Saturday, March 7, 2020 at 11pm (Broadway Time)
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I Am Nobody Review. Modernity as evil 20 years after Urinetown by Jonathan Mandell

A man in a hazmat suit came on stage, to give us the usual spiel about the location of the exits and turning off our cell phones, and I thought: Ok, yes, the governor has declared a state of…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 11:54PM

“Memphis” Celebrates 50s Song & Dance, at Berkeley Playhouse by Robert M. Gardner

Bryan & DiPietro Passionately Pit Rock n’ Roll vs. Racism by Robert M. Gardner In “Memphis,” exciting music and dance move the soul. Under the inspired direction of Director Brenda…

SOURCE: Theatrius at 11:42PM

Adelaide Fringe: Tom Ballard / Michael Shafar / Nath Valvo by Arts Review

Tom Ballard was a presenter of the ABC show Tonightly… until recently. Have you heard of Tonightly? – Tom asks the audience and all latecomers. Awkward silence responses give the green l…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 11:23PM
Saturday, March 7, 2020 at 10pm (Broadway Time)
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Opera Review: ‘Briscula the Magician’ at Bel Cantanti Opera by Dr. Mark Dreisonstok

Bel Cantanti’s world premiere production of “Briscula the Magician” is magical indeed; it combines modernistic, often atonal, operatic music with political observations about the past …

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 10:51PM

A Quick 5 with Connie Ross, director, ‘Calendar Girls’ by Susan Brall

On March 20, 2020 Silhouette Stages will open their production of “Calendar Girls” by Tim Firth based on the motion picture of the same name by Firth and Juliette Towhidi.    The play…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 10:34PM
Saturday, March 7, 2020 at 9pm (Broadway Time)
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Tell Me More | Episode 42: Janet Dacal on Blending Musical Languages, “In the Heights” Legacy, More by Matt Tamanini

On today’s episode, Matt talks to someone who he first saw on Broadway nearly a decade ago. In April 2010, when he finally saw “In the Heights” at the Richard Rodgers, Janet Dacal had …

SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 09:42PM

Broadway League Issues Statement on Coronavirus: 'Productions Continue to Play as Scheduled' by Diep Tran

Despite concerns about the coronavirus, Broadway shows are going on as scheduled. The Broadway League has issued a statement telling audience members that Broadway remains open. “The safe…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:36PM

Laird Mackintosh's Favorite Thing About Touring My Fair Lady: Visiting a Museum in Every City by Ryan Gilbert

Laird Mackintosh has dazzled audiences on Broadway as both the Phantom and Monsieur André in The Phantom of the Opera. He has also appeared as John Utterson in Jekyll & Hyde and Geor…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:36PM

Featuring Music From Steve Earle, 'Coal Country' Recounts Deadly Mine Explosion by Rick Karr

A new play tells the story of the 2010 Upper Big Branch Mine disaster in West Virginia. Songwriter Steve Earle used it as a creative challenge to write his forthcoming album, Ghosts of West …

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 09:12PM

SXSW Events Canceled Over Coronavirus Concerns

South by Southwest — a massive art, music and technology festival — has been canceled over fears that visitors might help spread the coronavirus in Austin, Texas.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 09:12PM

William Forsythe: ‘A Quiet Evening of Dance’

The Griffin Theater at The Shed, New York, NY.October 13, 2019. William Forsythe is arguably the most important living choreographer to advance the grammar of ballet. Active in the field for…

SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 09:02PM
Saturday, March 7, 2020 at 8pm (Broadway Time)
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BOOK: RIOTOUS PERFORMANCES–SHAKESPEARE IN A DIVIDED AMERICA BY JAMES SHAPIRO by Robert Shuman

(Emma Smith’s article appeared in the Spectator, 3/6; photo: The Spectator.) Shakespeare’s single explicit reference to America is found in The Comedy of Errors. The two Dromios are ana…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 08:18PM
Saturday, March 7, 2020 at 7pm (Broadway Time)
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American Song by Arts Review

One-person plays seem to be in vogue at present. In the last month Canberra audiences have had the opportunity to experience at least three examples, with more promised later in the year. Me…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 07:48PM

