Simon Stone’s contemporary spin on the classic tale of marital vengeance feels more clinical than tragic.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:24PMHow often do audiences in a given city get the chance to see a full body of work by a single living playwright in the span of just one month? When this does happen, how often is the playwrig…
SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 10:17PMDirector Simon Stone revisits the classic tale of a woman bent on revenge, co-starring Bobby Cannavale.
SOURCE: Washington Post at 10:12PMRose Byrne and Bobby Cannavale co-star in Simon Stone's startling and stark reimagining of Euripides' "Medea," now playing at BAM through March 8.
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SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 10:06PMChelsea B. Lockie is a Brooklyn based director who hails from Elko Nevada, 'the home of Cowboy Poetry'. She moved to New York to study directing and quickly became involved in the independen…
SOURCE: Visible Soul at 10:03PMStephanie Fagan is a Brooklyn based actor and writer. She is an Emerson College alumnus and holds an MFA from The Actors Studio Drama School, where she studied acting, playwriting, and scree…
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By Kelly Hanson William Shakespeare’s Richard III is a masterpiece rife with intrigue, violence, and dark humor. Undertaking such a complicated and beloved production is a bold choice, and…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:58PMAfter the sell-out Australian premiere season of Joanna Murray-Smith’s American Song at Red Stitch in 2017, the critically acclaimed production returns for
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 09:56PMa?oegrown-isha?? star Yara Shahidi visited The Lion King on Saturday and stopped backstage to have some fun with Nala (Adrienne Walker) and Simba (Bradley Gibson).
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:37PMBritish auteur-director Simon Stone has rewritten the ancient Greek tragedy, Medea, to fit the contours of the contemporary world
SOURCE: phindie.com at 09:31PM By Carol Rocamora Astonishing. Absolutely astonishing. Those are the words that best describes Simon Stone’s mind-blowing, jaw-dropping, 80-minute adaptation of Medea, the 431 BC classi…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 09:30PMTwo generations before the African American space scientists immortalized in the film Hidden Figures propped up America’s nascent space program, another group of pioneering female “compu…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:19PMFrom the get-go, the “Medea” on stage at BAM looks less like a modern update of Euripides’ tragedy than a fashion shoot: Bobby Cannavale talks quietly with Rose Byrne against an empty,…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 09:19PMYELLOW JOURNALISM, BLUE PLANET — UNCERTAIN FUTURES Propaganda has always existed. It’s when people promote and publicize their agenda utilizing biased or misleading information, a perfec…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 09:14PM by Argenis Ovalles In a post-apocalyptic world created by Nick Mecikalski, where climate change has flooded the majority of a totalitarian America, there is a little shack. Like an art…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 09:05PMFrom the iconic Australian gum to the introduced jacaranda, the trees that characterise the landscape around us have often witnessed more history than we could ever imagine. A ‘one-day-onl…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 09:04PMSydney Opera House, January 31. Death is ever-present in Hofesh Shechter’s deeply moving Grand Finale, and so is an unquenchable lust for life. The two conditions are irrevocably twinned. …
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Who is Nigel Huckle? Nigel Huckle is a persistent and ambitious performer with a streak of realistic optimism. He is the son of a Sri Lankan-Australian, and is an American immigrant himself,…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 07:56PMThe Board of Festivals Adelaide have announced the appointment of Justyna Jochym to the role of Chief Executive Officer (CEO), following the departure of outgoing CEO Christie Anthoney, who …
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 07:43PMThe Public Theater has revealed the 2020 season of free Shakespeare in the Park. The beloved outdoor theater program will present Richard II (May 19-June 21) directed by Saheem Ali, followe…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 07:42PMThomas Schumacher, the president of Disney Theatrical Productions, has ushered beloved Disney properties like The Lion King, Aladdin and Frozen to the Broadway stage after beginning work wi…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 07:42PMHere's a quick roundup of stories you might have missed recently.
Linda Lavin Among Stars Set to Remember Harold Prince in Concert
The upcoming 18th edition of the fan-favorite concert ser…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 07:42PMThe Tony Awards administration committee met on January 30 for the second time this season to confirm the eligibility status of 11 Broadway productions for the American Theatre Wing's 2020 T…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 07:42PMFull casting is here for The Secret of My Success, a new musical based on the 1987 Universal Pictures film. The previously announced tuner, directed by Gordon Greenberg, will play a world pr…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 07:42PMA little more than a year ago, playwright Bess Wohl was at the theater. She was seeing What the Constitution Means to Me by one of her friends, Heidi Schreck. She sat down in her seat and no…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 07:42PMCirque du Soleil’s “Volta.” Courtesy Cirque du Soleil, Photo by Matt Beard.
Dazzling spectacle, breathtaking artistry, effortless grace and elegance – you can experience all the…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 07:42PMTony winner Kathleen Marshall directs and choreographs the Meredith Willson musical.
SOURCE: Playbill at 07:40PMThe cultural sections of election manifestos always make for interesting reading. Wonderful-sounding aspirations rarely have detail. Proposals are mostly aspirational rather than costed. Thi…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:33PMThe scientists set out to quantify the creativity of 19 of the most prominent composers of recent centuries, including Johann Sebastian Bach, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Ludwig van Beethoven…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:33PM★★★★ Rose Byrne and Bobby Cannavale star in Simon Stone's harrowing tragedy, "after" the Euripides classic
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SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 07:31PM★★★ Rose Byrne, Bobby Cannavale menace each other well as star-crossed former lovers
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SOURCE: stageraw.com at 07:27PMIn yet another spectacular triumph, global hit Come From Away has smashed the highest weekly gross income for the week ending 19 January, surpassing the weekly box office records of all othe…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 07:25PMOn the Thursday, January 30th edition of a?oeTamron Hall,a?? Tamron spoke with Emmy, Grammy and Tony award-winner Billy Porter about the rapper Lil Nas X's response to a tweet shaming him fo…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:18PMThe Dear Evan Hansen Tony winner takes on the role of Diana in the Washington, D.C. production.
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“Broadway Profiles with Tamsen Fadal” will become nationally syndicated, marking a first for a program about the Great White Way....Continue Reading
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SOURCE: broadwayselect.com at 06:59PMThe John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts presents the Broadway Center Stage production of the Pulitzer Prize-winning musical, Next to Normal.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:48PMCo:3 (Koh three) is an ambitious Australian arts company taking the next stage in its development as a legacy organisation. In 2020 Co:3 Australia enters a new two-year cycle of programming …
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 06:46PMThe Tony Awards Administration Committee has released its second set of rulings for the 2019-20 season.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 06:42PMRalph Fiennes and Emma Stone could be headed to the big screen in MATILDA THE MUSICAL
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:34PMKino Lorber announces a nationwide Day of Conversation screenings of documentary AFTER PARKLAND on February 12, 2020 to commemorate the second anniversary of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 06:32PMUpstream Theater presents a three-part farce.
SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 06:12PMThe nonprofit art center has called the Delmar Loop home since 1969.
SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 06:12PMHenrietta Leavitt and her glass-ceiling-shattering compatriots, Annie Canon and Williamina Fleming, are the subject of Lauren Gunderson’s 2011 play, “Silent Sky” which covers about 20 …
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 06:08PMBy Carol Rocamora “I think I would like a divorce.” (Beat) “All right.” (End of Scene.) If you’ve heard funnier opening lines on a New York stage this year, please let me know. As…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 06:07PMIngmar Bergman’s enigmatic 1966 film, about a young nurse and her actress patient, may be a masterpiece of European cinema, but it
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:00PMGet ready, maggots! Matilda The Musical is coming to the screen! With music and lyrics by Australian Tim Minchin and book by
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The Tony Awards Administration Committee met for the second time this season to discuss eligibility of 11 Broadway productions. The productions discussed were “The Great Society,” “S…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 05:45PMMRS. DOUBTFIRE is on her way to Broadway, but first the new musical is on the hunt for an additional cast member. Telsey + Company has just announced that an open casting call will be held …
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SOURCE: stageraw.com at 05:22PMThe Administration Committee met for the second time this season before the 74th annual ceremony.
