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Sunday, August 4, 2019 at 11pm (Broadway Time)
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8 travel tips for your dance destination vacation

Ever considered mixing work and play? Taking your dance group on a destination training vacation is a great way to do just that. Disney World and Universal Orlando have programs specifically…

SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 11:47PM

Meet the newly promoted dancers of San Francisco Ballet

In June, San Francisco Ballet (SFB) announced 10 promotions, three new company members and five apprentices for the 2020 repertory season.  Soloists promoted to principals include Benjamin …

SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 11:36PM

Calling for the Best Victorian Designs of the Year by Arts Review

The 2019 Victorian Premier’s Design Awards are open for entries, with innovative projects from across the state’s design and architectural community eligible to be nominated. “The Andr…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 11:20PM

LESS IS MORE by Brian Scott Lipton

Six short plays offer up a variety of styles for the 13th edition of Summer Shorts .

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 11:12PM
Sunday, August 4, 2019 at 10pm (Broadway Time)
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Review: In 3 Short Plays, the Art of Making Up and Breaking Up by Alexis Soloski

The second program of “Summer Shorts 2019,” at 59E59 Theaters, is a patchy evening including a contribution by Neil LaBute.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:36PM

Mojada by Victor Gluck, Editor-In-Chief

Following up on Luis Alfaro’s critically acclaimed Chicano retelling of Sophocles’ "Oedipus Rex" called "Oedipus El Rey," The Public Theater now stages his equally relevant and timely "M…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 10:28PM

Dominic Smith: The Electric Hotel by Arts Review

From the award-winning author of the acclaimed New York Times bestseller, The Last Painting of Sara de Vos, comes a luminous novel tracing the intertwined fates of a silent-film director a…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 10:28PM

‘Maze’ at The Shed: Hip hop within contemporary art

The Shed, New York, NY.July 24, 2019. Maze is a world premiere Shed commission with dancers from The D.R.E.A.M. Ring and The Shed’s FlexNYC program. It was co-directed by Reggie ‘Regg Ro…

SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 10:26PM

Technology, dance and 2019: Arch Contemporary Ballet’s ‘Chromatic Skies’

Abrons Arts Center, New York, NY. July 11, 2019. Sheena Annalise founded Arch Contemporary Ballet “to ensure the continuous evolution of ballet, designed for an inclusive and varied 21st …

SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 10:10PM

Review: ‘The Gazillion Bubble Show’ at New World Stages by Deb Miller

Tiny bubbles, huge bubbles, round bubbles, square bubbles, long bubbles, clear bubbles, white bubbles, floating bubbles, bouncing bubbles, stacked bubbles, bubbles within bubbles, rainbow-c…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:04PM
Sunday, August 4, 2019 at 9pm (Broadway Time)
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Madama Butterfly by Arts Review

Your response to this production will no doubt depend on how many other productions of Madama Butterfly you’ve experienced. If your preference is for a storybook telling of the tragic tale…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 09:44PM

Today on Broadway: Monday, August 5, 2019 by Matt Tamanini

San Fran “Cursed Child” Cast Announced, Deirdre O’Connell to Lead Lucas Hnath’s “Dana H.,” “The Prom” Hosts On-Stage Wedding “Today on Broadway” is a daily, Monday throug…

SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 09:37PM

Q&A: Gesher Music Festival looks at refuge, security, sanctuary by Sarah Bryan Miller St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Artistic director and cellist Sara Sitzer says the festival has a great lineup this year

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 09:06PM

CHICAGO COMES TO WICHITA by Peter Filichia

So, you may ask, with CHICAGO playing right down the street from where I live, why would I take four...Continue Reading The post CHICAGO COMES TO WICHITA appeared first on BroadwaySelect.

SOURCE: broadwayselect.com at 09:03PM

Director Sonya Suares on Sunday In The Park With George by Gabi Bergman

“White, a blank page or canvas. The challenge, bring order to the whole through design, composition, tension, balance, light, and harmony…” Stephen Sondheim’s Tony, Olivier, Drama De…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 09:00PM
Sunday, August 4, 2019 at 8pm (Broadway Time)
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VIDEO: HAMILTON Celebrates National Sisters Day With the Schuyler Sisters

It's National Sisters Day and Hamilton is celebrating by tributing Broadway's favorite sisters, the Schuyler Sisters! Dance along with Angelica, Eliza, and Peggy!