Everybody’s Talking About Jamie heads to Australia by Arts Review

The critically acclaimed, Olivier Award nominated, West End hit musical Everybody’s Talking About Jamie will have its Australian premiere season at the Sydney Opera House from 18 July 2020…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 07:07PM
Saturday, March 7, 2020 at 6pm (Broadway Time)
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Bay Area cancellations spread as coronavirus fears continue by Leonardo Castañeda, Jason Green, Sal Pizarro

A premier movie festival, ballet performances and college classes are among the gatherings canceled in an effort to contain the spread of COVID-19

SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 06:58PM

Busch gilds the ‘Confession of Lily Dare’ by Alan Smason

By EDWARD RUBIN In or out of drag, whether on stage or page, the 65-year-old actor playwright Charles Busch, with some 40 years of show business under his belt, is a force to be reckoned wit…

SOURCE: Theatre Criticsm at 06:54PM

These ‘Mirrors’ Could Use More Polish by Matthew Wexler

In Azure D. Osborne-Lee’s play, "Mirrors," a woman finds herself the guardian of her deceased ex-lover's daughter. The post These ‘Mirrors’ Could Use More Polish appeared first on The…

SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 06:12PM
Saturday, March 7, 2020 at 5pm (Broadway Time)
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Michele Lee talks SINGLE LADIES by Gabi Bergman

Three completely different women meet outside a Coles supermarket. No, there isn’t a punchline, but there definitely is a story

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 05:00PM
Saturday, March 7, 2020 at 4pm (Broadway Time)
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Theater Review: HOME (On Tour at The Broad Stage) by Harvey Perr

A HOME RUN What do you think of when you think of home? Is it the place where you were born? Is it where you are living now? Is it where you followed your growth by measuring yourself agains…

SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 04:59PM

West End hit EVERYBODY’S TALKING ABOUT JAMIE to tour Australia by Sean McLoughlin

The critically acclaimed, Olivier Award nominated, West End hit musical Everybody’s Talking About Jamie will have its Australian Premiere Season

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 04:46PM
Saturday, March 7, 2020 at 3pm (Broadway Time)
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‘Hadestown’ eliminates stage door greetings due to coronavirus by Caitlin Huston

The cast of “Hadestown” will not greet fans at the stage door for the next 30 days, the production said Saturday. The measure was put in place as a “precautionary” measure to help pr…

SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 03:06PM
Saturday, March 7, 2020 at noon (Broadway Time)
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How is Broadway addressing the issue of the coronavirus? by Deb Miller

The Broadway League – the national trade association for the Broadway theater industry, with more than 700 members comprising theater owners, operators, general managers, suppliers, produc…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:45PM

Cambodian Rock Band ***, Suicide Forest *** by Barry Gordin

By: Isa Goldberg March 7, 2020: Lauren Yee’s new musical, Cambodian Rock Band at the Signature Theatre introduces a style of popular music that emerged around the country’s capital,…

SOURCE: theaterlife at 12:14PM

Karamo Brown by NPR

Karamo Brown, reality TV personality, joins us along with panelists Mo Rocca, Faith Salie, and Demi Adejuyigbe.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 12:00PM
Saturday, March 7, 2020 at 11am (Broadway Time)
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Broadway Review: “West Side Story” at the Broadway Theatre by Joseph Verlezza

This certainly is a controversial production that will cause conversation and possibly disagreement on the way home from the theatre. The question is the verdict. This one humble opinion fee…

SOURCE: Theatre Reviews Limited at 11:56AM

An emotional elegy to love and art in ‘Incantata’ at Irish Repertory Theatre by Deb Miller

Irish Repertory Theatre’s US premiere of Incantata, which made its acclaimed debut at the 2018 Galway International Arts Festival, is an emotion-packed elegy to the enchantment of love, li…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:53AM

IN Series’ ‘Dorothy Fields Cabaret’ honors first woman inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame by Whitney Fishburn

In my 20s, I lamented that despite being well-schooled in American literature, I’d ended up a failure at knowing much of our nation’s poetry by heart. But when I set out to entertain mys…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:28AM

Art, theater: New from Poem 88, Out of Hand by ArtsATL Staff

Georgia painter Corrine Colarusso opens her second solo show at Poem 88... The post Art, theater: New from Poem 88, Out of Hand appeared first on ARTS ATL.

