growth. T…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 05:42PM

Why Do We See So Many Gay Male Characters On Broadway But So Few Lesbians? by Artsjournal1

Sure, there’s The Prom, and before that Fun Home, Indecent, and, going back, Rent and perhaps The Color Purple, but that’s been about it, writes Elisabeth Vincentelli. “Obviously, Broa…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 05:42PM

Meet The Remarkable Darren Walker by Artsjournal

“To me the question is, How do we as the Ford Foundation, and I as its president, leverage the foundation’s and my networks, and on behalf of whom?” – The New York Times

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 05:42PM

Museums In Britain Are Taking Out And Showing The LGBTQ-Themed Artworks And Objects They Used To Keep Hidden Away by Artsjournal1

“The [Victoria and Albert Museum LGBTQ] tour’s burgeoning popularity is part of a more general ‘queering’ of British museums that is gathering pace. Institutions across the UK are te…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 05:42PM

Unlimited Information And Free Access? Turns Out It Was A Problematic Idea by Artsjournal

The Palo Alto Consensus held that American-made internet communication technologies (both hardware and software) should be distributed globally and that governments should be discouraged fro…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 05:42PM

Same-Gender Couples Come To The Once-Rigidly Male-Female World Of Competitive Ballroom Dance by Artsjournal1

“Traditional ballroom dancing enacts a caricature of socially prescribed gender roles. The male partner is the leader; the female partner, the follower. The male partner’s movements are …

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 05:42PM

How Could New York City Opera’s ‘Stonewall’ Have Screwed Up So Badly On Trans Issues? by Artsjournal1

Brin Solomon: “In casting a trans man to play a trans woman, the Stonewall creative team have botched things so spectacularly … It’s difficult to convey how bizarre this casting choice…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 05:42PM

The Robots Can Now Beat You At Poker Too by Artsjournal

At the crescendo of the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas, a pair of computer scientists have announced that they’ve created an artificial intelligence poker player that is stronger than …

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 05:42PM

Discovery Of A Skull In Greece Changes What We Know About Human Pre-History by Artsjournal

The finding is likely to reshape the story of how humans spread into Europe, and may revise theories about the history of our species. – The New York Times

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 05:42PM

The Offstage Toll It Takes To Play A Loathsome Racist Character by Artsjournal

“It can be fraught and isolating, it seems, portraying a white character activating the racial overtones of a beloved novel brought to the stage. Just ask Fred Weller, essayer of Bob Ewell…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 05:42PM

In Praise Of The Guilty Pleasure by Artsjournal

Because it’s often used in a winking way, the term “guilty pleasure” feels innocent, like a joke we’re proving we’re in on. But if that joke is about something that brings us genui…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 05:42PM

Dancing With Artificial Intelligence by Artsjournal

Wayne McGregor teamed up with Google engineers and creative technologists to train the algorithm, called “Living Archive,” using thousands of hours of video from the choreographer’s pr…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 05:42PM

Watch Highlights From Lincoln Center Theater’s The Rolling Stone Off-Broadway by Ruthie Fierberg

The American premiere by Chris Urch, directed by Saheem Ali, officially opens July 15.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:30PM

Capital Fringe review: Kafka’s Metamorphosis: The Musical! by Jeffrey Walker

Franz Kafka and musical theatre might not automatically go together in the minds of most theatre-goers. But Fringe festivals often showcase such juxtapositions and thus we have the musical t…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 05:18PM

Capital Fringe review: How’s That Workin’ Out for Ya? 2.0 by Meaghan Hannan Davant

In case you haven’t heard, the future is female—and fiercely funny. At least as told by the Pipeline Playwrights—a collective of sharp-tongued women playwrights from NoVa, each present…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 05:18PM

Women give voice to a male canon. It happens to be ancient Greek. by Anne Midgette

Novels and translations help bring old texts to the modern world. Why is it so hard for other fields to follow suit?

SOURCE: Washington Post at 05:03PM

At Wolf Trap, a ‘Swan Lake’ with streaks of light by Sarah L. Kaufman

Hee Seo and Cory Stearns lead American Ballet Theatre’s three-night series.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 05:03PM
Friday, July 12, 2019 at 4pm (Broadway Time)
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Review: ‘The Ballad of Mu Lan’ at Imagination Stage by Kendall Mostafavi

Imagination Stage’s The Ballad of Mu Lan is the funny and poignant tale of a Chinese woman warrior who defies tradition in order to protect her father and be the person she feels she was …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 04:59PM

Abrons Arts Center’s Coming Season to Explore Difficult Topics by Peter Libbey

The 2019-2020 slate includes performance pieces that deal with blackface, environmental destruction and colonialism.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:24PM

Review: A Meticulous Artist, Numb to the Touch, in ‘Reborning’ by Laura Collins-Hughes

This play by Zayd Dohrn, about a victim of a horrific crime who grows up to be a dollmaker, is a dark comedy — with a touch of horror.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:24PM

Watch Be More Chill, Bat Out of Hell, King Kong’s cast mates at Bryant Park by New York Theater