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:19PMTony Awards Administration Committee met today for the second time this season and confirmed the eligibility status of eleven Broadway productions for the 2020 American Theatre Wing's Tony A…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:19PM“American Dirt”won’t have much political impact, because Americans who have the capacity to be outraged about children in cages on the border already are; it’s arriving too late and …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 05:18PMCurrently, skilled workers from outside the EU need to have a job offer with a salary of at least £30,000 to work in the UK. EU citizens are not bound by such restrictions and do not need a…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 05:18PMAt a festival that thrives on the spirit of niche filmmaking, the prevalence of stories and programming about ripped-from-the-headlines causes made for an energizing change of pace. Given th…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 05:18PMA consumerist vision of reading . . . presented as a form of anti-elitism” is emanating from the centers of publishing and media power, and that it is embodied by some of these trends. But…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 05:18PMThis musical comedy represents the kind of third-rate work that New York Musical Festival has been presenting in recent years.
SOURCE: Theater News Online at 05:03PM
The Steven Dietz play ponders time, love, regret and the fragility of human connection.
SOURCE: Washington Post at 04:54PMSHEP IN TIME When I think of the late Sam Shepard, his plays Fool for Love, True West, Buried Child and Curse of the Starving Class usually come to mind. I was totally unfamiliar with Killer…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 04:47PMThis Week's New Classified Listings on BroadwayWorld for 1/30/2020 include new jobs for those looking to work in the theatre industry.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:43PMFor the record, classical ballet dancers do let loose once in a while. They enjoy tossing off those stiff upper body movements and tapping their toe shoes to a syncopated beat rather than fo…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 04:30PMShowbiz Chicago
Elements Ballet’s ETHOS OF ELEMENTS To Showcase Dance Films and Improvisation
Elements Ballet is proud to announce its winter production, Ethos of Elements; a two-night …
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Sydney Morton and Melody A. Betts Join Cast of Paramount Theatre’s THE SECRET OF MY SUCCESS
Paramount Theatre announces the addition of two principal cast members – Sydn…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 04:24PM Photos/Video: Shoshana Medney Ahead of its premiere at Miami New Drama’s Colony Theater in Miami Beach, Fl. (March 5-April 5), the press met with the cast and creatives to find…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 04:14PMAnna Moench's new, short, fascinating play is not to be missed.
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What happens when a couple divorces after 50 years of marriage? The play Grand Horizons has answers.
SOURCE: Forbes at 03:56PMOne of Broadway's most decorated composers is giving an accolade of his own: The Stephen Schwartz Musical Theatre Teacher of the Year Award will represent the highest level of achievement fo…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:56PMDirector Alan Paul stages a visually audacious, if occasionally unwieldy, revival of the rock musical.
SOURCE: Washington Post at 03:54PMArt historian Charles Hope, in a review of three books about the world’s most expensive painting, lays out an extensive argument against the attribution of Salvator Mundi to da Vinci and s…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:54PMLisa Loomer's play, "Roe," depicts the various players behind Roe v. Wade, but in the telling, too many sides of the story dilute the magnitude of the groundbreaking case for reproductive ri…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 03:54PMThe New York Musical Festival was created to give new writers a start. So isn’t it “ironic,” says Josh Canfield, whose “Alive! The Zombie Musical” played NYMF last year, that it �…
SOURCE: The New York Post at 03:51PMPerformances begin at Aurora’s Paramount Theatre February 12.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:45PMReeve Carney, Grammy Award-winning star of Broadway's Hadestown, will launch his spring residency at The Green Room 42 in NYC on Sunday, February 2.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:36PMLadies and gentleman, whether you like it or not, Hedwig! We're celebrating the birthday of Tony Award winner Lena Hall by looking back at her opening night of Hedwig and the Angry Inch at …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:20PM by Melissa Griegel photos/video by Melissa Griegel Photography The Unsinkable Molly Brown met with the press as it readies to make its return to Broadway with a new book, new lyrics…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 03:19PMSome collaborations seem destined. The cooperative work of George Balanchine and Igor Stravinsky is one iconic example. Their decades-long friendship proved to be one of the most prol…