SOURCE: ArtsATL at 11:03AM

REVIEW ROUND-UP: The Last Five Years at Southwark Playhouse by Emma Clarendon

We round up the reviews for Jonathan O’Boyle’s production of Jason Robert Brown’s musical The Last Five Years at the Southwark Playhouse.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AM
Saturday, March 7, 2020 at 10am (Broadway Time)
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Incantata by David Kaufman

Some books and movies and poems do not lend themselves to theatricalization, and that’s certainly the case with "Incantata," which is currently being given its American premiere at the Iri…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 10:25AM

Patrick Marber: ‘I’ll be in therapy for the rest of my life – if I can afford it’ by Kate Kellaway

The playwright and director on writing and depression, collaborating with Tom Stoppard, and reconnecting with his Jewish roots Patrick Marber is a playwright, director, screenwriter and come…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:24AM

Meet the Cast of THE LEHMAN TRILOGY - Now in Previews on Broadway!

The Lehman Trilogy is officially in previews on Broadway! This strictly limited, 16-week engagement comes to Broadway on the heels of runs at London's National Theatre and New York's Park Av…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:01AM
Saturday, March 7, 2020 at 9am (Broadway Time)
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Behind the lines: A pre-opening peek at 4615 Theatre’s ‘Museum 2040’ by Ravelle Brickman

When Jordan Friend, the highly inventive founder of 4615 Theatre Company, invited me to attend a rehearsal of Museum 2040 a few weeks ago, I jumped at the opportunity. The show, billed as an…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:45AM

Laird Mackintosh's His Favorite Thing About Touring My Fair Lady: Visiting a Museum in Every City by Ryan Gilbert

Laird Mackintosh has dazzled audiences on Broadway as both the Phantom and Monsieur André in The Phantom of the Opera. He has also appeared as John Utterson in Jekyll & Hyde and Geor…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:42AM

‘Beautifully crafted piece’: THE LAST OF THE PELICAN DAUGHTERS – Touring & Shoreditch Town Hall ★★★★ by Fairy Powered Productions

The Last Of The Pelican Daughters seamlessly mixed tears of laughter into tears of heartbreak. Honest, thoughtful and intelligent in direction, writing and performance.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AM

PG Stratford trip: Shakespeare as the main course, with a 'Spamalot' dessert by Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

There’s “Much Ado” about Colm Feore as “Richard III” and “Monty Python’s Spamalot,” among the Critic’s Choice shows in Canada.

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 09:00AM
Saturday, March 7, 2020 at 8am (Broadway Time)
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Plenty to chew on in ExPats’ thoughtful production of ‘Einstein’s Wife’ at Atlas Center by David Siegel

Ready for a dandy production about the complicated life with a child-like diva who happens to be a genius? Then consider Einstein’s Wife from ExPats Theatre. Written by Serbian playwright …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:58AM

Local Actors Brett Stoelker and Jillian Gray return to Philly with LES MIS by Debra Danese

Smash hit LES MIS returns to Philly for a highly anticipated run, with two local actors joining the cast.

SOURCE: phindie.com at 08:25AM

Theatre Review: ‘Book of Days’ at The Colonial Players of Annapolis by Jeanie Casison

Something is amiss in the small town of Dublin, Missouri, a fictitious location in the “Book of Days” by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Lanford Wilson. The Colonial Players of Annapol…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 08:05AM

PHOTOS: Behind the scenes for the premiere of Mum at the Playground Theatre by Featured Content

Preparations are underway for the premiere of MUM, Juliet Cowan's new play inspired by her own mother's experiences with dementia. What has the cast been getting up to in rehearsal? Take a l…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:00AM
Saturday, March 7, 2020 at 7am (Broadway Time)
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Fearless feminist dance takes the stage in Martha Graham Dance Company’s ‘The EVE Project’ by Lisa Traiger

On the eve of the day we learned that we still can’t elect a woman as qualified as Elizabeth Warren president, the Martha Graham Dance Company returned to the Kennedy Center’s Eisenhower…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 07:52AM

Theaters across the country prepare for coronavirus by Gillian Russo

Theaters across the country are brainstorming possible scenarios and solutions in response to the spread of novel coronavirus. In a Friday webinar, hosted by the nonprofit-focused Theatre Co…

SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 07:30AM

’Interesting triptych of plays’: Nuclear War / Buried / Graceland – Old Red Lion Theatre by Shanine Salmon

The Old Red Lion’s put together an interesting triptych of plays that, if you’re short for time, allow you to experience the gamut of human experience.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AM
Saturday, March 7, 2020 at 6am (Broadway Time)
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12 Shows That Unfold in Real-Time Onstage by Nathan Skethway

While many plays and musicals feature jumps or lapses in time, the plots of these twelve shows take place over the same amount of time it takes to perform them.