The first of six weekly Broadway at Bryant Park concerts this summer featured surprise performances by the cast of “Bat Out of Hell,” a musical using Meat Loaf’s hits that will be perf…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 04:05PM
Friday, July 12, 2019 at 3pm (Broadway Time)
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Mark Morris Dance Group 2019: “Sport” by Joel Benjamin

The world premiere “Sport,” choreographed to more than twenty bits and pieces by Erik Satie, appropriately named “Sports et divertissements” (played by the brilliant pianist Colin Fo…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 03:22PM

The Bacchae: Women Go Powerfully Wild in a Refreshed Classic by Michael Sommers

★★★★ Classical Theatre of Harlem offers an exuberant staging of an ancient Greek drama The post The Bacchae: Women Go Powerfully Wild in a Refreshed Classic appeared first on New Yo…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 03:18PM
Friday, July 12, 2019 at 2pm (Broadway Time)
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Review: The Band’s Visit at The Kennedy Center by Susan Galbraith

The Band’s Visit shows why it’s a multiple Tony Award winner in its stop at The Kennedy Center. It’s a musical that grabs your heart with the most unlikely thing in the world of showbi…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 02:54PM

Capital Fringe review: Codependent by Meaghan Hannan Davant

I’m going to come right out and admit it: I’m no millennial sympathizer.Too many years of sleeping under my desk and being forced (by corporate dress code) to wear nylons through DC’s …

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 02:54PM

The Tape Escape’s retro delights are in the details and dilemmas by Carly Maga - Theatre Critic

There may not be much time to contemplate the show’s meaning, but there are plenty of fun surprises and challenges in show mounted in old Bloor St. video store.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 02:27PM

Goodman Theatre’s ‘The Music Man’ Marches to a Beat of Its Own Drum by Matthew Wexler

Director Mary Zimmerman gives the classic musical "The Music Man" a fresh spin — and audiences are going wild. The post Goodman Theatre’s ‘The Music Man’ Marches to a Beat of Its Ow…

SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 02:24PM

See Photos of Clive Owen and Anna Gunn in West End Revival of The Night of the Iguana by Nathan Skethway

The James Macdonald-helmed production began performances July 6 at the Noël Coward Theatre in London.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:19PM

Tina Benko to Star in East Coast Premiere of Jonathan Spector's Eureka Day by Playbill Staff

The Colt Coeur production will begin August 24.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:16PM

The Last Jew of Boyle Heights by Broadway Select

The Last Jew Of Boyle Heights is set in the industrial East Side of Los Angeles. Three survivors meet amongst...Continue Reading The post The Last Jew of Boyle Heights appeared first on Broa…

SOURCE: broadwayselect.com at 02:11PM
Friday, July 12, 2019 at 1pm (Broadway Time)
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12 YouTube Video Performances of "Unruly Heart" from The Prom

People have taken to YouTube to put their spin on the powerful gay anthem from Broadway's The Prom

SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 01:53PM

Capital Fringe review: Stuck by Michelle Rago

There are lots of ways to be stuck in life and many of them are explored in Stuck, an engaging two-hander written by Joy Cheriel Brown. Nickie, the winning MoNieshia Hunt, is an ambitious t…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 01:42PM

HIP TO HIP THEATRE COMPANY–SUMMER DATES & VENUES FOR 2019 SEASON TOUR OF FREE SHAKESPEARE IN THE PARKS by Robert Shuman

(From Andrea Alton, Alton PR and Production) Hip to Hip Theatre Company Announces Summer Dates & Venues for 2019 Season Tour of Free Shakespeare in the Parks A Midsummer Night’s Dream …

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 01:39PM

Joseph producer sets up ArtsEd bursary in honour of show’s star by Matthew Hemley

Producer Michael Harrison is to fund a new award at Arts Educational Schools London that will support young performers through their training.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:36PM

Plans to build Warrington’s first theatre in 28 years ‘off the table’ by Georgia Snow

Plans to create the first theatre in Warrington for more than 25 years are no longer going ahead, the council’s leader has

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:36PM

Pet Shop Boys to compose music for stage adaptation of My Beautiful Laundrette by Matthew Hemley

Pop duo Pet Shop Boys are composing new music for a forthcoming stage adaptation of My Beautiful Laundrette. The adaptation of Hanif

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:36PM

Production news round-up: Sister Act to return for UK tour and Amelie announces Other Palace transfer by The Stage

This week, Amelie announced a Christmas transfer to the Other Palace in London, a reworked version of Sister Act was confirmed –

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:36PM

NYFA Announces Artists’ Fellowship Program Recipients by American Theatre Editors

Artists receive cash rewards of $7,000.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:25PM

San Francisco Theater Review: CABARET (SF Playhouse) by Harvey Perr

GO TELL MAMA: CABARET‘S A HIT Cabaret was and remains one of the boldest and most innovative experiments in the history of musical theater, a ravishing work that has neither lost its power…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 01:18PM

Six Questions with Doris Dear

NiteLife Exchange (NLE) celebrates Doris Dear (DD) NiteLife Exchange: When did you first realize that you wanted to perform and when was the first time you sang in front of an audience? …

