Last seen in New York in 2017, Danish choreographer Mette Ingvartsen has brought a newish work, "to come (extended)" to NYU Skirball Center. To come (extended) is actually a reworking and …
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:39PMEarlier this year, Bass Fam Creative brought us Matador – a beautiful exploration of love and lust through dance, circus, and burlesque. Despite Melbourne slipping out of summer then, the …
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 11:29PM“As a playwright and attorney, Mary Kathryn Nagle is used to building a case and crafting a narrative. But when it comes to bringing attention to sovereignty issues and Native communities,…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:24PM“MoBBallet, an organization founded by Dance Magazine contributing editor Theresa Ruth Howard in 2015 to preserve and promote the legacy of black dancers in ballet, hosts its first symposi…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:24PM“I think in many ways we as a sector have pigeonholed foundation program officers. We have internalized this idea that their role is one of micromanager and compliance officer, whose jobs …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:24PM“The inaugural three years (2015-2018) of the Creative City pilot program supported artists of all disciplines to reimagine places for art in Boston, engage public imagination, and inspire…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:24PM“The brainchild of Rev. Yolanda Norton, a Hebrew Bible scholar and the H. Eugene Farlough Chair of Black Church Studies at San Francisco Theological Seminary, the Beyoncé Mass explores ho…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:24PM“When people talk about the healing power of music, they are generally referring to the listener, but one orchestra in Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont is founded on the idea that …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:24PMIn a tweet, art historian Maria Paphiti found that the 2,700-year-old vase had been sold at Christie’s auction house in May for nearly 7,000 euros ($7,700). The vase was given to Thatcher …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:24PMThe Marriage of Figaro, Mozart’s buoyant operatic comedy, is built on an infrastructure of political discontent. Although it sheathes its claws in time for a happy ending, this is an opera…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:24PM“The great news is that along with the rest of us, Diller Scofidio + Renfro were finally beaten down by the reality of just how messed-up and cramped the billion-dollar Taniguchi building …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:24PM“A lot fewer people are buying to wear and a lot more people are buying to sell.” StockX, a high-end sneaker resale company based in Detroit, recently reached a jaw-dropping $1 billion U…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:24PMAs newspapers and magazines experience diminishing revenue, plunging circulation and attacks from both terrorists and government leaders, the L.R.B. has not merely survived but also flourish…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:24PMWhy not monetize the intangibles? The Strand, and stores like it, could charge an admission fee. Something token, like a dollar. For a buck, you’re granted access to everything the store h…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:24PMWhat has become of the commanding figure of the critic in the last 20 years? Where are the successors to Sontag and Steiner, and to Empson and Richards, FR Leavis, Raymond Williams and Fra…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:24PMJacques d’Amboise started the nonprofit organization while he was a principal dancer at New York City Ballet to expose children to what he feels is the transformational power of dance. Tod…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:24PMIn IMPRESSIONS: Kyle Abraham’s A.I.M at the Joyce Theater with Keerati Jinakunwiphat and Trisha Brown, "Ranging from introspective to sensual to playful, the spectrum of Abraham’s artis…
SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 11:18PMIn IMPRESSIONS: American Ballet Theatre’s The Masters Program with George Balanchine, Twyla Tharp, and Alexei Ratmansky, "One mark of a great choreographer is that he or she is able to mak…
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AussieTheatre has a double pass to giveaway for Chicago at QPAC Brisbane on Saturday November 2nd. This dazzling production stars Natalie Bassingthwaighte as Roxie Hart, Alinta Chidzey…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 09:43PMIn a way, SCOTLAND, PA is the perfect musical for the Donald Trump era. It says get what you want,...Continue Reading
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SOURCE: broadwayselect.com at 09:17PMGod is back... and she has a lot to say! It's a hard business watching the endless infighting and bickering of little humans from Heaven's eaves. And yet it's a job Zoe Lyons (Mock The We…
SOURCE: London Theatre Direct at 09:15PMThe peer pressure of in-groups, man. Is there anything more toxic? Turns out, there is. This is the central theme of Afflicted: Daughters Of Salem, which is set before the infamous Salem Wit…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:05PMMeasure For Measure Theatre’s rousing production in Sunrise brings into focus that Lin-Manuel Miranda and Quiara Alegría Hudes’s musical is, at its heart, about the twin themes of dream…
SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 09:03PMSeptember 27, 2019. Center for Performance Research, Brooklyn, NY. An astute dance artist I once interviewed discussed creating “empathetic access points” for all types of audience memb…
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A bracingly lucid Corey Stoll embodies Shakespeare’s thane who, step by step, cedes his soul to his own darkest impulses.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 07:33PMThe inaugural Black British Theatre Awards, set up to honour black performers and creative talent in British Theatre, took place at Old
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:18PMForbidden Broadway: The Next Generation is review-proof. Creator/Writer/Director Gerard Alessandrini started parodying The Great White Way in 1982, and The Triad Theatre (158 West 72nd St…
SOURCE: stagebiz.com at 07:16PMAerialists and acrobats, big tops and bicycles, cotton candy, cats, and clowns – the ABC’s of 21st-century circus-arts entertainment can be enjoyed by one and all with the return of New …
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“The Great Society,” the second installment of playwright Robert Schenkkan’s biographical account of the years Lyndon B. Johnson spent as president in the White House, is less a drama …
SOURCE: Theatre Reviews Limited at 06:35PM★★★★ The couple who slays together stays together? Real-life spouses Corey Stoll and Nadia Bowers star as Shakespeare’s murderous Scots.