SOURCE: Playbill at 06:00AM
Saturday, March 7, 2020 at 5am (Broadway Time)
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NEWS: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time’s third tour includes a run at Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre by Press Releases

The Olivier and Tony Award-winning production of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time will tour the UK and Ireland this autumn, including a limited run in London at Troubadour W…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:30AM

Andrew Lloyd Webber announces delay in the West End opening of his new musical version of Cinderella

In light of the ‘current global circumstances’ in relation to the coronavirus, the world premiere of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s new musical Cinderella, starring Carrie Hope Fletcher, has b…

SOURCE: Stage Faves at 05:30AM
Saturday, March 7, 2020 at 4am (Broadway Time)
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Bank Drama! Broadway's The Lehman Trilogy Dives into Financial History by Andy Lefkowitz

Following a sold-out New York premiere at Park Avenue Armory and an Olivier-nominated staging with London's National Theatre, Stefano Massini's new play The Lehman Trilogy moves to Broadway'…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:24AM

Letter to an unknown family by Terry Teachout

I’ve written an open letter to the family of the anonymous, now-deceased organ donor whose lungs were transplanted into Mrs. T’s chest this week. You’ll find it on the op-ed page of to…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:01AM

Almanac: Emily Dickinson on generosity by Terry Teachout

If I can ease one Life the Aching Or cool one Pain Or help one fainting Robin Unto his Nest again I shall not live in Vain. Emily Dickinson, “If I can stop one Heart from breaking” Con…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:00AM
Saturday, March 7, 2020 at 3am (Broadway Time)
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Return of the Revolutionaries: “rEVOLUTION” at the Boston Ballet by James Montaño

From Stravinsky’s dissonant strings heralding the arrival of four black and white clad men in the Pas de Quatre of George Balanchine’s Agon, to the final shimmering teal twist of dancers…

SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 03:24AM

Who Am I, The Author? But Who Is The Author?: An Interview With Ulrike Syha by Ivanka Apostolova Baskar

Ulrike Syha was born in 1976 in Wiesbaden, Germany. She studied Dramaturgy at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater in Leipzig, and worked for several years as an assistant to the director a…

SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 03:23AM
Saturday, March 7, 2020 at 2am (Broadway Time)
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“On the Periphery” of Istanbul, at Golden Thread/Crowded Fire, S.F. by Jordan Freed

Millennial Notes Sedef Ecer Depicts Social Outcasts in Urban Slum by Jordan Freed Turkish playwright Sedef Ecer and translator Evren Odcikin bring us a fascinating story, shedding light on I…

SOURCE: Theatrius at 02:58AM
Saturday, March 7, 2020 at 1am (Broadway Time)
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Theatre Review: ‘Lasso of Truth’ by Towson University Department of Theatre Arts by Liz Ruth-Brinegar

The play “Lasso of Truth” by Carson Kreitzer, which is now playing at Towson University Department of Theatre Arts under the direction of Steven J. Satta, dives into the origins of femal…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 01:02AM

Tips for Success When Tech Isn’t Your Specialty by Kerry Hishon

Technical theatre is not my specialty. I admire the creative types who create artful mood lighting, whip together fabulous costumes, make props with little more than glue and glitter, and bu…

SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AM
Saturday, March 7, 2020 at midnight (Broadway Time)
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Look Back at Tony Winner Bryan Cranston in All the Way by Nathan Skethway

Cranston, who celebrates his birthday March 7, made his Broadway debut in the political drama by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Robert Schenkkan.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Will Eno's Gnit Begins at TFANA Off-Broadway March 7 by Olivia Clement

Joe Curnutte stars in the title role of Eno's Peer Gynt-inspired new work.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Stefano Massini’s The Lehman Trilogy Begins on Broadway by Dan Meyer

The play stars Adam Godley, Ben Miles, and Simon Russell Beale as the trio of brothers who changed the world of capitalism.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM