Up and down the country, drive-ins are opening as canny entrepreneurs see a business opportunity. It’s going out but staying in at the same time, and only a cynic (that’ll be me) would s…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 06:32PMAt $6.01m after fees, the guitar is the most expensive ever sold at auction, Julien’s Auctions said. Bidding in Los Angeles opened at $1m and was won by Rode Microphones founder Peter Free…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 06:32PMOne problem is that our arts palaces lock in comparably palatial costs. In this grave new world, bigness, in fact, is actually a bug, not a feature. Producing in mega-venues like Portland5 o…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 06:32PMAudition Song Suggestions for Ragtime – by Character
Written by Leryn Turlington
June 22nd, 2020
‘Journey on’ to your musical theatre audition ‘of the century’ for the cla…
SOURCE: performerstuff.com at 06:21PMThe third cohort includes 13 playwright and theatre partnerships across 10 cities.
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‘Transferal’ by Jack Novak was the last in Spook Action’s New Works in Action that was presented for the last month or so on-line on their YouTube channel. Fittingly, it was about lett…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 05:37PMLike its predecessor ‘Love, Simon,’ the Hulu series ‘Love, Victor’ moves the conversation about LGBTQ+ representation in mainstream media forward. But some voices still aren’t part…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 05:29PMBroadway shows will remain closed through at least Jan. 3, according to sources familiar with the matter. The Broadway League is expected to make an announcement about the new date this we…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 05:28PMAn unusual operetta was to have been performed this month by the Rockville-based Victorian Lyric Opera Company – “El Capitan” by John Philip Sousa, an exotic romance by America’s “…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 05:28PMOur local acting troupes are getting quite creative. Rude Mechanicals had five playwrights put together a group of one-act plays on Zoom. They chose the directors and performers and with onl…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 05:15PMOn Friday, June 19, 2020 - Broadway fans tuned in to Broadway Black's YouTube channel to witness the inaugural 2020 Antonyo Awards. We're shining the spotlight on 11 of the night's exciting …
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 05:09PMIt's been over 100 days without Broadway since theaters shut down due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and now we know how some of Chicago's merry murderesses at Cook County Jail are doing.…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:06PMHere's a quick roundup of stories you might have missed recently.
Tituss Burgess, Ephraim Sykes & More Set for The Jam
Tina standout Daniel J. Watts will present The Jam: Love Terrorist…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:06PMLike so many other area theatres, Arena Stage has been closed since March. As luck would have it, they were set to celebrate their 70th Anniversary in May. Molly Smith has been the Artisti…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 05:06PM(Michael Billington’s article appeared in the Guardian, 6/22.) This magnificently honest play about the Shelleys and Byron’s summer of sexual experimentation raises difficult questions a…
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The Playbill broadcast of MJ Kaufman’s play, directed by Will Davis, will stream June 27.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:56PMThey’re never gone: Star turns from Ralph Fiennes, Meryl Streep, Gregory Hines and Christopher Plummer still live in the mind’s eye of readers.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:54PM“Small Island” a 2019 drama based on the epic and award-winning novel by Andrea Levy, adapted by Helen Edmundson and directed by Rufus Norris. It is now streaming on YouTube, thanks to t…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 04:46PMThe six-part Disney+ docuseries follows the stars and creators of the animated film.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:32PMThe Tina star will lead the evening of music, dance, spoken word, and storytelling on June 29.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:29PMCasting New Lives and NiteLife Exchange present Richard Skipper Celebrates Sue Matsuki and David Sabella in The Business of Cabaret on Monday, June 22nd, 5 PM ET—streaming live at Richard …
SOURCE: NiteLifeExchange at 04:24PMSince the very first Butoh performance, in 1959, “queer themes and imagery have been reoccurring, if not instrumental, in Butoh. The concepts of otherness and ambiguity, particularly with …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:18PMAccording to Governor Andrew Cuomo’s timetable, theaters and concert halls will be part of the fourth and last phase of reopening, but even the brand-name institutions wonder how easily th…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:18PM“I had worried that the just-for-me performance would be awkward. The prospect triggered flashbacks of unwanted serenades by accordionists and fiddlers playing for tips on European restaur…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:18PM“You don’t want to make all the health stuff too obvious. Because if it feels like they’re checking in for a flight, they aren’t going to come. But you have to let them know somehow.…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:18PMOnly a public agent can speak in our name. So mass privatisation doesn’t simply shift decision-making away from public institutions to unaccountable, private entities; it also undermines s…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:18PMThe word “scientist” first appeared in March 1834, while Darwin was surveying the Falkland Islands on overland expeditions from the HMS Beagle, being no scientist but an explorer, advent…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:18PMBy its nature, Roman civilisation seemed to unlock the pestilential potential of the landscape. The expansion of agriculture brought civilisation deeper into habitats friendly with the mosqu…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:18PMAt some point, from around 40,000 years ago in Europe, we see evidence of these behaviourally modern humans in a sudden flourishing of cultural artifacts in the archaeological record. So wha…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:18PMA new documentary, 'Repeat Attenders,' offers a closer look at several superfans and their unconventional obsessions with musical theater and its stars.
The post Defying Sanity? ‘Repeat At…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 04:12PMTwo troupes have found a new way to bring audiences to them, and parking isn't an issue.
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The "Queen of Sample Clearance" shares the ins and outs of when and where music is OK to share.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:56PMToday's Hamilton headlines don't end with the epic trailer for the Tony-winning hit's revolutionary Disney+ release! Creator and original star Lin-Manuel Miranda appeared on Good Morning Ame…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:48PMFrom Andrew Lloyd Webber's testing process at the London Palladium to a socially distant but still immersive Great Gatsby, theater makers are continuing to explore the possibilities of stayi…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:48PMThe Hollywood Walk of Fame's class of 2021 has been revealed! Variety reports that Pulitzer Prize and Tony-winning playwright August Wilson will be posthumously honored at next year's induct…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:48PMJellicles can and jellicles do—even in quarantine. Though COVID-19 has theaters on Broadway and in the West End shut down, 333 cast members from Cats—including the original Broadway and…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:48PMA slew of stage favorites are set for this week's episodes of Stars in the House, a daily online series from SiriusXM On Broadway personality Seth Rudetsky and his husband, producer James We…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:48PMIn a new interview, 'Hamilton' scribe Lin-Manuel Miranda expressed his desire to strengthen his efforts to support the Black community.
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 02:47PMOn Juneteenth, Broadway Black premiered the first-ever Antonyo Awards, to celebrate the black theatre community. Nominations were announced on June 9, and winners were chosen by a public vot…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 02:44PMThe Metropolitan Opera continues its daily offering of free streams.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:25PMThe inhabitants of ‘Ambushing the Void,’ the debut collection by Philly native James McAdams, search for connection and meaning wherever they can find it, but the tables are always turni…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:19PMThe film version of the Broadway musical phenom, Hamilton, will premiere on streaming service Disney+ starting July 3. Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda first posted the trailer on his Twi…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 02:18PMAhead of Playbill’s Pride Spectacular, Ketel One offers refreshing recipes to help those of age sit back, relax, and enjoy the show.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:14PMSubmit your question now, and you might get to ask it live on Playbill and The Growing Studio's The Broadway Q&A.
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In-person performances not happening until early 2021, though the COC is creating online offerings.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 01:55PMHappy Birthday Cyndi Lauper! Any opportunity to further highlight the special Thanksgiving Parade ensemble Tony winner Billy Porter wore as Lola while giving his captivating performance, we …
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 01:53PMThe Southern-bred director spent his early years breaking down barriers, and he's now intent on joining a movement for change and inclusivity in the theatre.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:38PMLin-Manuel Miranda and Disney Animation are at work on an animated musical set in Colombia, the Hamilton creator teased in an interview on ABC’s Good Morning America today. “I’m actual…
SOURCE: Deadline at 01:21PMOur pick of the best shows online, from Claire Foy and Matt Smith in Lungs, to an immersive mix between theatre and gaming
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From a ‘90s lesbian heist movie to a documentary about New York’s drag ball scene
SOURCE: howtospendit.ft.com at 12:56PMFive actors from the BIPOC community will also have the opportunity to perform for a panel of industry leaders during the forum.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:25PMSubmit your question now for the Tony winner, and you might get to ask it live on Playbill and The Growing Studio's The Broadway Q&A.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:23PMCheck out some theatrical events live streaming June 22–26.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:23PMWilson is among the newly announced recipients.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:18PMThe virtual event will take place on June 28.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:18PMBy Douglas Mayo
Harry Francis has put together an amazing tribute to Dame Gillian Lynne - Cats in Quarantine featuring 333 cast members from productions of musical Cats
This post Cats in Qua…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 12:16PM#Stageworthy News of the Week. Hamilton is in the news five years after it opened on stage: Disney released the first trailer of the Hamilton film, which will begin July 3 online at Disney+…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 12:03PMExclusive: Sir Mark Rylance, Neil Tennant, Brian Eno and head of Tate sign letter to government
The chiefs of scores of the UK’s foremost arts and culture organisations have joined the ca…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:03PMThis magnificently honest play about the Shelleys and Byron’s summer of sexual experimentation raises difficult questions about the cost of utopian aspirations
Howard Brenton’s output is…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:03PMAvailable online Manchester’s Home stages a lockdown all-nighter exploring students’ dreams, alongside time-capsule plays about spiralling social media horrors and disrupted lives
‘We…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:03PMHAU, BerlinAnglo-German group Gob Squad take to the streets of Berlin, London and Sheffield with a livestreamed feat of connection
At 1.12am, Bastian Trost invites anyone watching from Berli…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:03PMAvailable onlineThe absence of an audience increases the sense of desolation in writer-performer Alistair Hall’s compelling monologue
When Jimbo first meets Declan at his Nan’s birthday …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:03PMThe weekly fitness series from Joe Rosko and Built From the Stage welcomed the Broadway alums June 22.
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by Gus Sanchez. @gusdavsanchez. NEW YORK, NY - Producers behind the controversial 2011 musical Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark revealed today that the product...
SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 11:59AMProducers of The Prince Of Egypt musical today reopened tickets, now available from Monday 2 November 2020 to Saturday 4 September 2021. Read more!
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SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 11:42AMThe trailer for the Hamilton movie, which features the original Broadway cast, has arrived. The filmed performance had originally been scheduled to hit movie theaters on October 15, 2021. Du…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:36AMThough PBS' 40th annual A Capitol Fourth concert will not take place on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, that doesn't mean Broadway talents will not …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:36AMOn a rainy day with nothing better to do, You Should Have Left will prove serviceable enough for non-discerning viewers
SOURCE: phindie.com at 11:31AMBroadwayHD and Lincoln Center will present a free sing-along stream of the production June 25.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:15AMAndrew Lloyd Webber has not exactly denied the rumor.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:03AMLockdown Theatre in association with The Royal Theatrical Fund will be presenting a special live virtual table read of Samuel Beckett's masterpiece. Read more here!
The post Robert Lindsay,…
SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 11:01AMThe Tony and Pulitzer Prize winner also talked about his upcoming projects on Good Morning America June 21.
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Is Spotify the new Disney? While film production is paused or barely resumed, the music subscription service has made a deal to be the new home of audio tales of DC superheroes. Perhaps this…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 10:54AMCannes is online, and so are movie sales, in two digital marketplaces. “Both digital markets were initially conceived as being mainly initiatives to reconnect industry players. Three month…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 10:54AMLaura Linney, Jenifer Lewis, Luciano Pavarotti, and Sarah Paulson are also part of the Hollywood Walk of Fame Class of 2021.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:53AMBy Douglas Mayo
The Prince Of Egypt has re-opened ticket booking at the Dominion Theatre London from November 2020 until September 2021. Book Now!
