State Theatre Company South Australia returns to the stage with Gaslight by Arts Review

Following the easing of social distancing measures in South Australia, State Theatre Company is pleased to be returning to the stage with their reimagined production of Patrick Hamilton’s …

Queer young adult fiction isn’t all gloomy realism. Here are 5 uplifting books to get you started by Arts Review

Early ventures in queer young adult (YA) fiction followed certain conventions: they tended to be set in the contemporary world and their narratives focused on coming out, bullying, heartbrea…

Review: Amadeus. Mozart’s rival is Salieri; the play’s rival is the movie by Jonathan Mandell

Historically, Amadeus is baloney. Theatrically, it’s a feast. Musically, the National Theatre’s 2016 production of Peter Shaffer’s 1979 play — a recording of which is being streamed…

Training the stars: What it’s like to be a celebrity movement coach

Have you ever wondered how a celebrity can go from actor to dancer in a manner of months for a film role never having stepped foot in a studio prior to the role? Or how a singer effortlessly…

Esther Anatolitis to farewell NAVA after three impactful years by Arts Review

As the National Association for the Visual Arts (NAVA) embarks on its next strategic planning cycle, Executive Director, Esther Anatolitis is to farewell the organisation after three impactf…

Broadway Marketers Fear TikTok Ban by Marc Hershberg

The clock is ticking for one of Broadway’s most powerful marketing tools.

5x5x5: Memory original compositions released by Sean McLoughlin

As part of Arts Centre Melbourne’s composition mentorship program 5x5x5, the five selected composers – Ceridwen McCooey, Mabel Windred-Wornes, Samuel Kreusler,

How to give it: four eco initiatives to help protect the planet

What activists, artists, jewellers and illustrators are doing to encourage environmental change

Joz Norris captures spirit of fringe comedy in crafty new film by Brian Logan

Originally planned as an Edinburgh show, You Build the Thing You Think You Are is now a film – and a different proposition to live-streamed lockdown comedy Joz Norris’s new experiment st…

Longing For Outdoor Theatre, Yes, Including Bugs And Rain by Artsjournal2

OK, we just miss it. A lot. “It’s a different absence than the loss of indoor theater, partly because of how fondly we cherish summer traditions. But as the director Anne Bogart said in …

Emma Donoghue’s Book About The 1918 Pandemic Was Rushed To Press By The Publisher by Artsjournal2

The author of Room says, “I generally go out of my way not to be timely or to try and capture cultural moments. It’s very peculiar “- Irish Times

Sorry, New York, You Can’t Have Museums Yet by Artsjournal2

Museums will not open on Monday, or anytime soon, says Governor Cuomo. “We’re not going to have any indoor activity in malls or cultural institutions. … We’ll continue to monitor tha…

If You’re In A Low-Virus Area, Is It Safe To Sing Yet? by Artsjournal2

Uhm. British government regulations are that singers and musicians stand three meters apart, or (for singers) back-to-back, or side-by-side (in other words, not in rows on risers). “If the…

A Medical Error Probably Killed Raphael by Artsjournal2

Bloodletting was a normal treatment at the time, but not the best practice for someone who probably had pneumonia, or so a new study says. – The Guardian (UK)

Dystopian Fiction Can Help Us Live Through Dystopian Reality by Artsjournal2

You’d think living during a plague (The Stand, The Walking Dead, Domesday Book) and a time when unmarked federal agents are kidnapping people off the street (Little Brother, Hunger Games) …

The Extremely Cold Case Of Hans Holbein’s Bones by Artsjournal2

London: “Emptied out by coronavirus during lockdown, the City was the perfect place for socially distanced, government-mandated walks. And beneath its streets are the bodies of innumerable…

Susan Orlean Brightened The World By Getting Drunk, Missing Her Cat, And Tweeting by Artsjournal2

Despair about the state of the world, a little rosé, and voilà: “Orlean sent 27 entertaining, if typo-infused, tweets (read: “I do r e we. Know who is I my house”) that careen from …

Barcelona, In The Middle Of A Second Wave, Re-Closes Movie Theatres by Artsjournal2

While Spain’s figurehead monarchs went to the movies in Madrid, the Catalan government shut down Barcelona theatres and other mass gatherings (though it’s awfully hard to shut down Barce…

The Blockbuster Movie Tenet May Yet Come Out This Summer, But Should It? by Artsjournal2

When you have to ask yourself, “Am I actually dying to see this movie?” it might be too early for the theatres to reopen. “Infections are still going up in many states, and there is no…

Art for AIDS holding in-person two-night Hartford fundraising event by Susan Dunne

The 11th annual Art for AIDS art-grab fundraising event will go on in person in Hartford on Aug. 6 and 8, a two-night event that will implement strict social-distancing, masking, temperature…