SOURCE: NiteLifeExchange at 01:13PM

Calvin Wilson: On the Aisle in St. Louis by American Theatre Editors

The city's chief critic sees his job as not just evaluating local work but exposing it to a wider audience.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:06PM

Beth Leavel to Star in Reading of Matthew Lombardo's New Play Conversations with Mother by Andy Lefkowitz

Beth Leavel, the fan-favorite star about to conclude her Tony-nominated run in The Prom, has signed on to play the title role in a reading of Matthew Lombardo's new two-character comedy Conv…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:06PM

Wicked's Josh Daniel Green on Going from 'Rhinestone Cowboy' to the Emerald City by Caitlin Moynihan

Josh Daniel GreenGrowing up in Lakeville, Minnesota, Josh Daniel Green was exposed to dance early in life thanks to his sister, but he didn't know how important it would eventually become t…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:06PM

Odds & Ends: Jonathan Groff-Led Mindhunter to Kick Off Second Season in August & More by Broadway.com

Here's a quick roundup of stories you might have missed today.Jonathan Groff-Led Mindhunter to Kick Off Second Season in August Mark your calendars, Groffsauce fans. The acclaimed Netflix …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:06PM

‘Fiercely intelligent & keenly observed’: Seven Methods of Killing Kylie Jenner – Royal Court Theatre ★★★★★ by Rev Stan

London’s theatre scene is awash with productions which offer a ‘fresh’ take on classics but Jasmine Lee-Jones’ play Seven Methods of Killing Kylie Jenner demonstrates exactly what re…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:00PM

Alex Timbers by Billboard

The Tony-nominated director of Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, Rocky, Beetlejuice and Moulin Rouge (among others) reflects on his career in theater. For information regarding your data privac…

SOURCE: play.acast.com at 01:00PM

Measure for Measure in High Park races but stays relevant by Karen Fricker - Theatre Critic

The fast-paced version has pleasing performances even if the running time renders part of the climax improbable.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 01:00PM

Pulitzer Prize Winner Martyna Majok Reveals Her Latest Work, Sanctuary City by Ruthie Fierberg

The Cost of Living playwright discusses her new play ahead of its Off-Broadway bow at New York Theatre Workshop.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:00PM
Friday, July 12, 2019 at noon (Broadway Time)
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Adam Pascal Will Bring New Solo Show So Far to Pennsylvania, California, More by Andrew Gans

The acoustic tour kicks off July 12 in Rockville Center, New York.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:54PM

See the Casts of Be More Chill, King Kong, and More Perform at Broadway in Bryant Park by Nathan Skethway

The casts of the upcoming Bat Out of Hell musical and Off-Broadway’s long-running Stomp were also featured.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:46PM

Broadway Q&A: Vanessa Carlton of ‘Beautiful: The Carole King Musical’ by Jeryl Brunner

The three-time Grammy nominee plays Carole King through Sept. 1st

SOURCE: ShowTickets.com at 12:38PM

A People’s History: How Daisey does it by Guest Writer

As I write this, I have now seen Mike Daisey do 8 of the 18 consecutive chapters in his A People’s History.  I’ve written a dispatch about each (which you can read here), and I’ll be …

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 12:36PM

Capital Fringe review: Office of the Speaker by Dan Desai Martin

If a dream deferred dries up like a raisin in the sun, what happens to a dream fulfilled, but at the expense of one’s own principles? Office of the Speaker delivers a soul-wrenching explor…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 12:36PM

Looking for Regional Jobs? Something Rotten, A Christmas Carol, Holiday Inn, and More Are Casting by Playbill Staff

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

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:16PM

Getting Into Character With Hadestown’s Amber Gray by Marc J. Franklin

The Tony Award nominee gives Playbill an inside look at her pre-show routine as she prepares to bring Persephone to life.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00PM
Friday, July 12, 2019 at 11am (Broadway Time)
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Cast Set for 2019 Summer Shorts at 59E59 by Dan Meyer

The short play festival returns this summer.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:59AM

The Stampede To Chase Streaming Video Subscribers Is Creating An Avalanche Of Content by Artsjournal1

As AT&T/Time Warner/HBO, NBC Universal, Disney, and Apple rush to compete with Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Prime (who, of course, all compete with each other), streaming television has bec…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:54AM

Festival Tells Theatre Company To Recast Role With Disabled Actor, And Company Writes Out Character’s Disability Instead by Artsjournal1

When the Belgian company Studio Orka brought its devised-theatre piece Tuesday to the Manchester International Festival, MIF officials said that their policy is that disabled characters must…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:54AM

An Aging Jazz Legend’s Wife Started A GoFundMe Campaign, Claiming Severe Health And Financial Problems. His Old Friends Are Very Suspicious by Artsjournal1

Kenny Burrell, the 87-year-old guitarist, is still drawing a six-figure salary and health insurance from UCLA, where he has been tenured faculty for decades. But his wife launched a crowdfun…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:54AM

The Surprising And Enduring Relevance Of Sam Shepard by Artsjournal

That Shepard is starting to feel like a guide for the rest of us is surprising. He died two years ago, at the age of 73, and although the valedictions from the dramatic world were respectful…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:54AM

Ecolinguistics: The Ways That Language And Climate Connect by Artsjournal1

“It turns out that language has a much more powerful role to play in ecological survival than just describing [today’s] disturbing environmental outlook.” For example, the languages of…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:54AM

Lunatic 19s review at Finborough Theatre, London – ‘a timely two-hander’ by Frey Kwa Hawking

A Latino immigration enforcement officer escorts Gracie, a young, undocumented Chicana girl towards detainment and deportation, and away from Kentucky – away

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:54AM

Cryptokitties get duplicated at Vaudeville with Simon Denny

Sometimes it takes an artist fascinated by tech systems to reveal how capital structure affects everything.