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:22PM

LEAP into new possibilities at Saint Mary’s College of CA

Historically, dancers haven’t been “encouraged to hone their intellect as well as their technical skill,” says Stephanie Miller, associate director of Liberal Education for Arts Profes…

SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 08:19PM

Drowning review – earnest look at true-life tragedy rings false by Mark Fisher

Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghJessica Ross doesn’t come anywhere close to making moral or dramatic sense of why four nurses killed elderly patients How to account for the four Austrian nur…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:18PM

Tap dance artist Ayodele Casel shows that it’s never too late

We’ve heard it before — “I’m too old to start dancing.” Yet accomplished dance artists like Ayodele Casel show us that it’s never too late to start. Casel, celebrated tap dance a…

SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 08:17PM

State Street Ballet is in its sterling year

State Street Ballet, based in Santa Barbara, CA, is celebrating its 25th year and has announced an exciting year of performances and events to commemorate this special anniversary.  The mar…

SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 08:16PM

Find your glass slipper: Só Dança Elektra specialists are coming to a dance store near you!

Earlier this year, Só Dança introduced its revolutionary Elektra pointe shoe, which features groundbreaking technology and even a customizable, interchangeable shank system. As part of th…

SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 08:11PM
Sunday, August 4, 2019 at 7pm (Broadway Time)
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5 Debut Questions - The Lion King's Joe Rivera by Angela Tricarico

Joe Rivera This week, we welcome The Lion King’s Joe Rivera to the Main Stem and learn about his journey toward making his Broadway…

SOURCE: www.theensemblist.com at 07:48PM

Meet the ‘Orchestra of the Street’ Bringing Classical Music to Rio’s Favelas by Artsjournal1

“[Glaucía] da Silva plays in a quartet called Orquestra de Rua (Orchestra of the Street), alongside other classical musicians from Rio’s favelas. They met through a local youth music in…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:24PM

Who is arts journalism for? — From ‘Dragon Ball Z’ to ‘Us’ to the newsroom: Finding my place as a Black writer by Artsjournal1

Kyle V. Hiller: “I’ve long felt that my relationship with pop culture, media, and art have lacked something. It took me years to realize that I just wasn’t finding voices like my own r…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:24PM

‘Museums Are Contested Sites’: The Art Institute of Chicago’s James Rondeau on the Museum’s Postponement of a Show of Mimbres Pottery by Artsjournal1

“There need to be multiple voices channeling that learning, from multiple stakeholders who have a cultural authority in this conversation. And I think that’s somewhat new, but it felt re…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:24PM

The Art Institute of Chicago’s James Rondeau on Increasing Diversity in the Curatorial Field by Artsjournal1

“We’ve always been a teaching and training organization. And one of the things that we realized will help ensure our ongoing relevance is that we need museum professionals who more accur…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:24PM

Beyond the Bathrooms: Cultivating Meaningful Trans Inclusion in Theatrical Spaces by Artsjournal1

“There have been quick and outwardly-positive changes that highlight inclusivity, but broad and meaningful change requires long-term work and systemic shifts in how theatres operate. … I…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:24PM

Power play: reclaiming the story of Canada’s missing and murdered by Artsjournal1

“Tara Beagan’s drama about a Blackfoot woman seeking to avenge her sister’s murder confronts the violence suffered by Indigenous women from the standpoint of those affected.” – The…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:24PM

Ballet has a diversity problem. Here’s what some people, in Seattle and elsewhere, are doing to change that. by Artsjournal1

“Making a ballet company more diverse doesn’t happen overnight — and it needs to happen at the level of its youngest students, to create generations of dancers who look like all of us.…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:24PM

‘What the Constitution Means to Me’ Is Setting a Theatrical Precedent by Artsjournal1

“While it was nominated for two Tony Awards, it did not win any of them. It has no stars, a tiny cast, and no special effects, and everyone both onstage and backstage are Broadway newbies.…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:24PM

D.A. Pennebaker, Documentary Filmmaker And Bob Dylan Mythmaker, Has Died At 94 by Artsjournal2

Pennebaker’s documentary filmmaking stretched across more than six decades, and in that time, he “chronicled a who’s who of other pop music and entertainment world figures and icons ov…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:24PM

