Giving it away for free – why the performing arts risks making the same mistake newspapers did by Arts Review

There’s a long-running adage about working for free in the performing arts. “The problem with working for exposure,” it goes, “is you can die from exposure”. Only partly a joke, th…

Live Performance Australia’s plan to restart and rebuild live performance industry by Arts Review

Live Performance Australia has developed a $345 million plan to help the live performance industry restart, rebuild and reopen for audiences following the shutdown caused by the COVID-19 pan…

QPAC hosts online concert to celebrate Queensland Day by Peter J Snee

Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) will celebrate Queensland Day by welcoming artists back to the Concert Hall stage for the

Lloyd Lutara: The Ugandan Artist Who Refuses to Box a Story by James Montaño

Lloyd Lutara (LL) is a multi-form storyteller writing and producing theatre, film, fiction and television. By taking a single story and adapting it for different media, he is breaking the …

The Kennedy Center Dims the Lights for Nine Nights to Honor George Floyd by The Kennedy Center

Washington National Opera: Leah Crocetto, Quinn Kelsey, and WNO Artistic Director Francesca Zambello by The Kennedy Center

$345 million plan to restart and rebuild live performance industry by Peter J Snee

Live Performance Australia has developed a $345 million plan to help the live performance industry restart, rebuild and reopen for

Oliver Alkhair is not taking ISO lying down by Peter J Snee

It’s obviously no exaggeration that this pandemic pause has been a catastrophe for the entertainment industry on a whole as

Bruce Jay Friedman Dies: Oscar-Nominated Screenplay Writer, Author And Playwright Was 90 by Bruce Haring

Bruce Jay Friedman, an author, playwright and Oscar-nominated screenplay writer for Tom Hanks’s 1984 ilm Splash, died today in New York City. He was 90 and no cause of death was given by h…

VIDEO: Kennedy Center Dims Lights for Nine Nights to Honor George Floyd

Beginning Tuesday, June 2, the Kennedy Center's lights that normally illuminate the Center will be dimmed for nine nights in honor of George Floyd, marking the final nine minutes of his life.

New York City Theaters Open Doors as Safe Space for Protestors by Broadway.com

In wake of the ongoing protests demanding justice for the murder of George Floyd and racial equality, several New York City theaters have opened their doors to provide a safe space. Closed d…

We Are Freestyle Love Supreme Documentary Release Postponed by Lindsey Sullivan

The previously announced release of the new documentary We Are Freestyle Love Supreme has been postponed. The 15-year retrospective of Lin-Manuel Miranda, Thomas Kail and Anthony Veneziale's…

Review: While We're Young at curtainup.com/

. Escerpt: In case you missed Noah Baumbsch's 2015 film, you can catch up with it at Netflix-- it includes bravura performance by Ben Stiller as well as the busy and …

Livestreaming Motherless Tongues, Multiple Belongings I (Live-captioned)

By . PEN America, the Center for the Humanities at CUNY Graduate Center, and the Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers at the New York Public Library present Motherless Tongues, Multiple B…

WE ARE FREESTYLE LOVE SUPREME Documentary Release Postponed

Hulu has released the trailer for the upcoming original documentary We Are Freestyle Love Supreme, which features Lin-Manuel Miranda, Arthur Lewis, Anthony Veneziale, Christopher Jackson…

Tate Museums Say They Will Reopen In August With Fewer Visitors by Artsjournal

French art institutions—including the Louvre, the Centre Pompidou, the Musée d’Orsay, and the Grand Palais—revealed this week that they are planning to welcome visitors again in June …

Livestreaming Translating Plays and Playing With Translation (Live-captioned)

By . PEN America, the Center for the Humanities at CUNY Graduate Center, and the Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers at the New York Public Library present Translating Plays and Playing …

New York Theatre Spaces Open Their Doors to Welcome Protesters

As protests against police brutality continue in and around New York, many theatre spaces are opening their doors to provide safe spaces for protesters seeking respite from the demonstration…

Barack Obama’s Town Hall on Racial Justice & Police Reform: “this is something that’s got to change.” by New York Theater

Below is a major portion of Barack Obama’s comments during the Town Hall on Racial Justice and Police Reform held by My Brother’s Keeper Alliance; the transcript is underneath a 90-secon…

Curators’ Choice—Week of June 1 by Sabrina Carter

We sure do miss you! While we are apart, our Artistic Producers, Zach Blackwood and Katy Dammers, will prep a new list each week to keep your ears and eyes full until we can be together agai…

Livestreaming A Manifesto For Our Time (Live-captioned)

By . PEN America, the Center for the Humanities at CUNY Graduate Center, and the Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers at the New York Public Library present A Manifesto For Our Time lives…

Broadway Sessions Celebrates Black Theatre Artists This Week

Ben Cameron's Broadway Sessions will present a digital Black Lives Matter fundraising concert on June 4th.