SOURCE: ftalphaville.ft.com at 11:50AM

UK concert premiere of Doctor Zhivago will star Ramin Karimloo & Celinde Schoenmaker

Get ready to fight back the tears because Lambert Jackson Productions is bringing Doctor Zhivago – The UK Concert Premiere to London’s Cadogan Hall on 1 September with Ramin Karimloo as …

SOURCE: Stage Faves at 11:50AM

Industry Roundup: New Hires at World Trade Center’s Perelman, Public Theater, Trinity Rep, More by Dan Meyer

See who has recently joined the team at major theatre and entertainment institutions across America.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:47AM

Can Life of Pi sail its lifeboat to the West End or will it stay docked on your #WestEndWishList?

Every now and then the world is gripped by a huge phenomenon that makes you forget the troubles of reality. Currently, everyone is back in the Stranger Things bubble since series 3 dropped …

SOURCE: London Theatre Direct at 11:45AM

10 years of BE: the Birmingham festival of European theatre where dinner is political by Natasha Tripney

The act of artists eating with audiences has been at the heart of the BE Festival, which has just celebrated its 10th anniversary.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:37AM

REVIEW: Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, London Palladium ✭✭✭✭✭ by Julian Eaves

By Julian Eaves Julian Eaves reviews Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat now playing at the London Palladium. This post REVIEW: Joseph And The Ama…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 11:28AM

What Happened to Lora Baxter? by Trav S.D.

A mildly interesting enigma this morning concerning actress Lora Baxter (1902-1955). It’s said that in her early years Baxter appeared in vaudeville and wrote silent scenarios for MGM. In …

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 11:24AM

Chester A. Bachman: Roach Regular by Trav S.D.

West Virginia born Chester Bachman (Chester Arthur Bachman, 1882-1966), sometimes billed as Charles Bachman, or C.A. Bachman, is a distinctly minor figure in the show business annals, and ye…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 11:24AM

Fannie Bourke: A Feminist Funny Lady in Films by Trav S.D.

Fannie Bourke (1886-1959), sometimes billed as “Fan”, was a stage and screen actress whose career began around the turn of the last century and extended into the early 1930s. Born and br…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 11:24AM

Read Reviews for London Revival of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat by Adam Hetrick

Newcomer Jac Yarrow stars in the title role alongside Olivier Award winner Sheridan Smith and Jason Donovan.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:18AM

Mindhunter, Starring Tony Nominee Jonathan Groff, to Return in August by Ruthie Fierberg

The Netflix series premieres its second season this fall.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:17AM

15 Questions in 15 Minutes with Rob McClure from ‘Beetlejuice’ by Deb Miller

Currently featured as the nerdy dead guy Adam Maitland in the award-winning Broadway premiere of the new musical adaptation of Beetlejuice, Rob McClure keeps on racking up those fifteen minu…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:10AM

Wesley Taylor Will Bring Finally, A Show About Me to Virginia’s Signature in August by Andrew Gans

Melissa Errico’s Stephen Sondheim tribute is also part of the summer cabaret series.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:08AM

Celebrate Cheyenne Jackson's Birthday With a Look at His Broadway Career by Nathan Skethway

The actor celebrates his birthday July 12.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:06AM

Falsettos Star Max von Essen Will Return to Birdland in August by Andrew Gans

The Tony nominee will be joined by Billy Stritch.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:02AM

Text of the Day: The Hunt 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 11:00AM

Only 26 days until. . .

. . . our inaugural Rave Theater Festival! Did you not know we were producing a brand-spankin’ new Theater Festival? Well, six months ago . . . neither did we!  🙂 But we are, thanks …

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM
Friday, July 12, 2019 at 10am (Broadway Time)
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What to Do in New York This Weekend by Nicole Herrington

From poetic and political imagery in the Bronx to dancers swimming and playing tennis onstage at Lincoln Center, here’s a guide to some of what’s on offer around the city.