What Do The Original ‘Lion King’ Animators Think Of The New, Heavily CGI Version? by Artsjournal2

One animator said, “I will only get myself in trouble if I comment on the ‘other’ version,” so there’s that point of view. Another: “I think some of my colleagues forget that whe…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:24PM

It’s Time To Let ‘Miss Saigon’ Go – Forever by Artsjournal2

Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Viet Thanh Nguyen: “Fantasy cannot be dismissed as mere entertainment, especially when we keep repeating the fantasy. Fantasy — and our enjoyment of it �…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:24PM

The Hotel Lobby As Gallery For Contemporary Art by Artsjournal2

And not just the lobby – some hotels commission artists or exhibits for every bit of space, including rooms, conference rooms, cafeterias and much more. – The New York Times

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:24PM
Sunday, August 4, 2019 at 5pm (Broadway Time)
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This Writer And Performer Took A Deep Dive Into Dating And Created A Hit Off Broadway Show by Jeryl Brunner

Robyn Lynne Norris cooked up 38 “undateable” OKCupid profiles to understand love. Her findings are the basis for her show, #DateMe: An OKCupid Experiment.

SOURCE: Forbes at 05:57PM

At These High-End Dinner Theaters, Classics Come With Crudités by Alexis Soloski

An adaptation of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” makes a picnic of pentameter, and decadent dining accompanies William Blake in “The Devouring.”

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:36PM

TONY HARRISON’S PRAGUE SPRING by Robert Shuman

Listen Chris Bowlby travels with Tony Harrison to Prague, to discover how one of Britain’s best known poets was shaped by the cultural energy and tragedy of 1960s Czechoslovakia. Harrison …

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 05:11PM
Sunday, August 4, 2019 at 4pm (Broadway Time)
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Review: ‘Or,’ by Theatre Prometheus at Capital Hill Arts Workshop by John Stoltenberg

Liz Duffy Adams’s play Or,—which premiered in 2009 at the Women’s Project in New York—is a deliciously literate feminist farce. A radical mashup of dichotomies (among them straight a…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 04:09PM
Sunday, August 4, 2019 at 3pm (Broadway Time)
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Sex Education review at Summerhall, Edinburgh – ‘a sex-positive confessional’ by Paul Vale

When Harry Clayton-Wright came out to his parents at 14, his mother accepted this revelation but was unable to talk to him

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 03:34PM

Enough review – the unstoppable force of women by Michael Billington

Traverse, EdinburghStef Smith’s latest production depicts the two female leads rejecting male classification and raising themselves up Stef Smith wrote a fascinating dystopian drama in Hum…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:32PM

Manilow Broadway: He Writes the Songs That Makes the Audience Sing Right Along With Him by Michael Sommers

★★★★ The ever-exuberant entertainer delivers a dandy Broadway concert The post Manilow Broadway: He Writes the Songs That Makes the Audience Sing Right Along With Him appeared first …

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 03:30PM

Summer Shorts Series B: Neil LaBute Delivers a Typically Toxic Comedy by Michael Sommers

★★★ A smart topical comedy outshines lesser works in an annual off-Broadway festival The post Summer Shorts Series B: Neil LaBute Delivers a Typically Toxic Comedy appeared first on Ne…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 03:29PM

#HonestAmy review at Pleasance Dome, Edinburgh – ‘candid solo show about cancer battle’ by Paul Vale

Amy Booth-Steel has been through the mill. A successful jobbing actor and a popular member of the theatre community, the trajectory of

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 03:09PM

Celebrating Richard Belzer by Trav S.D.

A few days after the passing of Paul Krassner seems an appropriate time for a little birthday appreciation of comedian, actor and journalist/author Richard Belzer (b. 1944). belzer is undoub…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 03:06PM

Participatory Theatre At Its European Roots by Artsjournal2

During a conference on “Bürgerböhne” – or participatory theatre for citizens – “it became clear to me that not all countries—or even communities—have the same ideas about how…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:00PM
Sunday, August 4, 2019 at 2pm (Broadway Time)
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Deer Woman review at CanadaHub, Edinburgh – ‘powerful story weakened by graphic violence’ by Nicole Serratore

For decades in Canada, Indigenous women went missing and were murdered with little government response or action. Tara Beagan’s play Deer Woman