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SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 06:30PM★★★ John Doyle directs Corey Stoll's title warrior as too full of the milk of human kindness
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SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 06:29PM★★★★ Deb Margolin's beautifully crafted, powerfully acted reflection on greed and guilt and the crime of the 21st century returns
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SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 06:28PMReviewed by Judd Hollander
One of the most important aspects in a committed relationship is one partner’s willingness to help satisfy the emotional needs of the other. Even if those need…
SOURCE: Stage Buzz at 06:12PM
The Wilma Theater presents 'Dance Nation,' a bold comedy about a competitive dance troupe of teenage girls learning, growing, and evolving through self-discovery. Christina Anthony reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:59PMOriginal London Cast, 2019 (Ghostlight) When experienced live in the theater, a “bio-musical” — like any other show — may be judged on several levels, including the production values…
SOURCE: castalbumreviews.com at 04:32PMThere were wins for Sheffield Theatres’ Life Of Pi at the 2019 UK Theatre Awards, revealed at London’s Guildhall.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 04:10PMRight to Be Forgotten is a play written from the outside in. By that I mean, its intention is to illustrate a legal issue: the tension in U.S. law between privacy and freedom of speech, a te…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 04:04PM(Jesse Green’s article appeared in The New York Times, 10/23; via Pam Green.) When “Macbeth” meets McDonald’s, a meaty new musical is born. When classics get adapted or updated, I of…
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 04:02PM
The UK Theatre Awards 2019, which celebrate achievement in regional theatre, took place at London’s Guildhall on October 27. They were hosted
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:54PMJust the mention of Jagged Little Pill has us quoting "Ironic" ("Don’t you think?") but the long-awaited Broadway arrival of Alanis Morissette’s new musical is just one of five must-do e…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:54PMFollowing the awards ceremony at London’s Guildhall this afternoon, we are delighted to confirm the winners of the 2019 UK Theatre Awards.
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SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 12:51PMOne person’s critic is another person’s crackpot. That they are not united in their opinions is ascribable to the Latin saying: quot homines, tot sententiae. I myself prefer being consid…
SOURCE: John Simon at 12:48PMThree years after he spoofed “Hamilton” in “Spamilton” (with “I am not throwing away my shot” becoming “I am not gonna let Broadway rot,”) Gerard Alessandrini paints Lin-Manu…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 12:36PM“Artists that are working with the nude, who censor their own works on Instagram in order to meet their community standards, can be deleted with no recourse because of a lack of a proper a…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:24PMThe music that the study volunteers said they enjoyed the most was neither too predictable, nor too unpredictable. Too predictable, and it’s boring. Too unpredictable, and it’s not at al…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:24PMIn its latest data drop, analytics firm Movio has discovered “a correlation between a minority group’s representation on screen and that group’s audience turnout, with some groups atte…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:24PMSeventy-four percent of prosecuted cases in New York are for misdemeanors, according to a 2017 report from NYC Criminal Justice Agency. Instead of clogging up the courts Project Reset tries …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:24PM“For some time now, diverse staff working in larger publicly funded arts organisations, and in particular those producing work that is aimed at the mainstream, have debated how to help the…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:24PM“All of the sudden performance seems to be the new authentic. When we can watch everything on Instagram and YouTube, it seems to be that people want to see [art] one-on-one — that’s wh…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:24PM“Reviews can sometimes be the only documentation of these experiences, so what happens when the majority of people reviewing do not represent the community or the stories being told? How d…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:24PMMr. Feldman, 82, founded the gallery with his wife, Frayda Feldman, in 1971 on East 74th Street. In 1982, the gallery moved to SoHo, establishing an early beachhead in Lower Manhattan that s…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:24PMYes, Netflix is sharing more information about how many people are watching its shows than it did just a year ago, and we now have a broad sense of which shows and movies are especially popu…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:24PMThere are actors who begin their careers with training and early professional outings in regional and stock theatres as understudies and bit players. Many use live theatre as training grou…
SOURCE: onandoffbroadwaytheaterreviews.com at 12:22PMThe collective charisma of the cast in a stunning production of The King and I earns a well-deserved standing ovation.