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Doctor Zhivago in concert announced for Cadogan Hall London by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo Ramin Karimloo and Celinde Schoenmaker are to star in the UK concert premiere of Doctor Zhivago the musical at London's Cadogan Hall. This post Doctor Zhivago in concert anno…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 10:46AM

   JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOUR DREAMCOAT                London Palladium W1 by Libby Purves and Friends

  IT’S BACK,  YOUNGER THAN EVER…     We love a starry debut, especially on opening night in a huge theatre:   a 21-year-old not yet through drama school making a stonking, belting …

SOURCE: theatrecat.com at 10:31AM

Montalvo’s new exhibit explores fabric of humanity by Anne Gelhaus

It may look as though Montalvo Arts Center has been yarn-bombed, but it’s actually the annual Art on the Grounds Exhibition. “Threads: Weaving Humanity” is a series of four newly commi…

SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 10:18AM

Ed Sheeran breaks the mould on his new album, No 6 Collaborations Project

The singer has embarked on a new direction, with a starry cast of guests including Khalid, 50 Cent, Eminem and Dave

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 10:00AM
Friday, July 12, 2019 at 9am (Broadway Time)
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Anastasia National Tour Reveals Full Slate of Engagements Into Summer 2020, Including Los Angeles, Boston, and Atlanta by Adam Hetrick

See which cities the stage adaptation of the animated hit will play in its second year.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:59AM

Dear Evan Hansen's Andrew Barth Feldman Counts Down His Top 5 Smash Moments by Roberto Araujo

Plus, see what surprise guest joins the Jimmy Award winner and Smash fan to belt "Let Me Be Your Star."

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:45AM

London Theatre Review: On Your Feet at the London Coliseum

The long-awaited Gloria Estefan musical transfers to London after making its US debut in 2015. On Your Feet! is the biopic of Estefan, from her Miami childhood after her parents fled Cuba af…

SOURCE: London Theatre Direct at 09:45AM

Sexuality, Race and Religion: How Director Stephen Brackett Brought ‘A Strange Loop’ to Life by Matthew Wexler

Director Stephen Brackett discusses the seven-year process of bringing Michael R. Jackson's musical, "A Strange Loop," to the stage. The post Sexuality, Race and Religion: How Director Step…

SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 09:42AM

GRACE NOTES: Friday, July 12, 2019 by Susan Grace

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Behind the Scenes of Aladdin in Crosswalk the Musical by Dan Meyer

Will Smith, Mena Massoud, and Naomi Scott all participated in a medley of songs from the recent live-action remake.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:39AM

Complete Casting Announced for Porchlight’s Sunset Boulevard, Starring Hollis Resnik by Andrew Gans

The Andrew Lloyd Webber musical will begin performances at the Chicago venue October 11.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:37AM

Police Abruptly Evict Artists From Beijing Studio Districts by Artsjournal1

“Scores of Beijing police, clad in riot gear and rain slickers, were seen yesterday marching artists out of the Luomahu, or Roma Lake, Art District ahead of its sudden demolition, purporte…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:36AM

Ballet BC’s Emily Molnar Named Nederlands Dans Theater’s Artistic Director by Artsjournal1

When Molnar took over the [Vancouver-based] company in 2009, it was on the verge of bankruptcy. Since then she’s brought in big-name contemporary choreographers and built up” Ballet BC�…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:36AM

Conductor Who Transformed Sistine Chapel Choir Resigns As Financial Investigation Continues by Artsjournal1

“Msgr. Massimo Palombella” — who raised the (previously abysmal) standards of the papal ensemble, garnering it a major-label recording contract and international respect for the first …

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:36AM

CAMDEN FRINGE NEWS: Antigoni Spanou’s Ophelia Rewound, inspired by Hamletmachine, gets London premiere by Featured Content

Ophelia Rewound, Greek theatremaker Antigoni Spanou's one-woman performance inspired by German dramatist Heiner Muller's renowned 1977 post-modernist drama Hamletmachine, gets its London pre…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:34AM

Review: seven methods of killing kylie jenner, Royal Court by Joseph Winer

Review: seven methods of killing kylie jenner, Royal Court4.0starsCleo has had enough of Kylie Jenner. Of the way she appropriates black bodies and culture, and of the way that her fanbase f…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 09:33AM

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat review – stunning debutant steals a starry show by Michael Billington

London PalladiumSheridan Smith and Jason Donovan bring charisma to a jubilant revival – but neither can match the young dreamer at its centre I first saw this show in 1972 when it was a mo…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:33AM

Ashley Storrie: ‘Dinnerladies never gets old for me’ by Harriet Gibsone

The standup, writer, and viral video producer on the things that make her laugh the most It’s a tie between a French and Saunders sketch about a modern artist who can’t draw fingers, whi…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:32AM

Lunatic 19s: A Deportational Road Trip – powerful US immigration drama by Arifa Akbar

Finborough, LondonGabriela Garcia and Devon Anderson shine as a prisoner and her guard in a story where the lines are blurred Tegan McLeod’s drama about American citizenship, illegal immi…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:32AM

Review: A Monsoon reigns in 'The Vaudevillians' at the Public by Sharon Eberson / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

There’s no reining in Jinkx Monsoon and Major Scales in their brassy, sassy cabaret show at the O’Reilly.

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 09:32AM

This Month in Theatre History by American Theatre Editors

From the birth of playwright Bill Gunn to the beginnings of Odyssey Theatre Ensemble, Pittsburgh Public Theater, and Valley Youth Theatre, July has been a hot month for theatre.

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‘Sweet, but also a bit too sticky’: CAPTAIN CORELLI’S MANDOLIN – West End ★★★ by Johnny Fox

It seems appropriate that Captain Corelli’s Mandolin, the 1990s beach novel that launched a hundred thousand package holidays to Kefalonia should itself be staged in a lightly air-conditio…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AM

Review: How funny is ‘The Play That Goes Wrong’? Depends on your appetite for pranks and pratfalls by Charles McNulty

Olivier-winning British comedy "The Play That Goes Wrong" arrives at the Ahmanson Theatre as a comedy of blunders with a fringe-theater soul.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 09:00AM
Friday, July 12, 2019 at 8am (Broadway Time)
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Moving the Story Forward by D.w. Gregory

Advancing your play’s action The post Moving the Story Forward appeared first on Dramatics Magazine Online.

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Theatre Quiz: Can you complete these lyrics with images? by Robin Johnson

Sometimes, we can't help but imagine what our favourite musicals would be like with slightly different lyrics. So without further ado: our Theatre Quiz! The post Theatre Quiz: Can you comple…

SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 08:39AM

Go Inside Opening Night at the 2019 New York Musical Festival by Nathan Skethway

The festival kicked off its 2019 iteration at Sony Hall July 8.

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NEWS: The Pet Shop Boys will create the music for upcoming stage adaptation of My Beautiful Laundrette by Press Releases

Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe of iconic British pop duo Pet Shop Boys have composed original music for the upcoming stage adaptation of Hanif Kureishi’s My Beautiful Laundrette, creating mus…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:28AM

NEWS: Possible new Prime Minister receives satirical Shakespearean treatment in hit show Boris Rex by Featured Content

Soon after he might have been crowned the new Prime Minister, Boris Johnson and his rise to power will be satirised Shakespearean style on the London stage, when Brighton Fringe hit Boris Re…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:27AM

The Fountainhead, The Lowry, Salford review – marathon in Mancland by Robert Beale

Director of the moment Ivo van Hove explores an age-old conundrum Ivo van Hove’s reputation precedes his work as a rumble of thunder goes before a storm.

SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 08:24AM

theartsdesk at the Ravenna Festival 2019 - in heaven with Dante's Purgatorio and Estonian rites by David Nice

A dramatic tour from the tomb of Italy's greatest poet and music among the mosaics Two years ago Ermanno Montanari and Marco Martinelli, the visionary partners who have powered Ravenna's rev…

SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 08:24AM

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, London Palladium review - bright, brash, largely irresistible by Matt Wolf

A giddy Sheridan Smith is back centre-stage but watch out for newcomer Jac Yarrow, too Cheeky and broad and (for the most part) as entertaining as seems humanly possible, this embryonic entr…

SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 08:24AM

How finding Shakespeare’s lost London home could unlock secrets to his most popular plays by Nick Smurthwaite

In the late 16th century, Shakespeare lived in the capital. Nick Smurthwaite meets historian Geoff Marsh to find out what his new

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:00AM

MTI’s Broadway Senior Creates Musical Theatre for a New Generation of Performers—the Senior Citizen Generation by Adam Hetrick

The new program from the makers of Broadway Junior adapts classic musicals to meet the needs of seniors to life-affirming and therapeutic benefits.

SOURCE: Playbill at 08:00AM
Friday, July 12, 2019 at 7am (Broadway Time)
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On digital: Everybody Knows / Border

Old grievances arise when Penélope Cruz’s daughter gets kidnapped; a Swedish customs official has a unique ability to sniff out crime

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Banks: III

Though it may be livelier than its predecessors, the Californian’s third album fails to engage

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Purple Mountains: Purple Mountains

The former Silver Jews frontman returns with a new band, but the album never really takes off

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Shanghai Symphony Orchestra: Gateways

This disc features violinist Maxim Vengerov and is packed with orchestral colour

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Chick Corea & The Spanish Heart Band: Antidote

With an authentic Spanish feel, the US pianist’s new ensemble wears its influences on its sleeve

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Maria Farantouri and Cihan Türkoğlu: Beyond The Borders

The album spans traditional songs and new compositions from Greece, Turkey and beyond

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Snapshot: ‘Real Life Dramas’ by Mary Frey

The images are of a seemingly candid moment of a quintessential small-town summer in Massachusetts

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Invisible Cities review at Mayfield, Manchester – ‘thrilling visuals’ by Natasha Tripney

Having previously tackled Paul Auster’s metaphysical novella City of Glass, 59 Productions joins forces with Rambert and choreographer Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui to

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:33AM

BEHIND THE SCENES: Coo over these promo images and rehearsal pics from new intergenerational drama Pigeons by Featured Content

"We need you to sit in a park for the afternoon" - surely a phrase any actor would love to hear on a warm summer day. That's what Marlene Sidaway and Max Fricker got up to in preparation for…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:28AM

Ella Hickson to premiere play at Sam Wanamaker Playhouse by Georgia Snow

Ella Hickson will premiere a new play at Shakespeare’s Globe later this year, directed by Natalie Abrahami. Swive [Elizabeth] “interrogates the power

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The Friday 5: Broadway ABC's by JK

It's summertime, so let's have some fun! This week's Friday 5 is a little quiz to see how well you know your Broadway ABCs. Over the summer, we'll look at each letter of the alphabet by way …

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‘A kind of homecoming for this modern classic’: NOISES OFF – Lyric Hammersmith by Aleks Sierz

Michael Frayn’s meta-comic masterpiece Noises Off easily stands the test of time; even when things go wrong!

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AM
Friday, July 12, 2019 at 6am (Broadway Time)
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Theatre company set up to champion work by Middle Eastern and North African playwrights by Georgia Snow

Playwrights Hassan Abdulrazzak and Hannah Khalil have set up a theatre company to bring the work of Middle Eastern and North African

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Alistair Spalding: UK government should follow French in support of contemporary dance by Giverny Masso

Sadler’s Wells artistic director Alistair Spalding has argued that the UK government should follow the example of the French in its support

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NEWS: Full casting announced for Mischief Theatre’s new comedy Groan Ups at the Vaudeville Theatre by Press Releases

Mischief Theatre, the Olivier Award-winning company behind The Play That Goes Wrong, today announces the full cast for their brand-new comedy Groan Ups, running from 20 September until 1 Dec…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:30AM

Frank Skinner on sex, soccer and Sutton Hoo

On a trip to the British Museum, the comedian explains why Anglo-Saxon history fascinates him — and why it pays to engage with hecklers

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Q&A with musician and actor Stevie Van Zandt

‘I haven’t accomplished 95% of what’s in my head’

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Inside the Bohemian Club: summer camp or secret society?

The remote Californian retreat is among conspiracy theorists’ ‘greatest hits’

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Why William Morris’s maxim for stylish living holds true

Items can be beautiful and useful at the same time

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Loewe Craft Prize showcases innovation

Winners of the forward-looking craft prize can command high prices

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Extra performance added for Stephen Fry's Mythos: Gods at the London Palladium

Following overwhelming ticket demand for Stephen Fry's Mythos Trilogy, which hits the West End this September as part of its UK tour, and after his evening performance for Mythos: Gods, …

SOURCE: London Theatre Direct at 06:00AM
Friday, July 12, 2019 at 5am (Broadway Time)
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La Fille du Régiment review at Royal Opera House, London – ‘takes a while to warm up’ by George Hall

First seen in 2007 and here revived for the fourth time, Laurent Pelly’s amiable production of Donizetti’s light comedy The Daughter of

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Rewriting Greek Tragedies as Immigrant Stories by Daniel Pollack-Pelzner

Luis Alfaro, whose latest play is an adaptation of “Medea,” appreciates such “primal” points of origin: “They get to the essence: why we hurt each other, this inability to forgive.…

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A Perfect World review Merlin Theatre Ecos Amphitheatre, Frome – ‘riotous open-air parody’ by Jeremy Brien

Intrepid Cornwall-based open-air touring company Miracle Theatre is marking its 40th anniversary with this trademark lampoon by founder/director Bill Scott of famous

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Review: the end of history…, Royal Court by Jessica Handscomb

Review: the end of history..., Royal Court3.0stars‘Most mothers threatened to send their kids’ food to the starving Africans, she actually did it.’ These are the words that Sal’s (Le…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:48AM

The surreal art of Marta Minujín and Mika Rottenberg

The Argentine artists exhibit their power to unnerve in two shows at New York’s New Museum

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Final casting announced for UK premiere of Falsettos

The two-time Tony Award-winning, ground-breaking musical set to make its UK premiere at London’s The Other Palace from 30 August 2019 has just announced the final casting and the exciteme…

SOURCE: London Theatre Direct at 05:30AM

NEWS: Riot To Heaven offers a hell of an evening at the Camden Fringe by Featured Content

A cast of hellraising raconteurs come to Aces and Eights this August, appearing in Riot To Heaven as part of the Camden Fringe. Book your tickets now!

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:18AM

Netflix hires BBC’s Jackie Lee-Joe as marketing chief

Appointment is latest in overhaul of media group’s management

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‘You can practically hear doors flinging open to Yarrow all over town’: JOSEPH & THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT – West End by Maryam Philpott

The staging and orchestration of the Palladium’s new version of Joseph & The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat looks to the future, as a whole new set of children fall in love with this pe…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AM
Friday, July 12, 2019 at 4am (Broadway Time)
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BEHIND THE SCENES: Go backstage with footage of rehearsals for new drama The Chaos Theory by Featured Content

We love to peek behind the curtain, to see the working parts that lead to the smooth polished show presented to an audience, so this footage of rehearsals for new drama The Chaos Theory is a…

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Friday, July 12, 2019 at 3am (Broadway Time)
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K.Flay: Solutions

In the Illinois-raised singer’s third album, songs treat problems as remedies in disguise

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Friday, July 12, 2019 at 2am (Broadway Time)
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On the Couch with Artemis Ioannides by Arts Review

Who is Artemis Ioannides? Artemis Ioannides is a stage and screen actress. She was born in Melbourne and grew up in Athens, Greece. At age 19 she moved to Melbourne to study acting and has s…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 02:56AM

Taikoz: The Beauty of 8 by Arts Review

Australia’s internationally acclaimed drumming ensemble, Taikoz, explore the immersive qualities of the Japanese taiko in their stunning production, The Beauty of 8, which is touring to Po…

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Whiteley by Arts Review

Opera Australia’s newly commissioned work about the turbulent life of iconic Australian artist Brett Whiteley and his vivacious wife Wendy will have its world premiere at the Sydney Opera …

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Howard Sherman: The arts pride themselves on being progressive – they should now focus on the language of gender identity by Howard Sherman

The arts community prides itself on being progressive. The time has come for it to move forward yet again; the specific topic

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Friday, July 12, 2019 at 1am (Broadway Time)
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'Stormzy inspired me': Mo Gilligan, the selfie comic turned chatshow star by Brian Logan

His viral videos earned him a sell-out tour and a new late night TV show – can the character comedian become the Instagram era’s Chris Evans? Two years ago, Mo Gilligan was selling jeans…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:48AM

A Room of One’s Own by Arts Review

Following a sold-out premiere season, Peta Hanrahan’s stage adaptation of Virginia Woolf’s classic essay, A Room of One’s Own, returns this July to Melbourne’s fortyfivedownstairs. B…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 01:41AM

Melbourne Writers Festival reveals 2019 program by Arts Review

Melbourne Writers Festival (MWF19) has assembled a sublime collection of authors, journalists, playwrights, poets, songwriters and artists to contemplate love in all its raw, dizzying, ecsta…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 01:26AM
Friday, July 12, 2019 at midnight (Broadway Time)
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Will Millennials Kill Opera? by Artsjournal

“We’re not known for our attention spans, our patience, or our respect for tradition, and we have been subsequently accused of killing avocado, cheese, home ownership, marriage, and the …

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:36AM

Sale Of Sotheby’s Will Change The Art Market In Some Fundamental Ways by Artsjournal

Once the deal clears, Sotheby’s can provide cover for consignors who previously would have gone to Christie’s for hush-hush services—protected details surrounding guarantees and the co…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:36AM

Giant Ancient City Is Being Uncovered, Changing What We Know About Greek Civilization by Artsjournal

Dating back 4,600 years, the site may also have been part of the inspiration for a key aspect of Greek religion – the idea that mountain tops were the dwelling places of the gods. The comp…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:36AM

Me2/Orchestra seeks part-time Conductor by Artsjournal

The world's only classical music organization created for individuals living with mental illness and the people who support them is hiring a new part-time conductor for our orchestra based i…

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Is This Self-Taught South African Uber Drive The Next Star Tenor? by Artsjournal

Menzi Mngoma is a self-taught tenor who likes to belt out arias for his passengers. One of his customers, Kim Davey, liked his singing so much that she posted a video on Facebook. That, in t…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:36AM

What Burning Man Taught Us About Networks Of Cooperation by Artsjournal

So when do networks enable cooperation to thrive? And when do they hinder it? A vast body of work from across anthropology, psychology, and sociology has explored the conditions under which …

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:36AM

Is “Personalized Learning” Just Another Big Tech Con? by Artsjournal

Advocates of personalized learning say that the approach has been unfairly conflated with teacherless, online-only education. They invoke Dewey and Freire and Montessori as guiding lights an…

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Review: The Greeks Go Coachella in a Boisterous ‘Bacchae’ by Jose Solís

Sure, it’s a tragedy, but along the way this Classical Theater of Harlem production is a riot of music and dance, with a Dionysus worthy of Jimi Hendrix.

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2019 Capital Fringe Review: ‘I Know It Was the Blood: The Totally True Adventures of a Newfangled Black Woman’ by William Powell

Written, directed, and acted by playwright Tara Lake,  I Know It Was the Blood: The Totally True Adventures of a Newfangled Black Woman, is a one-woman trip down the poetic and artful memor…

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Undercover: Inside the Chinese Digital Gulag, ITV — chilling insight

A film-maker travels to so-called ‘re-education centres’ where reports of torture abound

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Oolong and short of it: the story of tea at Compton Verney

An eclectic exhibition in Warwickshire lifts the lid on Britains’s favourite brew

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Inside the Social Network: Facebook’s Difficult Year, BBC2

Cameras go behind the scenes of Facebook HQ in the year of the Cambridge Analytica scandal

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Nile Rodgers: ‘I don’t think I’m a great writer. I’m a really good rewriter’

The Chic founder on his hits, his origins and why dance music is at the heart of his Meltdown festival

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Sweetbitter, series 2 — too many cooks spoil the broth

With a dizzying number of writers, ‘Sweetbitter’ feels uneven and feebly plotted

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The best new theatre: Measure for Measure, Peter Gynt, Jellyfish

Shakespeare transported to 1900 Vienna; Ibsen for the internet age; Down’s syndrome romance

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Mrinalini Mukherjee’s material pleasures at Met Breuer

The sculptor, whose work is on show in New York, relished the joy of fabric, clay and bronze

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11 Summer Theatre Festivals to Try in NYC - Catch new musicals and plays, reimagined revivals and avant-garde experiments at low ticket prices

For adventurous theatregoers, summer is the most exciting season in New York. Throughout July and August, the city hosts an array of festivals featuring new shows in various stages of develo…

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