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:28PM

Edinburgh festival performers refuse sterling payments due to Brexit by Frances Perraudin

Artists ask to be paid in euros and dollars as pound continues to fall amid no-deal risk Increasing numbers of artists are asking to be paid in dollars and euros instead of sterling because …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:12PM

Like Animals review – sweet two-hander challenges limits of language by Catherine Love

Summerhall, EdinburghWith a flurry of feathers and splash of water, Kim Donohoe and Pete Lannon ask how much can ever know another creature At a moment when we urgently need to reassess our …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:12PM

An Onstage Wedding Brings a Broadway Happy Ending to Life by Nancy Coleman

During the curtain call for “The Prom,” a show that celebrates inclusivity, a lesbian couple exchanged their marriage vows.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:06PM

Phil Hynes, Backstage Lighting Force For ‘Saturday Night Live,’ Has Died At 96 by Artsjournal2

Lorne Michaels: “He was a force to be reckoned with, and his presence and strength were something I came to rely on. … He will be missed, but if God has him now, despite all the arguing,…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:06PM

London’s Smallest Stages Are Hosting Wagner by Artsjournal2

The artistic director of the Fulham Opera (which is doing Die Meistersinger this summer) says there’s good reason for smaller opera halls: “The immediacy, the storytelling, the quality o…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:06PM

The Short Story Author Inspired By 19th Century Abolitionists – And The Current U.S. President by Artsjournal2

Nafissa Thompson-Spires’ first book, the short story collection The Heads of Colored People, is short-listed for the Gordon Burn Prize (a prize for a book that follows Burn’s “bold foo…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:06PM

A Gothic Bridge Is Destroyed In Belgium So Bigger Boats Can Go Down The River by Artsjournal2

The federal government is not happy with the town of Tournal, where, after years of argument and discussion, a crane pulled apart the bridge over the Scheldt, in sections. “A crowd on the …

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:06PM

The Reasons For Reader’s Block Vary, But They All Lead To One Thing by Artsjournal2

That is, reader’s block means you’re not reading a book. Why? – The New York Times

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:06PM

The Trouble With Writing About Sex by Artsjournal2

The author of the viral hit short story “Cat Person” says that it’s not easy. to deal with constant questions about sex. “Write a book about the way young women use words to fight ba…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:06PM

Producers Pushed Producer Lulu Wang To Make ‘The Farewell’ In English With Some White Leads by Artsjournal2

But she said no, every time, and the film seems to have turned out OK. “It broke the box office record set by Avengers: Endgame for per-screen average, taking in $351,330 in four theater…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:06PM

Email Used To Be Amazing by Artsjournal2

Then it became a “productivity tool” for work, and “regular folks don’t want to organize their private lives as if they were office jobs.” But it’s not too late to save the techn…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:06PM

The Forbidden City Isn’t So Forbidden Anymore by Artsjournal2

After decades in peril – “Mao’s Communist government debated tearing down the complex, or creating a vast Soviet-style wedding cake palace opposite it.” – the Forbidden City comple…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:06PM

Vivian Paley, Pioneering Educator And Author Who Believed In The Power Of Story, Has Died At 90 by Artsjournal2

Paley won a MacArthur “Genius” Grant for her work. Her methods met with resistance during the era of quantification and textbook standardization, but “in addition to teaching children,…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:06PM

The Man Who Founded Book Chain Waterstone’s Says He Has No Guilt Over The Deaths Of Indie Bookstores by Artsjournal2

Tim Waterstone – no longer associated with the stores that bear his name – says that “the competition simply wasn’t up to scratch. ‘I didn’t feel guilty,’ he says. ‘I’d jus…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:06PM

Hollywood Enabled ‘Eccentric Dance,’ And Now It’s Celebrating The Genre by Artsjournal2

Of course, eccentric dance wasn’t new when the movies started recording it. “Eccentric dance can trace its origins to ancient times and has roots in many cultures. But perhaps no place d…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:06PM

More Than A Year After 40 Artists Withdrew From A London Museum, They’re Still Demanding Answers by Artsjournal2

The timeline: Last August, “more than 40 artists removed their work from the exhibition Hope to Nope at the Design Museum in London after the museum housed an event hosted by the arms …