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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 it's all about celebrating Halloween! To g…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:36AMWondering where to find the best documentaries on digital platforms? Look no further.
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SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 11:33AMPortrait is a masterly work of historical realism -- about an enduring love between two women -- done in high-flying poetic style.
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SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 11:33AMBeetlejuice set designer David Korins is bringing fans six feet under for a tour of the Netherworld!
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:19AMTOSSING OUT THE BABY BUT KEEPING THE BATHWATER Reluctance takes center stage in Center Theater Group’s production of Mike Birbiglia’s theatrical child The New One. In his 2018 one-man sh…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 11:14AMBy: Paulanne Simmons
October 27, 2019: Harvey Fierstein’s Bella Bella is certainly a tribute to the trailblazing New York congresswoman. But even more it is a personal act of love.
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Gavin Creel recently stopped by Oklahoma! After the show, he posed with cast members backstage for photos.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:51AMAnthony Ramos plays Usnavi in the upcoming film adaptation of In The Heights. He recently spoke to ET about his experience working on the film, the importance of the show, diverse casting, a…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:44AMHampstead theatre, LondonThe painter resembles a drunken YBA in a flawed but timely show that veers from camp humour to political intrigue
‘This is not just a play, it’s an extravaganza,…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:36AMSince Robert Kelley founded TheatreWorks Silicon Valley 50 years ago, he’s gone from working for groceries while staging his first production to managing an $8.5 million budget that suppor…
SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 10:08AMBy Ray Rackham
Ray Rackham looks at age appropriate casting in musicals and wonders if age isn't now trumped by talent or are audiences buying into the age changes.
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SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 10:07AMAfterglow raises more questions than answers, but is an honest piece of theatre about the universal themes of love, sex and marriage, and everything in between.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:00AMThe Arena Stage production of the Disney hit delivers the classic musical like you haven’t seen it before.
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My daughter wants to go to school for visual art, specifically she wants to be an illustrator. Yesterday, we went to National Portfolio…
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SOURCE: Medium at 09:49AMReview: Fast, Park Theatre2.0starsSet over a Century ago, Fast tells the tale of Linda Hazzard, a quack Doctor who operated in both Washington State and then New Zealand. She obtained her me…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 09:42AMBroadway stage veteran Gayle Turner says she’s proud to bring HAVING OUR SAY: THE DELANY SISTERS' FIRST HUNDRED YEARS, a tale of divine sisterhood to the https://nctheatre.com/ (North Car…
SOURCE: Beltline to Broadway at 09:00AMThe renowned acting conservatory, founded by Stella Adler, has swapped its historic 27th Street home for a sleek new space near Wall Street in the midst of rebranding itself as a center for …
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:00AMRockwell currently plays Karen Smith in the hit musical from Tina Fey.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:00AMBy Pascale Florestal. Pascale Florestal talks about the lack of critics of color in theatre and creating a training program in Boston, through Front Porch Arts Collective, to counter this pr…
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AussieTheatre.com has an exclusive photo feature to share with readers from the premiere Newcastle production of Mamma Mia!, directed by AussieTheatre.com’s outgoing Editor, Erin James. St…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 05:23AMFollowing a week’s lay-off in the wake of our western sojourn, we made a beeline for Lincoln, Mass. where we visited a colossal complex known as the Commons at Lincoln, and celebrated Germ…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 05:03AMHere’s the other shoe dropping from our month-long barnstorming junket. Part One (parts west) was here. This second leg was restricted to New England, radiating out from Boston. Follow lin…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 05:03AMOn October 20 we were honored to be the guest speaker at the 100th anniversary celebration of the Concord Players. More than this, we were delighted to learn that the roots of this impressiv…
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