Some Off Broadway & Brooklyn Theaters Open Lobbies – And Restrooms – To George Floyd Protesters by Greg Evans

A social media campaign encouraging shutdown New York City theaters to open their lobbies – and restrooms – to protesters is gaining traction among Manhattan’s Off Broadway venues and …

Theater Preview: OH WHAT A LOVELY WAR / YOU’RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN (The York Theatre Company) by Frank Arthur

YORK’S YOUNG PERFORMERS MAKE GOOD MON., JUNE 8, 7:10 pm EST Top: Josh Colley and Aidan Gemme  Bottom: The full cast of You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown Photos by Carol Rosegg. CLICK HE…

A New Art Form for a New World by American Theatre Editors

PlayGround’s ZoomFest brings new works to a platform that could change the future of theatre.

Babbling by the Brook | Episode 3 - The Leading Ladies of Paper Mill by Paper Mill Playhouse

"A Million Dreams" performed by Paper Mill Playhouse Rising Star Awards Alumni by Paper Mill Playhouse

The Worst Of Times Or The Best Of Times To Be An Arts Administrator? by Artsjournal

Executives’ job descriptions are changing under their feet, requiring skills in handling not only a global health crisis but also issues of racial equity. – The New York Times

Broadway Speaks Up: Stars Raise Their Voices Against Racism

As the world continues to stand up to racism in these turbulent times, Broadway actors, staying true to form, are making their voices heard... and the volume is rising.

Warner Music Group Pledges $100 Million To Support Social Justice Groups by Artsjournal

The fund comes amid backlash against entertainment companies that have shared messages of support for the Black Lives Matter movement on social media, without putting actions behind their wo…

Spike In Sales Of Books About Racism by Artsjournal

Amid mass demonstrations against structural racism spurred by George Floyd’s death in police custody in Minneapolis, Minn., activist-created book lists have been widely shared across socia…

Waitress’ NaTasha Yvette Williams Sings of ‘Hope’ In New Video by Ruthie Fierberg

SubCulture released the 2018 performance of the Broadway veteran singing Jason Robert Brown’s powerful ballad.

Livestreaming a performance of TANYA'S LIT CLIT

By . Experimental Bitch Presents and 29PWC (29th Street Playwrights Collective) New Works Series present TANYA’S LIT CLIT by award-winning playwright Emma Goldman-Sherman livestreaming on …

New era set to start at San Jose’s Institute of Contemporary Art by Sal Pizarro

Ali Gass, who previously worked at the University of Chicago's Smart Museum of Art and Stanford's Cantor Center for the Arts, is the new executive director of the downtown museum.

Tonys Benefit Event Postponed Amid Unrest by Peter Libbey

Broadway.com delayed its “Show of Shows,” set to air Sunday online, in solidarity with those “in the fight for equality and unity” after George Floyd’s death, the site said.

Broadway Alum Chris Trousdale, Member of Boy Band Dream Street, Dies at 34 by Dan Meyer

The performer appeared in Les Misérables and The Sound of Music.

AGMA and SDC Partner With Medical Experts on Reopening Plans by American Theatre Editors

American Guild of Musical Artists and Stage Directors and Choreographers Society will consult doctors to ensure workers' safety.

Eugene O’Neill Theater Center Announces 2020 Summer Lineup by American Theatre Editors

The season, the last under artistic director Preston Whiteway, will take place entirely online.

Pittsburgh Public postpones online comedy out of respect for nation's grief by Sharon Eberson / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

The Downtown theater has not yet rescheduled “The Cake” as it expresses respect and solidarity in this “moment of reckoning.”

Howard and Florida A&M Universities Will Join Playbill Live to Discuss Studying Theatre at Historically Black Colleges by Logan Culwell-Block

Submit questions now and you might see them answered by these schools' faculty during the hour-long interview June 5.

Tania Richard re-releases “A Minute On Racism” videos to spark conversations on racism following the death of George Floyd by Hannah Herrera Greenspan

If you have a minute, that is all Chicago actor Tania Richard needs to show you the awful effect of racism.

Watch Now: Shakespeare in the Park’s ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ by Matthew Wexler

Danielle Brooks and Grantham Coleman co-star in Shakespeare in the Park's 'Much Ado About Nothing,' streaming for free through June 7. The post Watch Now: Shakespeare in the Park’s ‘Much…

Nathaniel Hunt Presents RISE. REFLECT. RESTORE: A Three Day Virtual Fundraiser for the NAACP & Color of Change

New York City-based activist and professional dancer, Nathaniel Hunt, presents RISE. REFLECT. RESTORE: A Three Day Virtual Fundraiser for the NAACP & Color of Change. Join Nathaniel on I…

Amanda Kloots Says Nick Cordero is Getting 'Slightly, Slightly Better Every Day'

Amanda Kloots has shared another update on the health journey of her husband, Broadway veteran Nick Cordero. 

Ars Nova Postpones THE ARS NOVA FOREVER TELETHON

Ars Nova has postponed The Ars Nova Forever Telethon, originally scheduled to stream online June 12-13. Amplifying the voices of a new generation of diverse artists is an essential part of A…

LIZA WITH A Z is Now Available to Stream on Amazon Prime

Liza Minnelli's official Facebook page has announced that 'Liza With a Z,' directed and choreographed by Bob Fosse, is now available to stream on Amazon Prime! 

As Big Museums Reopen In Europe, A Benefit: No Big Crowds by Artsjournal

Now, at most 450 people at one time are allowed in the Uffizi’s many galleries, chock full of some of the art world’s greatest masterpieces. – Washington Post

Ars Nova Postpones Its 24-Hour Telethon by Olivia Clement

The live stream, benefiting the Off-Broadway company, was set to take place June 12–13.

MCC Theater Cancels Today's Live Reading of PUES NADA

MCC Theater has announced that the scheduled live reading of Pues Nada by Aziza Barnes, scheduled for 5:30pm today on MCC's YouTube channel, has been cancelled due to a last minute actor con…

Music and Mind LIVE with Renée Fleming, Episode 3: “At Home With Children: Musical Toolkit” by The Kennedy Center

Broadway Stars Spotlight Racism in the Theater Community by Broadway.com

After the killing of George Floyd and the widespread protests the event sparked, members of the Broadway community are rising up to draw attention to racism within the industry. Broadway sta…

Guide To Support Protesters by Westport Country Playhouse

College Theatre Auditions: Howard University and Florida A&M by Playbill

What Happens To Literary Life In Isolation by Artsjournal

The absence of a tactile literary culture—one that happens in real time rather than on a screen—meant an uncomfortable cultural silence. And yet, during early morning walks through an em…

Can We 3D-Print Coral Reefs To Save Them? by Artsjournal

A couple of architects are 3D printing using organic materials – a project to support coral reef restoration via protective clay ‘coral seeding units’, and a prototype cabin built from…

A New Online Dance Work For The Age Of Coronavirus And George Floyd by Artsjournal1

“Short as it is, [Jamar Roberts’s] video, Cooped, released last week, is one of the most powerful artistic responses yet to the Covid-19 crisis. And as that crisis changes shape, as the …

What Was The Point Of Blackout Tuesday? by Artsjournal

“I don’t understand the point of asking people who were already posting non-stop about George Floyd and Breonna Taylor and protests and racism and police brutality and links to financial…

Elsa Dorfman, Who Took Two-Foot Polaroids With A 200-Pound Camera, Dead At 83 by Artsjournal1

“[She] first became known in Cambridge when she started selling her photos in a pushcart in Harvard Square. When police tried to chase her away, [her husband], a civil rights attorney, suc…

Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman Announce Future HAIRSPRAY Productions Must Cast to 'Reflect Characters as Written'

Progress is being made in the world of musical theatre today, as OnStage Blog's Chris Peterson reports that Hairspray creator Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman have announced a change that will…

The Walt Disney Company Has Pledged $5 Million to Support Nonprofit Organizations That Advance Social Justice

The Walt Disney Company announced that they have pledged $5 Million to support nonprofit organizations that advance social justice.

VIDEO: Watch James Monroe Iglehart & Friends on STARS IN THE HOUSE- Live at 8pm

Stars in the House continues tonight (8pm) with James Monroe Iglehart and friends!

Broadway Stars and More Call Out Racism in Theater Industry and Offer Suggestions for Change

Cody Renard Richard, Griffin Matthews, and many others are speaking out.

Community Voices - by The Old Globe

Hungry for Some Unclassifiable Theater? Dinner is Served. by Elisabeth Vincentelli

If BAM is your jam (or places like it), here are digital offerings that offer weird Americana and bold visions from Europe. Plus: a 24-hour variety show.

The Seven Stages of Grief by Mirren Wilson

Whether we’ve really had time to think about it or not, most of us theatremakers are feeling pretty crappy right now. Mirren Wilson certainly is and in an effort to make sense of her feeli…

Broadway’s Mykal Kilgore Calls Out Racism in the Theatre on Facebook by Ruthie Fierberg

An alum of shows including Hair, Motown, and City Center’s Songs for a New World, Kilgore calls for white theatrical leaders to “change your mind.”

Changing Plans but Staying the Course: Fox Foundation Resident Actor Fellows by American Theatre Editors

Some of the fellows in Round 13 had projects delayed, canceled, or reconceived, but all are finding new ways to connect with their communities and their work during this pause.

Michael R. Jackson Wins Lambda Literary Award for A Strange Loop by Ryan McPhee

The composer earned the Pulitzer Prize earlier this year for the musical inspired by his own experience as a queer Black artist.

Joan Copeland Celebrates 98th Birthday by Sandi Durell

  Joan Copeland, Broadway actor/singer and  sister of playwright Arthur Miller,  celebrated her 98th birthday on Zoom on Monday afternoon June 1. Many friends gathered virtually to wish h…

Pride’s Virtual Concert Broadway & Off Sing June 7 on Zoom by Sandi Durell

  With Broadway and Off Broadway’s cancellation of the Broadway Sings for Pride’s 10th Charity Concert, due to Covid 19, the show must go on! And it will – virtually – at Westcheste…

London theatres closures extended until 2 August 2020 by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo The Society Of London Theatres has extended London theatre closures due to COVID-19 until 2 August 2020. Check out the latest info. This post London theatres closures extende…

Pass Over review – Spike Lee directs a supremely masterful tragedy by Arifa Akbar

Available onlineLee’s 2018 film of Antoinette Nwandu’s powerful play, written as a response to the shooting of Trayvon Martin, resonates after the George Floyd killing Two homeless men i…

John Boyega makes impassioned speech at London George Floyd protest – video

John Boyega has issued an emotional rallying cry in support of Black Lives Matter in London's Hyde Park. 'I need you to understand how painful it is to be reminded every day that your race m…

Stars in the House Presents Free Speech: Performing Artists and the Power of the Spoken Word, Benefiting NAACP Legal Defense Fund by Andrew Gans

The live stream features Gilbert Bailey, Andréa Burns, Ann Harada, Orville Mendoza, Nik Walker, and more.

Festival Profile: A Chorus Line by Christa Skiles

North Carolina Thespians pay homage to a long-running musical The post Festival Profile: <em>A Chorus Line</em> appeared first on Dramatics Magazine Online.

Hamilton's Tamar Greene and More Set for Broadway Sings for Pride Event by Caitlin Moynihan

After originally cancelling the 10th anniversary Broadway Sings for Pride charity concert due to Covid-19, Broadway stars will still sing out in honor of Pride Month. Hamilton's Tamar Greene…

Broadway Star Nick Cordero’s Wife, Amanda, Sad Admission After 62 Days Unconscious: “I’ve been told to say goodbye…” by Roger Friedman

After 62 days suffering from the effects of COVID 19, Nick Cordero’s wife Amanda Kloots is sadly admitting what the doctors have

Wynton Marsalis’ Poignant Words by Sandi Durell

  Wynton Marsalis’ response to George Floyd’s killing should be read by everyone. Wynton is an internationally acclaimed musician, composer, educator and a leading advocate of American …

Reflecting Shakespeare TV: Episode 2 - Trusted Adults, Real Love, and Banishment (Romeo and Juliet) by The Old Globe

Alison Fraser, Glauco Araujo, More Will Star in Virtual Benefit Reading of Adrift by Andrew Gans

Anthony Newfield, who also stars, will direct Richard Alleman's drama to benefit The Episcopal Actors' Guild.

Tamar Greene, Adam B. Shapiro and More to Take Part in Virtual BROADWAY SINGS FOR PRIDE

Amid cancellation of Broadway Sings for Pride's 10th Pride Charity Concert due to Covid, Broadway and Off-Broadway performers representing Broadway Sings for Pride will still take part in vi…

Lea Michele Responds to Being Called Out for Behavior on GLEE Set- 'We Can All Grow and Change...'

Lea has now issued an apology in response. 'I apologize for my behavior and for any pain which I have caused,' says Michele. 'We can all grow and change and I have definitely used these pas…

Photos: New Yorkers Take To The Streets For Black Lives Matter Protests

Yesterday, BroadwayWorld photographer Jessica Fallon Gordon took to the streets during peaceful protesting. She shares her experience, as well as the photos she captured.

Writers Are Having To Change Their In-Progress Books To Reflect COVID-19 Epidemic by Artsjournal1

“‘I can’t make my characters exist without interaction,” [one novelist] says. ‘While, for instance, I can edit out cheek kisses because this may no longer seem the norm, my charact…

What Art Will Come Out Of These Difficult Times? by Artsjournal

What then can we expect of the contemporary artistic community by way of helping us digest this experience of physical confinement and anxiety? Some have already shared their creations durin…

This Year's August Wilson Monologue Competition Finalists Share Their Insights, Hopes, and Dreams by Olivia Clement

Competition co-founder Kenny Leon says the virtual finals, held on Zoom, were the 'proudest moment' in the event's history.

Review: On Prince, protests and the pandemic: Round House Theatre’s Homebound, Part 6 “Sometimes It Snows in April”” by Kelly McCorkendale

Sometimes it snows in April Sometimes I feel so bad, so bad Sometimes I wish life was never ending And all good things, they say, never last  Prince wrote that in 1985 on the song “Someti…

The Lord Is My Shepherd: the moral arc of the universe bends toward justice by Gregory J. Ford

We ask: what art by artists of color sustains or inspires you? From Gregory J. Ford comes this answer. As a little Black boy being “raised” in the Church of God in Christ, the 23rd Psalm…

Christian Dante White Urges Non-Black Friends, Followers, Fans ‘to Learn, to Grow, to Speak Up Beyond Social Media’ by Ryan McPhee

The My Fair Lady and Hello, Dolly! alum issues a call to raise “warriors of equality.”

Theater master classes for youth attract Broadway talent by Mark Kennedy

Joining the Oscar- and Tony-winners for virtual tutorials are Tony award-winning Broadway director Jerry Zaks and Tony-nominee Judy Kuhn. Broadway director Stephen Brackett, composer Joe Ico…

Donate to Mandala Theatre Company to ensure a voice is given to those whose stories are not heard by Megan

Mandala Theatre Company uses performance to change young lives & foster social justice. The company needs funds to survive through this pandemic. The post Donate to Mandala Theatre Compa…

City of Immortals: Père-Lachaise Cemetery, Paris by Pauline Adamek

Brimming with history, Père-Lachaise Cemetery is the final resting place of Paris’ rich and famous. You don’t even need to budge from your armchair to take a trip there, thanks to Ca…

‘A Strange Loop’ Wins Lambda Literary Award by American Theatre Editors

Finalists for the LGBTQ drama award include 'The Amateurs' by Jordan Harrison and 'Dr. Ride’s American Beach House' by Liza Birkenmeier.

BWW Exclusive: Jenny Laroche Speaks Up About Racism on Broadway

Read a piece from Broadway veteran Jenny Laroche, who last appeared on stage as the Dance Captain of Summer: The Donna Summer Musical. Jenny writes: 

SHOW OF SHOWS: BROADWAY.COM SALUTES THE TONYS Postponed

Broadway.com has postponed its benefit celebrating the Tony Awards®, 'Show of Shows: Broadway.com Salutes the Tonys,' that was previously scheduled on Sunday, June 7 at 7:00 PM ET.

A Plan To Insure Media Production In Canada by Artsjournal

“Without the availability of insurance policies to cover future COVID-19 risks, most production in Canada will not resume. A government-backstopped insurance program will provide confidenc…

Harry Hoffman, Who Turned Waldenbooks Into A Retail Colossus, Dead At 92 by Artsjournal1

“Hoffman was one of the first book retailers to employ aggressive marketing techniques in the service of creating mass market bookselling. Despite occasional criticism from authors and pub…

Little Lake & friends borrow a page out of 'Hamilton' to say, 'We'll Be Back' by Sharon Eberson / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

The collaborative video was created “to be whimsical and fun, and make us all feel better.”

Griffin Matthews Speaks Out on His Racism-Laden Experience During the Production of His Musical Invisible Thread by Ruthie Fierberg

The Black artist revealed what went on behind the scenes of the musical (formerly Witness Uganda) he co-wrote and starred in Off-Broadway in 2015.

Wigmore Hall online recitals — the hall was empty, but the programme was full of impressive music

Pianist Stephen Hough and soprano Lucy Crowe featured in the London venue’s first two online concerts

NEWS: SOLT issues update for West End ticketholders, rolling cancellations extended to 2 August 2020 by Press Releases

The latest statement from the Society of London Theatre (SOLT) - on behalf of the major commercial West End theatre operators - has been issued today, confirming that theatres will remain cl…

The Great Gatsby to re-open in West End in October. by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo Producers are to trial the re-opening of immersive shows this autumn with The Great Gatsby from 1st October 2020. Book Now! This post The Great Gatsby to re-open in West End …

Online initiative, Showcase 2020, launches new Help Hub by Megan

The free Help Hub supports understanding of the industry - bridging the gap between graduating and working at a time when ‘learning on the job’ isn’t possible. The post Online initiati…

PBS to Air Lena: A Moment With the Lady, Starring Broadway's Syndee Winters

Winters has been seen in Hamilton, The Lion King, and more.

London's Royal Court Makes Debbie Tucker Green Play Ear for Eye Available to Read for Free

The play examines the struggle for change in the Black British and African-American communities.

MCC Theater to Air Free Reading of New Aziza Barnes Play Pues Nada; Watch Here

The reading will take place at 5:30pm, with a cast that includes Samira Wiley and Karen Pittman.

Synetic Theater adapts tales written in the face of a 14th-century plague for our modern times by Celia Wren

Stories from Giovanni Boccaccio’s ‘The Decameron’ to be made available online.

Look Back at Rodgers and Hart’s By Jupiter on Broadway by Marc J. Franklin

The musical comedy opened at the Sam S. Shubert Theatre June 3, 1942.

Two poems on the police killings of black Americans

Minneapolis-based poet Danez Smith and the FT’s Leke Oso Alabi write of brutality and its impact

London's The Great Gatsby to Reopen in the Fall with New Safety Policies by Lindsey Sullivan

The Great Gatsby, London's longest-running immersive production, is scheduled to reopen at the West End venue IMMERSIVE | LDN on October 1. As with all U.K. productions, the show was forced…

Show of Shows: Broadway.com Salutes the Tonys Postponed by Broadway.com

The previously announced special Show of Shows: Broadway.com Salutes the Tonys has been postponed. The benefit event for both the American Theatre Wing and the Broadway League, was schedule…

Statement of Solidarity | George Street Playhouse

Theatre at its best encourages empathy. It fosters understanding and conversation. We at GSP denounce racism and social injustice of any kind.

The Broadway Q&A: Talking With Black Theatre Artists by Playbill

#ConcertsForKids: Gina Chavez by Lincoln Center

VIDEO: STARS IN THE HOUSE Celebrates Free Speech with Karen Olivo, Andrea Burns, Ann Harada and More- Live at 2pm

Stars in the House continues today (2pm) with Plays In The House: Free Speech: Performing Artists and the Power of the Spoken Word with Gilbert Bailey, Gabriel Brown, Andréa Burns, Mich…

Lea Michele Responds After Samantha Ware Speaks Out About Glee Experience by Dan Meyer

Ware alleged that Michele had committed several 'traumatic microaggressions' while filming the series.

Chris Trousdale, Former Member of DREAM STREET Who Began Career on Broadway, Has Died at 34

BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that actor and musicians Chris Trousdale has passed away. He was 34.

A “Window Concert” In A Hotel Courtyard Was Vienna’s First Taste Of Opera Since Lockdown by Artsjournal1

“Deserted by tourists, a hotel in Vienna gave itself a temporary one-night-only makeover, turning itself into an outdoor concert hall. The guest bedrooms, which have stood empty during the…

Akron Art Museum And Its Former Director Sued By Ex-Staffer by Artsjournal1

“Amanda Crowe, a museum employee who was laid off on March 30, filed a lawsuit in a county court against the institution and [ex-director Mark] Masuoka last week, alleging that she had bee…

Berlin’s First Post-Lockdown Opera Will Be ‘Rheingold’ On A Parking Deck by Artsjournal1

No, this isn’t some Regieoper conceit. This performance will take place on an actual parking deck — the one at the Deutsche Oper Berlin, where, starting next Friday (June 12), music dire…

Royal Shakespeare Co. Cancels All Scheduled Performances For 2020 (“Scheduled” Is The Key Word) by Artsjournal1

Due to the ongoing coronavirus epidemic and social distancing rules, the company is postponing everything through the end of the year that had been announced for its Stratford-upon-Avon head…

How Awful Was It To Work For Akron Art Museum’s Ex-Director? Let His Former Employees Tell You by Artsjournal1

“Carol Murphy, whom [former director Mark] Masuoka fired in 2015 as director of external affairs, painted him as a boss who was ‘quiet,’ ‘strange’ and ‘extremely introverted’ y…

Face Masks Have Become Banners In America’s Culture Wars by Artsjournal1

Amanda Hess: “The mask is a public health device, but it has also revealed itself as a mask in the more traditional sense: a tool in a social ritual, a fetish object that signifies a perso…

How American Theater Pros Are Figuring Out The Logistics Of Safely Reopening by Artsjournal1

“The COVID-19 Theatre Think-Tank (CTT) deliberately draws from as many of theater-making corners as possible, from stage managers to directors, from the Great White Way to regional theater…

AMC Theatres Warns Of $2.4 Billion Loss, ‘Doubt’ About Remaining ‘Going Concern’ by Artsjournal1

The world’s largest movie theater chain revealed that it expects its financial report for the first quarter of 2020, during which the COVID lockdowns began, to show a loss of up to $2.4 bi…

A Rainy Day in New York — Woody Allen’s slender story is kept afloat by its stars

Timothée Chalamet and Elle Fanning lead a film that has been disowned by some of those in it

Days of the Bagnold Summer is a delightfully downbeat comedy

Simon Bird’s first film as director tells the story of a death-metal-loving teenager and his mother

Guest of Honour — David Thewlis as a food inspector in a cockamamie stew

Atom Egoyan’s muddled film struggles to reach his previous heights

The Uncertain Kingdom — a mosaic of shorts with a powerful charge

Brexit hangs over this troubling map of the British psyche

Virtual Theatre Today: Wednesday, June 3- with Karen Olivo, Samira Wiley, Ann Harada and More!

Today (June 3) in live streaming: Stars in the House celebrates Free Speech, MCC Theater presents PUES NADA, and so much more!

Krabi, 2562 — a dreamily abstract film set in Thailand

Anocha Suwichakornpong and Ben Rivers cast a woozy spell with this mysterious movie

NEWS: Immersive Great Gatsby aims to reopen in re-imagined, socially distanced form in Oct by Press Releases

The Great Gatsby, which had previously set a record as the UK’s longest-running immersive production, is planning to re-open at Immersive | Ldn in Mayfair on 1 October 2020.

Keke Palmer Pleas for Law Enforcement to ‘March Beside Us’ by Ruthie Fierberg

Broadway’s former Cinderella, Scream Queens star, and recording artist is shown on camera begging for the National Guard to join their march.

Keke Palmer Pleads for Law Enforcement to ‘March Beside Us’ by Ruthie Fierberg

Broadway’s former Cinderella, Scream Queens star, and recording artist is shown on camera begging for the National Guard to join their march.

Jen Brister: Meaningless review – a furiously funny blast of rage by Brian Logan

Available online With weariness and seething frustration, the comedian sounds off in style about gender inequality and sexism The starting point of Jen Brister’s 2018 show Meaningless, no…

Hamilton Alum Syndee Winters Stars in Lena: A Moment With the Lady June 3 by Andrew Gans

Winters and Mfoniso Udofia's work dramatizes the late Horne's fight for the right to be seen and understood.

A Pair of Able Gentlemen: Willy Falk & Jeff Macauley by Sandi Durell

  By Marilyn Lester   Willy Falk: Mostly Love   Following a brilliant 35-year career on Broadway, in concert halls and beyond, actor-singer Willy Falk (Tony nominated for his role as Chri…

#WestEndWishList: 5 shows I want to see return to the London stage after coronavirus

Lazing on a sunny afternoon… …got me to thinking. We all know that theatre is currently in the interval. We've taken a comfort break, bought the obligatory Ben & Jerrys - (insert y…

Jeff Awards committee postpones Non-Equity ceremony by Chris Jones

Jeff Awards committee postpones ceremony

Unseen Script Offers New Evidence of a Radical Lorraine Hansberry by Daniel Pollack-Pelzner

A play based on Charles W. Chesnutt’s “Marrow of Tradition” shows the writer of “A Raisin in the Sun” attuned to the history of white violence.

Revisit 60 Years of TheatreWorksUSA With Daphne Rubin-Vega, Roger Bart, Judy Kuhn, and More by Marc J. Franklin

With the launch of TheatreWorksUSAcademy, we're looking back at some of the organization's most memorable productions.

Revisit 60 Years of TheaterWorksUSA With Daphne Rubin-Vega, Roger Bart, Judy Kuhn, and More by Marc J. Franklin

With the launch of TheaterWorksUSAcademy, we’re looking back at some of the organization’s most memorable productions.

Royal Opera House announces first live concert since beginning of lockdown by Megan

The Royal Opera House announces ‘Live from Covent Garden’, three unique broadcasts live on YouTube and Facebook from its world-famous home in Covent Garden. The post Royal Opera House …

Anaïs Reno + by Sandi Durell

    Anaïs Reno offers Harlem Nocturne (Earle Hagen/Dick Rogers, 1939) to #PerformersSingForFans.  Accompanying her are Julie Kurtzman on violin and Pete Malinverni on piano who is the he…

‘Thoughtfully & inclusively cast’: RICHARD II – The Show Must Go Online by Debbie Gilpin

The Show Must Go Online was firmly back in history mode with the beginning of Shakespeare’s second tetralogy in Richard II. Not quite as much bloodshed as the previous set of histories tha…

SOLT announces West End theatres to remain closed until 2 August

The Society of London Theatre (SOLT) has announced today that all West End theatres will remain closed until at least 2 August 2020. The suspension of theatre performances has been announc…

On This Day in New York Theater: June 3 in the 1920’s, and 1940’s by Barry Gordin

By: Samuel L. Leiter (No. 5 in the series) June 3, 2020: A survey of shows that opened in New York on either June 3, 4, or 5 in the twenties, thirties, and forties reveals that, over…

GRACE NOTES: Wednesday, June 3, 2020 by Susan Grace

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West End Theatre Shutdown Extended Through at Least August 2, Some Longer by Dan Meyer

The Society of London Theatres continues to keep theatres shuttered due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The MCC Live Stream of Aziza Barnes’ Pues Nada is Postponed by Olivia Clement

The reading, helmed by Whitney White and scheduled for June 3, has been postponed due to a last minute conflict.

MCC Live Streams Aziza Barnes’ Pues Nada June 3 by Olivia Clement

Whitney White directs a cast that includes Orange Is the New Black's Samira Wiley, Disgraced's Karen Pittman, and more.

RSC announces further postponed and cancelled events by Kitty Underwood

The Royal Shakespeare Company announced yesterday that they have made the difficult decision to postpone more events, including their whole summer season. The post RSC announces further post…

New and improved, immersive Great Gatsby returns with social distancing!

Social distancing, but make it fashion! London's immensely popular, immersive Gatsby experience has now let the cat out of the bag, revealing it will be returning this October as a masquera…

Raphael — 500th anniversary show reopens in Rome

He was the most influential of European artists and his works still speak to us today — as this momentous exhibition reminds us

Producers to trial re-opening of immersive show, The Great Gatsby this Autumn by Megan

Gatsby's party will be re-imagined enabling audiences to wear masks and gloves with temperature checks and reduced capacity to enable social distancing. The post Producers to trial re-openin…

REVIEW: Unprecedented, BBC4 iPlayer ✭✭✭✭✭ by Paul T Davies

By Paul T Davies Paul T Davies reviews Headlong's Unprecedented, created with Century Films for the BBC now playing on iPlayer. Watch now! This post REVIEW: Unprecedented, BBC4 iPlayer ✭�…

Tom Hiddleston on Coriolanus: 'There was nowhere to hide – that's exciting' by Interview By Chris Wiegand

As Josie Rourke’s Donmar production of Shakespeare’s tragedy is streamed for National Theatre at Home, its star recalls the thrilling intimacy, the brutal fights – and the cold shower …

BEST OF THE DECADE: The Broadway Top 40 Countdown #40 -31 by JK

Only time will tell if the second decade of the 21st Century will have generated what will be known as a "classic Broadway musical." No one knows for sure. But with the wonderful mix of esta…

Cast announced for livestreamed reading of A Midsummer Night’s Dream tonight by Megan

The Show Must Go Online announce the full cast for livestreamed reading of William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night’s Dream on 3 June at 7pm. The post Cast announced for livestreamed readi…

An extract from Martin Milnes’ memoir, now out as an audiobook by Kitty Underwood

We've got an exciting extract from actor, writer and director Martin Milnes, who has just recorded his memoir as a brand new audiobook. The post An extract from Martin Milnes’ memoir, now …

Snapshot: a scene from The Third Man by Terry Teachout

A scene from The Third Man, written by Graham Greene, starring Joseph Cotten and Orson Welles, and directed by Carol Reed: (This is the latest in a series of arts- and history-related vide…

Almanac: Graham Greene on trust by Terry Teachout

“It is impossible to go through life without trust: that is to be imprisoned in the worst cell of all, oneself.” Graham Greene, The Ministry of Fear Continue reading Almanac: Graham Gre…

‘Diana Quick gives a bravura performance’: MIDNIGHT YOUR TIME – Donmar Warehouse (Online review) by Aleks Sierz

This revival of a 2011 HighTide hit, reconceived for streaming, stars Diana Quick and is intimate and quietly moving.

Critics honour Toronto’s best theatre — lockdown or no lockdown by Karen Fricker - Theatre Critic,carly Maga - Theatre Critic

‘The Flick,’ an Outside the March and Crow’s Theatre co-production of Annie Baker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning drama about three young adults working in a rundown cinema, picked up sever…

Groove Dance Competition and Convention: Inspired by passion by Admin

Since its first event in 2012, Groove Dance Competition and Convention has been renowned on the competition circuit for its high-energy, high-production-value events. CEO Daniel DeFranco is…

On the Couch with Shelly Higgs by Arts Review

Who is Shelly Higgs? A lover of stories, art, climbing mountains and drinking good coffee. I am a restless creator driven to understand what makes us all tick. I am fascinated by humans, by …

Unhappy hour: London's West End during lockdown - in pictures by Martin Godwin

British theatre teeters on the brink of total collapse and restaurants, pubs and cinemas are yet to reopen. Photographer Martin Godwin takes a stroll through an eery West End Continue readin…

Close Every Door? Just for 12 months: Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat returns in 2021

Are you already humming Any Dream Will Do in anticipation? You'll have to wait a year longer but Jac Yarrow will reprise his acclaimed performance in Joseph & The Amazing Technicolor Dre…

Eastern Riverina Arts launches PLATFORM for improved Accessibility at Festivals by Arts Review

Eastern Riverina Arts presents PLATFORM – a multi-sensory mobile art installation space adapted from a 20-foot shipping container – now available for hire by festival and event organiser…

Riverside Theatres Digital: No Cabaret for Old Men by Arts Review

A show that finally gives mature white men the voice they have never had, Riverside Theatres Digital will present The Wharf Revue’s Jonathan Biggins and Phil Scott in No Cabaret for Old Me…

Lilli Waters: Anthropocene, The Age of Humans by Arts Review

Featuring a series of photographs challenging the marble skin figure of the female form against eerie post apocalyptic landscapes, award-winning photographer Lilli Waters will unveil her lat…

Bat Out Of Hell – The Rock Musical rescheduled to tour in May 2021 by Arts Review

Originally scheduled to take place this June, TEG Dainty has announced that Jim Steinman’s jaw dropping Bat Out Of Hell – The Rock Musical will now take place in May 2021. Featuring an i…

Your Zoom Meeting Is Really Just An Early Performance Experience by Joe Patti

At the end of last month, Nina Simon did the lead presentation for Opera America’s virtual conference. (Or perhaps it was just the lead presentation for the topic of “Creating Real Belon…

Review: “A Streetcar Named Desire” at The Young Vic by Allison Newey

The National Theatre’s triumphant march through its archive of NT Live recordings continues this week with a glorious blaze of a show. Starring Gillian Anderson, Ben Foster and Vanessa Kir…

Theatre Artists Launch Initiatives to Promote Industrywide Racial Sensitivity and Accountability

As the protests against widespread police brutality continue to fuel a larger conversation surrounding race in America, black and non-black theatre artists are stepping forward to create new…

Emerging Writers’ Festival reveals 2020 program by Arts Review

Bringing together storytellers of all kinds in an inspiring eight-day program of performances, professional development and innovative digital programming in a completely online festival fro…

Download festival — where metal monsters rule the Earth

Forty years since the inaugural festival, it’s still the defining event in the hard rock calendar

19 Stage Performances to Watch Today, June 3 - See Anna Deavere Smith, Samira Wiley, 'Antigone in Ferguson' and more

With in-person theatre out of commission for the foreseeable future, many companies and performers from Broadway and beyond are showcasing their work online. Below are performances you can w…