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:06PM

Oh, Hello, 80 Percent Of Books Published Between 1924 And 1963 Are In The Public Domain by Artsjournal2

Wow, thanks for your data mining project, New York Public Library! Why, though? Because “until the 1976 Copyright Act, US works were not copyrighted unless they were registered, and then t…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:06PM
Sunday, August 4, 2019 at 1pm (Broadway Time)
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Review: ‘Mamma Mia!’ at Annapolis Summer Garden Theatre by Charles Green

Annapolis Summer Garden Theatre’s production of Mamma Mia! is a colorful, fun-filled spectacle. With Music and Lyrics by Benny Anderson and Bjorn Ulvaeus, and Book by Catherine Johnson, t…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:48PM

PHOTOS: Experience Alpha Who?’s ‘painting in movement’ live at Camden Fringe by Featured Content

A central feature of Matt Franco's solo piece Alpha Who? is panoramic scenography that responds to the performer. Learn more about this how this "painting in movement" is created, check out …

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:19PM

The Crucible review – white-hot intensity in reinvention of Miller classic by Anna Winter

Edinburgh PlayhouseMomentous dance and strong performances make Helen Pickett’s canny reworking of the story a gift of a show Choreographer Helen Pickett’s clever reinvention of The Cruc…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:12PM

Terrifying trapeze and homeless histories: Edinburgh festival 2019 – in pictures by Murdo Macleod

Our photographer hits the ground running to capture highlights, from a journey through Kate Grenville’s The Secret River to a fierce look at power by comedian Lucy McCormick Continue readi…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:12PM

Hit the Town! 5 Must-Do Events for the Week of August 5 to 11 by Paul Wontorek

This week, you can see Broadway stars doing it all, all over town—sweating for the fans at Bryant Park, baring their abs at Joe’s Pub, inspiring minions at Green Room 42... All that and …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:06PM

Remember Hal Prince's Broadway Legacy in this Week's Elaine Paige on Sunday by Broadway.com

Olivier-winning actress Elaine Paige is giving Broadway.com listeners a chance to hear her BBC Radio 2 show, Elaine Paige on Sunday, and this week is all about remembering Harold Prince, t…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:06PM
Sunday, August 4, 2019 at noon (Broadway Time)
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MOULIN ROUGE! The musical – The Bohemians are back by Oscar E Moore

Based on the 2001 controversial Baz Luhrmann music video styled movie MOULIN ROUGE! a new creative team has brought back its Bohemians of Montmartre circa 1899 with a vengeance – and mammo…

SOURCE: Oscar E. Moore at 12:36PM

This Week on Broadway for August 4, 2019: Hal Prince by James Marino

Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere talk about the life of Hal Prince. Shows reviewed include Moulin Rouge, Cabaret @ Ogunquit Playhouse, Legally Blonde @ Argyle Theatre, C…

SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 12:24PM

Off-Off-Broadway Review: “Just Outside the Door” at the Broadway Bound Theatre Festival by David Roberts

Necromancy does not fare well in Esteban R. Alvarez III’s “Just Outside the Door” which just ended its three-performance run at the Broadway Bound Theatre Festival. The play’s protag…

SOURCE: Theatre Reviews Limited at 12:12PM

‘There’s always a good fart to make them giggle’: Horrible Histories is back in the West End and so is actor Ben Martin by Emma Clarendon

Actor Ben Martin chatted to Emma Clarendon about bringing Horrible Histories back to London.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:00PM
Sunday, August 4, 2019 at 11am (Broadway Time)
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Arts Fuse Podcast #18: The End of an Era by Lucas Spiro

Have no fear! The Arts Fuse podcast will be returning soon in a new format. The post Arts Fuse Podcast #18: The End of an Era appeared first on The Arts Fuse.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 11:48AM

The View Upstairs video and photos: What happened in New Orleans on 24 June 1973? Why should we remember? by Terri Paddock

I had just enough time to wipe away my tears – I was sobbing – at the end of The View Upstairs before jumping up after the curtain call to announce this post-show Q&A at Soho Theatr…

SOURCE: Terri Paddock at 11:00AM
Sunday, August 4, 2019 at 10am (Broadway Time)
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Tartuffe review at Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh – ‘delightful update of Moliere into Scots’ by David Pollock

“Ah’m nae angel,” sneers Andy Clark’s Tartuffe, one of theatre’s great con artists, as he attempts to downplay his own manipulative awfulness

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:20AM

La Reprise: Histoire(s) du Theatre (I) review – compassion and curiosity in recreation of a murder by Michael Billington

Royal Lyceum, EdinburghDirector Milo Rau asks disturbing political questions while attempting to honour the real-life victim of a senseless homophobic crime This is exactly the kind of show …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:06AM

Conspiracy review – would-be detectives try to crack the case by Kate Wyver

Underbelly, EdinburghBarrel Organ are on the trail of something in this bewildering piece of devised theatre, but something’s not right My notes are full of question marks. In a retreat fr…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:06AM

Catherine Cohen review – stellar strychnine-laced cabaret by Brian Logan

Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghCohen crackles with attitude as she serves up an alarming but entertaining song-and-chat about sex, love and self-image One of the most eye-catching newcomers a…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:06AM

The Locust Sisters by Trav S.D.

What’s more impressive than five performing Locust Sisters? How about the fact there were actually seven? Hilda was an opera singer, who performed at least once on radio in 1929. Rose was …

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 10:03AM

How a Lack of Planning Led to an Off-Broadway, Drama Desk-Nominated Hit by Olivia Clement

Artistic director Jeff Wise talks about his production of Life Sucks and why he chooses to improvise his seasons.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:00AM
Sunday, August 4, 2019 at 9am (Broadway Time)
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‘Wicked’ performers take real-life friendship to the stage by Anne Gelhaus

For Erin Mackey, the role of Glinda in “Wicked” feels as comfortable as sliding into a pair of ruby slippers. After 10 years away from the show, Mackey is reprising the role of the Good …

SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 09:55AM

The Red review at Pleasance Dome, Edinburgh – ‘Marcus Brigstocke’s bittersweet tale of alcohol addiction’ by Paul Vale

Marcus Brigstocke has made regular appearances at the Edinburgh Fringe since winning the BBC New Comedy Award in 1996, either doing stand-up

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:47AM

Ep. 31: Jason Robert Brown Talks About His Music, Shows, and the Legendary Hal Prince by Lauren Van Hemert

Hear what Jason Robert Brown has to say to about his music, shows, and Hal Prince, the man he called a role model and friend. About the Guest The New York Times refers to Jason as “a leadi…

SOURCE: Beltline to Broadway at 09:00AM

Participatory Theatre by Verity Healey

By verity healey. verity healey does a deep-dive into the Our Stage – 4th European Bürgerbühne Festival, which took place in Dresden, Germany, in May 2019.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 09:00AM
Sunday, August 4, 2019 at 8am (Broadway Time)
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Mass Shooting and Theater by Jonathan Mandell

Three mass shootings in a single week — in Gilroy, California last Sunday leaving three dead; in El Paso,Texas leaving at least 20 dead Sunday: in Dayton, Ohio, leaving at least nine dead …

SOURCE: New York Theater at 08:56AM

Experience as a Business: Spending Money on Memories by Victoria Cairl

Last week in London, I was a spy alongside 007. I was a 1920’s socialite who did the Charleston at Jay Gatsby’s party where I was asked… Continue reading on Medium »

SOURCE: Medium at 08:33AM

For #SistersDay: Reels & Rivals: Sisters in Silent Film by Trav S.D.

We seem to have gone backwards in acknowledging Jennifer Ann Redmond’s useful books. Recently we profiled her biography of Corliss Palmer, but it turns out that’s her most recent offerin…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 08:32AM

What Is Community Theatre For? by Artsjournal2

Jocelyn Allgood, who participates in several community theatres near her in Texas, says that “it’s our small contribution to humanity — to ease the burden of life, to make you laugh, t…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:30AM

‘Delivered with slickness & a certain panache’: DOWN IT FRESHER! – Edinburgh Fringe ★★★ by Thom Dibdin

Sassy, rude and distinctly scuzzy round the edges, the Anonymous Badger Creative’s production of Down It Fresher! in the Free Fringe is a case of writing what you know about.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:00AM

A Look Inside Rehearsals for West Side Story, Company, and More with Harold Prince by Marc J. Franklin

In honor of the 21-time Tony Award winner, Playbill looks back at the creation of some of his biggest hits on Broadway.

SOURCE: Playbill at 08:00AM
Sunday, August 4, 2019 at 7am (Broadway Time)
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John Robins review – dating and DIY from standup's funniest fall-guy by Brian Logan

Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghRobins delivers a masterclass in tone, tempo and character as he shares his failed attempts at flirting and home improvement If you’re John Robins, there’s …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:33AM

Superstar review – Coldplay singer Chris Martin's little sis steps into the spotlight by Mark Fisher

Underbelly Cowgate, EdinburghNicola Wren deploys considerable charm in a not-really-showbiz story of childhood pantos, movie bit-parts and self-acceptance The Edinburgh fringe is good at bri…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:33AM

Moulin Rouge! the musical - the extravagant, big budget, song stuffed musical falls short in the sizzle department by Oscar E. Moore

There is a smorgasbord of styles for us to digest. Is it a true love story? Is it a farce? A tragedy? Is it a tale told with tongue in highly rouged cheek or is it just a glitzy and glam…

SOURCE: Talk Entertainment at 07:32AM

Cotton Fingers review at Summerhall, Edinburgh – ‘powerful and poetic’ by Nicole Serratore

In Ireland, the eight amendment referendum didn’t just change the law around abortion; in Rachel Trezise’s Cotton Fingers, it inspired a teen

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:11AM
Sunday, August 4, 2019 at 6am (Broadway Time)
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Call Answered: Mauricio Martinez: "De México To Broadway" at Feinstein's/54 Below by Adam Rothenberg

“Get On Your Feet, get up and make it happen!” That is just Mauricio Martinez has done, making himself a household name in Mexico and Latin America. Two years ago this international sens…

SOURCE: Call Me Adam at 06:54AM

The Crucible review at Edinburgh Playhouse – ‘triumphant and elemental’ by David Pollock

It’s sad to note that Arthur Miller’s 1953 conflation of the Salem witch trials and the McCarthy hearings of the playwright’s own

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:49AM

Review: ‘8’ A Steampunk Opera, The Other Palace by Madeline Lee

Review: '8' A Steampunk Opera, The Other Palace4.0stars‘8’ A Steampunk Opera, is a dark new musical with gloriously powerful voices, slow sliding melodies and an obscure plot line. This …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:33AM

Hold On Let Go review at Summerhall, Edinburgh – ‘warm and thoughtful’ by Natasha Tripney

How much of our lives do we remember? Are there benefits to forgetting? Luca Rutherford’s nuanced, thoughtful show explores the role that

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:27AM

Poison and politics… Lucy Prebble puts the Litvinenko case on stage by Tim Adams

The Enron playwright talks about retelling the murder of the KGB whistleblower, our surreal political era, and how Billie Piper helped her through dark times Lucy Prebble operates an “elep…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:24AM

Spartacus review – a rollicking night out with the Bolshoi by Roslyn Sulcas

Royal Opera House, LondonWhat Yuri Grigorovich’s Soviet-era ballet lacks in subtlety it makes up for in sheer virtuosity and spectacle Liberation! Courage! Indomitable will! Sacrifice for …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:24AM

Peter Pan review – it’s all over the place, Darling by Kate Kellaway

Troubadour White City, LondonDespite a soaring lead and plenty of ideas, this production doesn’t quite get off the ground Although a new theatre ought to be a cause for celebration, the Tr…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:24AM
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Opinion: The Prince Of Broadway's Legacy Lives On Through His Music by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon honors the legacy of theatrical producer and director Hal Prince, who died this week at the age of 91.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 05:12AM
Sunday, August 4, 2019 at midnight (Broadway Time)
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Podcast — Alice Lowe on the gendered history of hysteria

A new Audible series explores the phenomenon, from the Salem witch trials to the internet era

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 12:00AM

Original Cast Members Michael Park and Jennifer Laura Thompson Conclude Run in Broadway’s Dear Evan Hansen August 4 by Andrew Gans

The Tony-winning musical continues at the Music Box Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Remembering Grind by Mark Robinson

An eagerly anticipated musical of the 1984-1985 Broadway season was Grind, set to be Harold Prince’s big project of the time, but ultimately part of a sequence of lulls in what was an o…

SOURCE: www.markrobinsonwrites.com at 12:00AM
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