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It's time to head to the diner for a look at Joshua Colley performing Waitress's show-stopping song 'She Used to Be Mine' at Feinstein's/54 Below as part of 'Tuesdays at 54... with Robbie Ro…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:58PM“Read the book. But see the play first!” That’s what Hend Ayoub—the actor who plays Mariam, the empowered first wife of A Thousand Splendid Suns—told me about the show, now in its …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:55PMThe history of the Memphis Pyramid, which is now emblazoned with a massive Bass Pro Shops logo on its side, is as bewildering as its appearance, and as reflective of the people who conceived…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:54PM“The font you use is a form of non-verbal communication. If you meet in person, tone of voice, clothes and body language carry a huge amount of information. If you write someone a letter y…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:54PM“The ambition of the Danish architect Jørn Utzon’s design, his walkout mid-project, and Peter Hall’s subsequent takeover in 1966 resulted in compromises that have bedevilled the build…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:54PMPlaywright Lynden Harris talks about working with condemned prisoners — first, to develop scripts for them to perform before fellow inmates and prison staff, and second, to create theater …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:54PMIt’s not just that the piece is in the final scene of Billy Elliot. A corps de ballet of muscular men as feral swans, in place of the usual ethereal women in white tutus, shows boys differ…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:54PMThough MIDI has done an exceptional job of digitizing music for the last 37 years, it hasn’t been perfect. MIDI quantizes music, meaning it forces music components into a particular value.…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:54PMAbby Mueller and the Six queens step into the Broadway rehearsal room for the first time and have an exciting performance!
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:54PMStarting as a pilot project next month, Vienna’s “Culture Token” will track users’ movements—and their chosen mode of transit—across the city via an app. For each car-free kilome…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:54PMEmmy-winning Sopranos star Joe Pantoliano has signed on to headline William Francis Hoffman's world premiere play Drift. Bobby Moresco, an Oscar-winning screenwriter of Crash, will direct th…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:54PM"I'm one of those people in Times Square with a camera!" Six star Abby Mueller says in the very first episode of her Broadway.com vlog, Yas, Queen. Six, written by Toby Marlow and Lucy Mo…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:54PMThe Public Theater presents two works at the Delacorte Theater.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:54PMIt’s intense, but don’t expect any answers to the big questions it examines.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 02:52PMThe fifth in this series of comedies is another hilarious triumph. Get your
tickets soon, since the NC Stage Co. run is already beginning to sell out.
SOURCE: ashevillestages.com at 02:51PMThe Public Theater’s summer lineup includes a serious tale of political rebellion and a musical take on a comedy.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:48PMThe Waitress alum will play a country singer out of her element as she takes on a new job as a nanny for five kids.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:32PMThe Public Theater announced the line-up today for the 2020 Free Shakespeare in the Park season, continuing a 58-year tradition of free theater in Central Park.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:27PMSaheem Ali will direct Richard II, which will be the first show of the season in Central Park's Delacorte Theater.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:13PMNetflix has ordered 10 episodes of Country Comfort, a new original multi-cam comedy series created by Caryn Lucas (The Nanny, Miss Congeniality). he series stars Katharine McPhee (Waitr…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:06PMThe initiative, with New York Theater Workshop, Soho Rep and others, aims to foster inclusion of Asian-American theater artists, technicians and administrators.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:06PMSimon Stone’s contemporary take on the Euripides tragedy plays the Harvey Theater.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:06PMThere are new islanders joining the Come From Away family, and we were lucky enough to get an exclusive sneak peek into their rehearsals!
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:04PMIn this final installment of January's Musical of the Month series, we take a look back at the creative team behind Applause. The writing and design teams are chock full of Broadway royal…
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The renowned publicist and Tony-winning producer will sit down with Voza Rivers to talk about her life and groundbreaking career.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:56PMCecily Strong is set to star in a musical comedy product from Lorne Michaels' Broadway Video, Despicable Me duo Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio, and Universal TV, according to Deadline. Apple i…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:51PMA strong-minded group of "revolting children" are headed back to the screen. Sony and Netflix are rumored to be developing a movie musical adaptation of the Broadway tuner Matilda, accordin…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:42PMThe cast and creators of Hadestown have added another award to their crowded shelf. The Tony-winning Best Musical just took home a Grammy for Best Musical Theater Album. On January 29, the …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:42PMThomas Schumacher, President of Disney Theatricals, stopped by Broadway.com HQ to talk about the new edition of his book How Does the Show Go On? and more with Paul Wontorek.
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:42PMBob & Carol & Ted & Alice, the new stage musical based on the Oscar-nominated 1970 film, has been extended through March 22 at the Pershing Square Signature Center. The off-Broad…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:42PMA lucky group of kids have been cast in the upcoming U.K. premiere staging of The Prince of Egypt, arriving in London's West End next month. The previously announced production, directed b…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:42PMThe term “op traken” is Norwegian, and describes the act of a skier swiftly jumping and tucking their legs beneath them in
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:20PMThe Tony winners will take part in the staging at the Lucille Lortel Theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:19PMSimon Stone’s contemporary take on the Euripides tragedy, extended through March 8, opens in the Harvey Theater.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:19PMWhat to see at Philly Theatre Week
SOURCE: phindie.com at 01:18PMWriters Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss introduce New York City to the Queendom.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:18PMThis engrossing, heart rending drama is based on the 1998 novel by Chris Bohjalian who wrote GSP's stage adaptation. MIDWIVES was a New York Times bestselling novel, an early selection for O…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:13PMArena Stage hosts the East Coast premiere of ‘A Thousand Splendid Suns.’
SOURCE: Washington Post at 01:12PMThe American Utopia rocker joined the New York restaurant’s famed wall of caricatures January 29.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:11PMBringing you his latest installment of LA STAGE Insider, Julio Martinez keeps you up-to-date on what’s happening this week in LA theatre.
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SOURCE: thisstage.la at 01:00PMOor Wullie, the touring musical from Selladoor, Dundee Rep and DC Thomson has moments of comic brilliance.
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The sopranos are among the highlights of the 2020–2021 Great Performers lineup.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:58PMWill Bozier is one of three dancers in the lead role of the celebrated Swan Lake, on tour at New York City Center January 30–February 9.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:54PMTo grow old is to witness the unthinkable many times. And “unthinkable” was the word that first popped into my head when my friend Heather Quinlan just dropped the bomb that the 116 year…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 12:42PMThe sudden death of Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant on Sunday cast a pall over not just Southern California basketball fans, but people around the world who admired Bryant for his devoti…
SOURCE: vconstage.com at 12:31PMIsaac Gomez's latest play centers confidently and lovingly on the generational effects of colonialism and masculinity.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 12:30PMThe new Martyna Majok play, presented by New York Theatre Workshop, finds its cast.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:30PMJanice Okoh’s latest play tells the story of Sarah Forbes Bonetta, a black woman born a Yoruba princess in 19th-century Nigeria, who,
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:27PMOur daily round up today features a new musical coming to London, a chance to sing on the Adelphi stage, hosted by Sara Bareilles and Gacin Creel, and a casting announcement from The Prince …
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By Mark Ludmon
Jerry Goehring and Stephen Brackett talk about bringing musical Be More Chill to The Other Palace in London
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SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 11:59AMThe ceremony will also honor songwriting duo Richard Maltby, Jr. and David Shire with the previously announced lifetime achievement award.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:55AMPIANO BAR LIVE! is lighting up screens worldwide from Brandy’s Piano Bar, Monday nights at 7pm. The Piano Bar is that special place where we can gather, entertain, support and create as we…
SOURCE: NiteLifeExchange at 11:48AMNew West End comedy Upstart Crow based on the popular television sitcom of the same name is set to open at London's Gielgud Theatre next week. David Mitchell, Gemma Whelan, and the rest of t…
SOURCE: London Theatre Direct at 11:45AMSee the company of the Tony-winning musical pose with a newly won Grammy statuette.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:42AMGoldwyn takes over for John Benjamin Hickey during his four-month hiatus from Matthew Lopez's two-part epic.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:42AMByrne stars in his concert American Utopia at the Hudson Theatre.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:42AMMusic Theatre International has acquired the licensing rights to “Something Rotten!” The musical features a book by John O’Farrell and Karey Kirkpatrick, and music and lyrics by Karey …
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 11:41AMA sneak peek at “Journey to Us” from the Duncan Sheik, Amanda Green, and Jonathan Marc Sherman piece.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:41AMThe original cast members of York Theatre Royal’s axed pantomime have been thrown a lifeline by the city’s Grand Opera House and
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:36AMAmbassador Theatre Group and the Jamie Lloyd Company have launched a new talent development programme that aims to “offer a first step”
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:36AMI’ve written about almost every other major cast member of my second favorite movie, the first one I ever saw in a cinema The Poseidon Adventure (1972) except perhaps the most important o…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 11:36AMPerth Theatre has joined forces with other Scottish arts venues to launch a playwriting support scheme. Pitlochry Festival Theatre, Birnam Arts and
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:36AM“Jeanine Cummins spent five years of her life writing this book with the intent to shine a spotlight on tragedies facing immigrants,” said the president of Flatiron Books. “We are sadd…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:36AM“No matter how Harvey Weinstein’s criminal trial in Manhattan turns out, the revelations about the way he used his power over women have altered Hollywood in ways big and small. … Acti…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:36AMThe union for film, television, and radio performers spent six months preparing the document, which gives thorough standards for actors’ contracts, communication between actors and directo…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:36AMShe and her late husband, Irving Ravetch, wrote 17 feature films together, among them The Long, Hot Summer, The Dark at the Top of the Stairs, The Sound and the Fury, Conrack, and two for wh…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:36AM“Assembly Bill 5 is intended to reduce worker misclassification, making it harder for companies to treat workers as independent contractors. … But the law’s ambiguous language — spec…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:36AMMichael Leon’s world premiere The Cubans at Miami New Drama delivers an almost tactile depiction of how an extended family with multiple generations prioritize family unity while trying to…
SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 11:33AMBy Gary Stringer
Gary Stringer reviews Original Theatre Company's production of The Croft by Ali Milles at Derby Theatre as part of its UK Tour.
This post REVIEW: The Croft, Derby Theatre (U…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 11:32AMCheck out the classic Hollywood tearjerkers that inspired Charles Busch's latest hit, The Confession of Lily Dare.
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 11:20AMThe two currently headline the London production.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:07AMThe evening will celebrate Valentine’s Day with works of modern love.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:05AMby Brendan Leonard. @brennylen. NEW YORK, NY - The Broadway League announced today that, following a board meeting called to address the epidemic of excessive coughing during shows, anyone w…
SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 11:02AMby Brendan Leonard. @brennylen. NEW YORK, NY - The Broadway League announced today that, following a board meeting called to address the epidemic of excessiv...
SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 11:02AMThis musical from the writers of the upcoming Mrs. Doubtfire ran on Broadway in 2015.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:02AMThe Importance of Being Earnest is a laugh out loud witty performance cleverly directed by Bryan Hodgson.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMWhen I first started producing shows and had to talk to potential investors, I put musicals into two different metaphorical buckets to make the risk levels easier to understand. I described…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM
On this episode of Happy Hour on the Fringe, hosts Raina Searles and Zach Blackwood chat with twitter-famous, New York based comedian, Megan Stalter. The three of them dive deep into the Chi…
SOURCE: fringearts.com at 10:58AMProtests target the casting of Amar Ramasar, a dancer who was briefly fired from New York City Ballet in 2018 for sexual harassment.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:54AMThe Tony winner will join co-hosts Susan Blackwell and Laura Camien ahead of a screening of The Philadelphia Story.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:47AMMusician and poet Genevieve Carter and her band The Unsung shine a light on the challenges faced by women in the music industry with their new genre-busting show A Beautiful Way to Be Crazy.…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:46AMChildren's casting for The Prince of Egypt has been announced with six young actors set to join the musical's large company of 42. The announcement follows the release of rehearsal images …
SOURCE: London Theatre Direct at 10:45AMThe Chicago company has also tapped Tony-nominated ensemble member Amy Morton to direct Catch as Catch Can.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:43AMDavid Saint’s production of MIDWIVES at George Street Playhouse in New Brunswick is evocative and challenging, invested as much in the characters on stage as it is in the struggles underly…
SOURCE: NJ.com at 10:40AMThe National Ballet of Canada presented an exotic bouquet of contemporary choreography Tuesday by William Forsythe, Jiri Kylian, and Alexei Ratmansky. The works, all but one performed to mus…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:36AMThe comic melodrama, a celebration of 1930s pre-code cinema, opened January 29 in a production from Primary Stages.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:36AMPresented by the ASCAP Foundation and the Educational Theatre Association, the award includes a $5,000 prize and travel to the International Thespian Festival.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:20AM“Almost Famous” has posted an audition notice for a planned run in fall 2020 at a Broadway theater. The musical, which features a book by Cameron Crowe and music by Tom Kitt, made its …
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 10:20AMNew releases plus “Love is in the Air” with a select playlist for Valentine’s Day.
January 29, 2020: BroadwayHD, the premiere streaming service for theater fans, spreads a littl…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 10:12AMMayflower, Southampton The principals and flock are on fine form throughout this revival of Peter Wright and Galina Samsova’s 1981 production
Birmingham Royal Ballet’s entrancing Swan La…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:06AMThrough real-life testimonials, Broadway performer Joseph Simeone penned an immersive techno musical.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:06AMPerformances begin February 14 in Cerritos, California.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:01AMiTheatrics' annual event brings youth groups from around the world together for a weekend celebration of theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:01AM
Wyse, Taylor, Carolee Carmello, Ann Harada, and Krysta Rodriguez are among the nominees for their performances.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:48AMThe new musical, based on the animated film of the same name, begins performances February 5 at London’s Dominion Theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:37AMThe new musical, based on the animated film of the same name, begins performances February 5 at London’s Dominion Theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:37AMGot your weekend plans yet? Here are some great ideas, from Super Bowl 49ers fun to great music to cool old-fashion game arcades.
SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 09:30AMAnastasia the musical on national tour
SOURCE: phindie.com at 09:18AMMaxine Peake stars in Lucy Kirkwood’s new play The Welkin at the National Theatre. But what have critics had to say about it?
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AMAnne Teresa De Keersmaeker's pared-down choreography may depart from Jerome Robbins's original steps, but is it telling the same story?
SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:00AMBy Holly L. Derr. Holly L. Derr examines the history of the intimacy choreography movement in the United States and speaks to several of the artists behind it all.
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Nebraska Thespian found community in theatre
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SOURCE: Dramatics Magazine at 08:56AMWhen is a forest not a forest? When it's a mind. Check out the new trailer for Ana Luiza Ulsig's tale of internal struggle The Journey of a Warlike Mind, then book to see the show running at…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:55AMWith her green roots and sneakers that spout “fuck you,” Billie Eilish, who swept Sunday night’s pop Grammys, sings a new song for a new generation. Her 2020 teen angst recalls hardcor…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:54AMAs soldiers piss in phone boxes, smash things up, generally kick and punch objects both animate and not, it becomes clear that
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:43AMThe move to the arena, for one night only (Feb. 26), is meant to give a more diverse audience a chance to see the show; 18,000 tickets will be given for free to New York City public school s…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:36AMThe 54-year-old bass-baritone fractured his ankle this week while in Bilbao to perform in a different production of Dutchman; he has returned home to Wales for surgery. The March 2 opening w…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:36AMLucy Barton is a woman of many lives. A writer reeling from a traumatic childhood, she emerged in Elizabeth Strout’s Booker Prize-nominated 2016 novel My Name Is Lucy Barton. In 2018, Rona…
SOURCE: Entertainment Weekly at 08:30AMA strange meeting across the boundary of race: John Kani co-stars in his two-hander with Antony Sher
John Kani’s Kunene and the King is history in microcosm. Its premiere at the RSC last y…
SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 08:24AMTicket resale site StubHub has come under fire for misleading its customers and could face legal action if it does not make
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:12AMDeborah Warner has been announced as the new artistic director of Theatre Royal Bath’s Ustinov Studio. She will replace Laurence Boswell and
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:12AMChoreographer Liam Scarlett has been suspended from the Royal Ballet following allegations of inappropriate sexual behaviour with students. A statement from the
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“The Notebook” Musical to Premiere in Chicago this Fall, Banderas’ Spanish “A Chorus Line” in Talks for New York, is the Rocket Man Aiming for “Little Shop”? Patreon: BroadwayR…
SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 07:55AMTHE PRINCE OF EGYPT, the new musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz (Wicked, Godspell), a book by Philip LaZebnik (Mulan, Pocahontas) and based on the celebrated DreamWorks Animat…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:36AMBy Douglas Mayo
National Theatre and Theatres Trust call for submissions for Theatre Photograph of the Year, with judges including Jude Law and Miranda Hart.
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SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 07:27AMOne of the nice things about collecting art is that you needn’t leave home to look at it. This is especially comforting at times when life is too complicated for you to visit museums or ga…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:03AMIn today’s Wall Street Journal“Sightings” column, occasioned by the unsealing of a crate of love letters sent by T.S. Eliot to Emily Mann, I write about artists who have sought to use…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:02AMWhile I can fully imagine Persona working on film – indeed it seems to be generally hailed as a masterpiece – on stage I fear it fares less well.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AM“The real problem is not whether machines think but whether men do.”
B.F. Skinner, Contingencies of Reinforcement
Continue reading Almanac: B.F. Skinner on artificial intelligence at …
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By Douglas Mayo
Deborah Warner has been announced as the new Artistic Director of the Ustinov Studio at the Theatre Royal Bath.
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SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 06:44AMRoyal Ballet’s Liam Scarlett was suspended back in August 2019
The Royal Ballet’s top choreographer has been suspended over allegations of sexual misconduct involving his students.
Liam …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:36AMSpawning numerous sequels, remakes and homages, George A Romero’s micro-budget 1968 movie changed the horror genre forever. His vision of a relentless
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:18AMFrom Olivier Award-winning comedies to iconic musicals and classic murder mysteries, we roundup 10 must-see shows in our New Year sale ending 13 February. Don't miss out!
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SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 06:12AMFormer Village Voice film critic J. Hoberman will come to Wadsworth Atheneum on Feb. 8 to discuss “Make My Day: Movie Culture in the Age of Reagan” and to screen one of Ronald Reagan’s…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:01AM
Book events and talks in Connecticut this week include the author of "No Visible Bruises," poetry readings at Charter Oak Cultural Center, and events at RJ Julia.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 05:58AMA review of Primary Stage production "The Confession of Lily Dare" written by and starring Charles Busch.
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 05:45AMThe first rule of mime club? You do not talk. Well, not when you’re hard at work. Our writer takes lessons from Marcel Marceau’s former student, Nola Rae
Early on in mime school, I hit a…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:36AMStar accused of encouraging male students to send naked photographs
SOURCE: The Independent at 05:36AMA fine revival of Lucy Prebble’s first play The Sugar Syndrome features a strong debut performance from Jessica Rhodes at the Orange Tree Theatre.
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This week's picks also include a new Charles Busch play and the New York premiere of a West End hit.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:33AMDirector Adriana Maggs' well-produced biopic is an unflinching look at the brief, tragic life of champion Canadian goaltender Terry Sawchuk.
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 12:06AMFrom the intuition of feelings I went to the outer image, for it flowed naturally from the inner image, and the body and soul of [the character]-Stanislavski became one organically. (MLIA)
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 12:05AMInspired by the Dizzie Rascal album Boy in da Corner, the show combines music, dance, and spoken word to tell a coming-of-age story.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMMichael Greif, who directed the original Broadway production, again helms the Pulitzer Prize–winning musical.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMJoAnn M. Hunter directs and choreographs the production, which features Rema Webb, Mamie Parris, Mauricio Martinez, and more.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMWhy The Confession of Lily Dare is the playwright-performer's most personal parody ---For the past 35 years, Charles Busch has made audiences cry with laughter at his over-the-top sendups of…
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