This post The Prince Of Egypt extends run a…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 10:48AMLast night on Father's Day, Hamilton, the sensational Lin-Manuel Miranda Broadway musical about our "$10 Founding Father" released its official trailer ahead of its airing on Disney+ July 3r…
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 10:41AMLin-Manuel Miranda was a guest on Good Morning America Monday morning to talk about the release of the Hamilton film on Disney+ this Friday!
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:32AMAndrew Lloyd Webber has given a sneak peek at what the music is going to sound like in his upcoming production of Cinderella!
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:32AM Hosted by Dwayne Johnson of a?oeThe Titan Games,a?? NBC will air the two-hour special a?oeGlobal Goal: Unite for Our Future a?" The Concerta?? on Saturday, June 27 at 8 p.m. ET/PT.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:32AMToday (June 22) in live streaming: BWW Book Club is back, Andréa Burns guest hosts Stars in the House, and so much more!
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:32AMBroadwayWorld Book Club is officially off and running! Or should we say, reading! The first BroadwayWorld Book Club selection is Jennifer Ashley Tepper's The Untold Stories of Broadway Volum…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:22AMToday's episode features stage and screen star Annie Golden! Annie considers herself the illegitimate child of the legitimate theatre, having been discovered on the Bowery fronting a rock ba…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:20AMBroadway Bares: Top Bottoms of Burlesque offered a signature twist on 42nd Street.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:20AMExperience the original Broadway Production of Hamilton, streaming exclusively on Disney+ on July 3.
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SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 10:15AMOver 300 Jellicles took part in a tribute video to original choreographer Gillian Lynne.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:08AMWhile Broadway remains shut down, BroadwayWorld is keeping up with your favorite stars and giving you a peek at what they have been up to! Check out this weekend's highlights from some of yo…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:01AMWhile Ibsen’s A Doll’s House is arguably the first and most famous ‘modern’ play about female emancipation from an inequitable marriage, it’s certainly not the only drama to tackle…
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When to touch was to heal. At a time when shaking hands feels like a distant memory, Bren Gosling's play, inspired by a symbolic act of taboo-breaking compassion, has defied its own challeng…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:58AMBy Patrick Blenkarn, Milton Lim. Milton Lim and Patrick Blenkarn talk about culturecapital, their arts trading card game that offers a window into the complex relationships a
SOURCE: HowlRound at 09:58AMPlus, check inside for a link to subscribe to Disney Plus to watch the full movie.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:54AMThe honors were presented on June 19.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:54AMNo matter what a mother says, Spike Lee’s movies might just have more impact. “As I watched the police take the life from Radio Raheem, everything my mother had been trying to tell me wa…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:54AMWorking on a socially distant set hasn’t made her exactly content. “How are you going to get hair and makeup done when you can’t get near each other?” – The Observer (UK)
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:54AMBakari Sellers’ new book is about race in the United States. Sellers: “When I wrote the book, I thought: This can be the spark to conversations about race. I didn’t know I was going to…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:54AMOne suspects it might otherwise have been targeted for a less gentle removal. The museum says it’s the statue, not the man, that it objects to, but critics see TR “as an imperialist whos…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:54AMBefore the virus hit, there was Rainbow Litfest in December. “Drawn by the promise of themes long pushed under the rug — non-normative sexualities in religion and mythology, history and …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:54AMThe museum is facing a deficit of $45 million over the next year with the massive loss of ticket revenue – and that’s a big problem: “Earned revenue, mainly museum admissions, covers m…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:54AMThe open letter says, in part, “A direct line can be drawn from the stories and voices that are silenced and ignored, to the discrimination and biases that are pervasive in the entertainme…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:54AMThe judge noted that without the pandemic, their sentences would be significantly more severe. “The stolen items included a 1787 first-edition book signed by Thomas Jefferson, a rare copy …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:54AMVanessa Williams and John Stamos will host the July 4 celebration.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:52AMAndrew Lloyd Webber has responded to a rumor that when The Phantom of the Opera returns to the West End, it will not be the original production, but rather a revamped version.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:25AMDo you know these International Thespian Festival throwbacks?
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SOURCE: Dramatics Magazine at 09:22AMAfter taking a brief hiatus in solidarity with recent events, LTD's [Lockdown] Theatre Direct is back in full force for a whole new week of theatrical goodies. We all have been starving for …
SOURCE: London Theatre Direct at 09:15AMThe Shows Must Go On! series continues with the 2013 live NBC version of the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:13AMToday we write of a family that figured in films for a time. The father, Arthur Forde (sometimes billed as Arthur Hanna Ford, 1871-1952) would prove to be the most minor. Originally from Pl…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 09:12AMNew, recent, and soon-to-be-released books on theater-related topics offer a variety of genres for interesting summer reading. From personal recollections to historical fiction to the spotli…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:00AMLoud, Proud and Virtual: If the 50th anniversary NYC Pride March has been canceled due to COVID-19, this year’s LGBT+ Pride Week events are as varied as the community, from rallies to part…
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Last week, you nominated your favorite performances from last season for our 2020 (Might Have Been) Tony Awards. This week, you'll be nominating your favorite creative elements in all the …
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 08:54AMA Capitol Fourth will present a virtual version of its annual concert, in honor of its 40th anniversary. This year's show is co-hosted by John Stamos and Vanessa Williams.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:18AMRussian prosecutors are seeking a six-year prison term for theater director Kirill Serebrennikov, who has been accused of embezzling state funds.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:18AMTo survive this pandemic and beyond, dance, theater and opera need to get online fast, according to the new streaming platform for the arts.
SOURCE: Washington Post at 08:06AMPlaywright and director Edward Einhorn on adapting his in-person creation for the virtual world: “I have never witnessed the audience member witnessing the performance. Which, I must say, …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:00AM
First Annual Antonyo Awards, ALW to Test Open Palladium, Arden Develops Drive-Through Theatre Piece “Today on Broadway” is a daily, Monday through Friday, podcast hitting the top theatre…
SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 07:55AMSo here’s how choirs are reinventing themselves. – CBC
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:36AMDancer Sara Komatsu says it’s time for massive change in ballet. “If we believe in this art and want it to succeed, we must be willing to open our minds, have honest conversations, and p…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:36AMLook to Black Bookstagram for recommendations on everything from history to science fiction to romance. – BuzzFeed
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:36AMJanet Adderley, founder of The Adderley School, has penned an article exclusively for BroadwayWorld. She discusses what the school stands for, stars they have taught including Ben Platt and …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:20AMGene Kelly and Donald O’Connor dance a medley of songs from their films. This clip is an excerpt from Pontiac Star Parade, a TV special that was originally telecast by NBC on November 21,…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:01AMThe West End production of The Prince of Egypt, which made its London premiere earlier this year, is set to deliver us from our musical theatre withdrawals caused by the current world situat…
SOURCE: London Theatre Direct at 07:00AM“Few things are more irritating than to discover, after you have been at great pains to spare a person some painful intelligence, that he has known it all along and is not nearly so mch af…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:00AM
For the first time since mid-March, local dance studios are permitted to reopen for recitals, in-person classes and other activities.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 06:20AMThe West End production of THE PRINCE OF EYPGT has reopened ticket booking from 2 November 2020 to 4 September 2021. Audience members can now book tickets for the Stephen Schwartz musical -…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:06AMToday's top stories: Check out the official trailer for Hamilton on Disney+, and more!
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:06AMJessie Mueller's performance, as part of The Seth Concert Series, re-airs today at 3pm ET, 7pm GMT. The concert premiered last night.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:06AMThe more you think about the invitation to the audience – as you say ‘come, be blocked off behind screens, we will spray you and present shows where actors stand apart, and we will try t…
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