Amadeus at National Theatre: Review and Pics by Jonathan Mandell

Watch Amadeus below or at National Theatre. Historically, “Amadeus” is baloney. Theatrically, it’s a feast. Musically, the National Theatre’s 2016 production of Peter Shaffer’s 197…

ABT Studio Company on Tour 🌴 Los Angeles: A Dancer’s Perspective by American Ballet Theatre

Theatre Review: ‘The Decameron: Day 9,’ streaming by Synetic Theater by Mary Ann Johnson

Day 9 finds us with three stories that explore loss and coming to grips with it in unexpected ways. All three stories of Day 9 were complex emotionally and featured the movement-based theatr…

BWW Review: Saheem Ali Reinvents Shakespeare In The Park With An Audio RICHARD II That Stresses Color Consciousness

'What does it mean to have a Black man who is deemed unfit to rule and what does it mean to have a Black woman take his place?'

Theatre Review: ‘The Decameron: Day 8,’ streaming by Synetic Theater by Mary Ann Johnson

This was one day in which masks and social distancing figured prominently, and the music was striking. Day 8 was very physical and beautifully graceful. Even falling down had a poetic grace …

Theatre Review: ‘The Decameron: Day 7,’ streaming by Synetic Theater by Mary Ann Johnson

I think that Day 7 could safely be called “Court Jester Day’ in the pantheon of Synetic’s Decameron. From dolls to clowns to stick figures, it was a day to just be jovial. This was a l…

This Week on Broadway for July 19, 2020: Summer Reading by James Marino

Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere talk about recommendations for Summer Reading. Also, Peter attends a live performance in NYC! Michael talks about a new musical film, �…

Richard Potter: Pioneering African American Magician by Trav S.D.

Thank you, Pop Haydn, for reminding me about pathbreaking performer Richard Potter (1783-1835), whom I’d first encountered in books like Conjure Times: Black Magicians in America by Jim Ha…

NSO @ Home LIVE • July 19 • Cho, Osterlund, Pereira, Sound Impact & Kim by The Kennedy Center

Watch Sing Gently by a virtual choir of 17,572 singers! by Jonathan Mandell

A friend passed along this video of 17,572 singers from 129 countries performing Eric Whitacre’s “Sing Gently,” and included a poem by Bertolt Brecht In the dark times Will there also …

Stars in the House Presents Virtual Children's Musical The Show Must Go Online!, by Andrew Gans

Plays in the House Teen Edition is a spinoff of Stars in the House, the daily series created by Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley.

Artist donates 1,800 paintings to Brooklyn hospital, one for every employee by Cnn.com Wire Service

A hospital in Brooklyn received a special delivery this week during the coronavirus pandemic: A truckload of 1,800 paintings, one for every employee, each representing a flower.

Dancer, Actress, and Singer Zizi Jeanmaire Dies at Age 96

BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that ballet dancer, actress, and singer Zizi Jeanmaire has died at age 96.

VIDEO: Josh Gad Says a BOOK OF MORMON Film Would Have to 'Adjust With the Times'

Josh Gad recently appeared on People's Couch Surfing series to chat with host Lola Ogunnaike about his new show Central Park and more!

Falling (Back) In Love With Jazz Dance by Artsjournal2

A new streaming documentary does a lot more than set jazz dance into context – it asks the ballet and dance communities to restructure what they consider “foundational.” – Dance Maga…

From Page to Stage! Hear All About Musicals Inspired by Books on This Week's Elaine Paige on Sunday by Broadway.com

Olivier-winning actress Elaine Paige is giving Broadway.com listeners a chance to hear her BBC Radio 2 show, Elaine Paige on Sunday. This week, Paige is highlighting some of the many Broadw…

Low-Budget Horror Movies Are Winning The Summer by Artsjournal2

Why? Well … drive-in movies and a summer that’s full of actual horror as well. “It turns out that inexpensive horror flicks, which have been part of the Hollywood ecosystem as long as …

How Only Make Believe brings theater to kids in hospitals even during COVID by David Siegel

In these days of medically necessary masks and prudent social distancing, let us not forget children in hospitals and care facilities living with chronic illnesses and disabilities unrelated…

Broadway and Off-Broadway theaters not allowed to reopen under Phase 4 by Caitlin Huston

Broadway and Off-Broadway theaters will not be allowed to open as New York City enters Phase 4 of reopening on July 20.  While theaters were originally included in this phase — the final …

Rosie O'Donnell Confirms She Will Play Mrs. Brice in FUNNY GIRL Revival

Rosie O'Donnell further confirmed the longstanding rumor that a revival of Funny Girl is coming to Broadway with Rosie in the role of Mrs. Brice, Fanny Brice's mother.

’An absolute ray of sunshine’: Hello, Harry! A Celebration of 40 Years at Stage Door (Online review) by Ian Foster

Hello Harry!, an online concert celebrating the incredible 40-year career of Harry Gabriel, the Shaftesbury Theatre’s Stage Door Keeper, was an absolute ray of sunshine.

The Covid-19 Proms Start With A Remote Beethoven Mashup by Artsjournal2

For the new Beethoven piece, 323 musicians and choir members will perform remotely – and during Proms, most performances will be from years past (though there’s a faint hope some final p…

Who’s Making Money Off Of Cheap Language Instruction? by Artsjournal2

It’s not the language teachers, especially the English-language teachers from places like the Philippines, who are getting paid poverty wages. And what of apps? Uh … “Language ‘learn…

Gabriella Tucci, Italian Soprano Who Sang 20 Roles At The Met, 90 by Artsjournal2

Tucci began her career in Italy in the 1950s and went on to international acclaim, including in the 1960s at the Metropolitan Opera. “An unaffected and subtly compelling actress, she was b…

Vanta-Fish — Turns Out Nature Made An Ultra-Black Pigment Before The Nanotech Guys Did by Artsjournal1

Eat your heart out, Anish Kapoor. At least sixteen species of deep-sea creatures “have evolved a different and devilishly clever way of going ultra-black with incredible efficiency: One sp…

In Hollywood, Some LGB Representation Is Up, But What Happened To Trans Rep? by Artsjournal2

Truly embarrassing themselves again, major studios released 118 films in 2019 and, well, they all got low grades from GLAAD. “Lionsgate, Paramount Pictures, United Artists Releasing and Un…

Playwright Paula Vogel’s Advice Right Now: Follow Your Joy by Artsjournal2

Vogel isn’t saying this lightly. She started a play reading series in the middle of a pandemic. “The reason that I started Bard at the Gate is because I have asthma and diabetes. I was a…

Ep. 69: Carly Prentis Jones on Music, Artivism, and More by Lauren Van Hemert

For Carly Prentis Jones, music and artivism are just part of her DNA. Hear what she has to say about the intersection of art and activism, music, colorism, and more. About the Guest Raleigh …

Broadway Sings for Joe Kennedy III Concert Postponed by Playbill Staff

The virtual fundraiser was scheduled for July 21.

Legendary Violinist Isaac Stern's Legacy Lives On After 100 Years by Jeff Lunden

Tuesday, July 21, marks the centennial of the birth of violinist Isaac Stern. He was not only an acclaimed musician, but a devoted teacher who was a mentor to generations of musicians.

Legendary Violinist Isaac Stern's Legacy Lives On After 100 Years by Jeff Lunden

July 21 marks the centennial of the birth of violinist Isaac Stern. He was not only an acclaimed musician and advocate for the arts, but a devoted teacher who was a mentor to generations of …

Fire Breaks Out In France’s Nantes Cathedral, Destroying Famed 17th Century Organ by Artsjournal2

Inspectors suspect arson for the fire that “broke the main stained glass windows between the two towers of the 15th-century cathedral, and destroyed the organ.” – Yahoo News (AP)

This Exhibition Invited Visitors To Steal The Art. How Long Did It Take For The Place To Be Stripped Bare? by Artsjournal1

Roughly nine minutes. In famously low-crime Japan, no less. Organizer Tota Hasegawa, owner of the Same Gallery in Tokyo, had expected the “Stealable Art Exhibition” to run for ten days, …

’An important addition to the discourse around disability’: INVISIBLE MUSIC (Online review) by Louise Penn

A bold initiative from Platform 4 comes to your computer screen with this new immersive digital film. Invisible Music starts from the point of considering the issues around hearing loss but …

“Pipeline” Embodies Every Mother’s Fears—Streaming Lincoln Ctr by Patricia L. Morin

Dominique Morisseau Exposes Race, Class Bias in Schools by Patricia L. Morin Dominique Morisseau’s “Pipeline”—based on the School-to-Prison Pipeline for students of color—profiles …

Strasbourg 1518: reliving a 16th-century ‘dancing plague’ in lockdown by Sarah Crompton

Inspired by the true story of a summer dance mania in 1518, a haunting new Artangel project directed by Jonathan Glazer films lone performers around the world dancing till they drop In the s…

Watch the National Theatre production of AMADEUS now! by Gabi Bergman

Music. Power. Jealousy. Welcome to Vienna. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, a rowdy young prodigy, arrives determined to make a splash. Awestruck

Searching for Connection: Summer Intensives 2.0 by Two River Theater

Podcasting fleshes out into audio erotica with Dirty Diana

Demi Moore takes the lead in the new QCODE series but it may take a few episodes to warm up

London walks: a rock tour of Camden and Kentish Town

From the gig where Coldplay were first spotted, to the antics of Madness, via the drinking dens of Oasis and Amy Winehouse, these North London streets have some serious tales to tell