Carriageworks successfully secures independent future by Peter J Snee

Following the previous devastating announcement that Carriageworks had entered voluntary administration, it is with nothing but joy that we can today

Fantasy homes: a modernist masterpiece made for working and entertaining

This London house dominates the 2013 film ‘Exhibition’. Freed from its sullen fictional inhabitants, it is a writer’s utopia

Online This Week: It’s Possible! by American Theatre Editors

From a vintage 'Cinderella' to the bracing 'Is God Is,' there's something for every palate this week.

Theater Preview: UNDER 30 PLAYWRIGHTS LAB VIRTUAL SERIES (IAMA Theatre Company in Los Angeles) by Nia Liat

LET’S GET HIP The great IAMA Theatre Company culminates its first annual, year-long residency for emerging, Los Angeles-based playwrights under the age of 30 with a four-day virtual readi…

Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella | 2013 Broadway Cast Reunion by Rodgers & Hammerstein

K-POP the musical pushing ahead with global audition call during COVID-19 by Sean McLoughlin

As most theatres in the world are currently closed, one musical is not letting COVID-19 get in the way of

Theater Preview: MARY SHELLEY’S FRANKENSTEIN (L.A. Theatre Works, starring Stacy Keach) by Tony Frankel

A FRESH FRANKENSTEIN STARRING STACY KEACH L.A. Theatre Works, the world’s leading producer of audio theater, has announced the release of its state-of-the-art audio recording of Mary Sh…

NIDA’s Digital Theatre Festival performed online for the first time by Sean McLoughlin

Primetime Emmy Award-winning Spielberg, Halo and Nine Inch Nails collaborator Sean Stewart headlines NIDA’s Digital Theatre Festival For the first

Kennedy Center Couch Concerts - Brave New Voices International Youth Poetry Slam Quarter-Finals by The Kennedy Center

Theatre Review: ‘The Decameron: Day 10,’ streaming by Synetic Theater by Mary Ann Johnson

Day 10, the final day of Synetic artists’ epic 30-story interpretations of tales from The Decameron, has come to an end. However, the stories will be available until July 31, 2020. They al…

Theatre Review: ‘Amadeus’ streaming from the National Theatre, London by Dr. Mark Dreisonstok

“How sad that Mozart, passionate as he was, keenly alive to all the beauties of the world, and full of the highest aspirations, never knew peace and contentment, in spite of all that he en…

Review: Synetic Theater’s The Decameron, Day 10. It’s a wrap! by Susan Galbraith

We have come to the end of Synetic Theater’s series of short videos based on Giovanni’s classic “in-the-time-of-the-plague” entertainments. Like one of those imported Masterpiece The…

Threatened Frank Lloyd Wright Cottage To Be Moved To New Location by Artsjournal

The one-story, three-bedroom cottage was built in 1913 as a temporary home for Wright’s lawyer, Sherman Booth. Booth developed a cluster of Wright houses, including one for himself, in the…

National Gallery Of Art Responds To Allegations Of Harassment And Diversity Issues by Artsjournal

Written by two former employees and one current staff member and signed by almost 70 others, the petition alleges sexual and racial harassment at the federally funded institution and calls f…

The ghosts of Toronto’s Royal Alexandra Theatre star in new serialized story and podcast by Debra Yeo - Toronto Star

‘Ghosts of the Royal Alex’ takes readers and listeners inside Canada’s ‘most famous haunted theatre’ with biweekly episodes.

TheaterMania Live with Dan Butler by TheaterMania

TheaterMania Live with Mary Neely by TheaterMania

“Chain of Fools” on the Silent Comedy Watch Party! by Trav S.D.

We got a much appreciated morale boost over the weekend, when the Silent Clowns guys Ben Model and Steve Massa gave our book Chain of Fools a wonderful endorsement on their online show The …

Project Sing Out! Virtual Benefit Streams July 20; Watch Here by Logan Culwell-Block

This event supporting the Educational Theatre Foundation will feature appearances from Chita Rivera, Don Cheadle, Vanessa Williams, Audra McDonald, and more.

ALAN BENNETT: ‘AN ORDINARY WOMAN’–A MONOLOGUE by Robert Shuman

(Bennett’s monologue appeared in the London Review of Books, 7/16.)  An ordinary kitchen. Gwen, a middle-aged wo­man, talks to the camera. He​ pulled up his trousers. ‘You are nice…

Jason Tam, Stephanie Hsu, Will Roland, George Salazar, More Set for Be More Chill Reunion by Andrew Gans

The reunion will be hosted by Dori Berinstein on the Broadway Podcast Network.

How Science Fiction Writers Foresaw Pandemics by Artsjournal

Science fiction writers have, indeed, always embraced globality. In interplanetary texts, humans of all nations, races and genders have to come together as one people in the face of alien in…

How We Get Facts To Bend To Our Prejudices by Artsjournal

“We keep hearing that this is a post-truth era, that feelings beat facts, people no longer care what’s true, and we’re heading for ruin. Opponents of Brexit and Donald Trump not only f…

Hanane Hajj Ali Named Winner of 2020 Gilder/Coigney Award by American Theatre Editors

The League of Professional Theatre Women will present the award in October.

Emerging Artist Initiative Launches Relief Fund by American Theatre Editors

The funds will support young and emerging artists and art administrators.

Lynn Nottage, Heidi Schreck, More to Present at Virtual Dramatist Guild and Lilly Awards Joint Ceremony by Dan Meyer

The special event combines The Dramatist Guild Awards, The Dramatist Guild Foundation Awards, and The Lilly Awards.

Lynn Nottage, Heidi Schreck, More to Present at Virtual Dramatists Guild and Lilly Awards Joint Ceremony by Dan Meyer

The special event combines The Dramatists Guild Awards, The Dramatists Guild Foundation Awards, and The Lilly Awards.

Piano Bar Live! Continues on Tuesday, July 21 on Facebook Live and Broadway On Demand

With this week’s Guest Host Michael Orland and featuring Ashley Argota, Dan Bauer, The Bleam Sisters, Hadiza Dockeray, Robin Lyon, Julie Sheppard, Nancy Timpanaro, Peter Allen Vogt, Myste…

Andréa Burns Guest Hosts Stars in the House, Featuring Luis Salgado by Andrew Gans

The July 20 live stream benefits The Actors Fund.

NextGen Spotlight Concert, Hosted by Jelani Remy, to Benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS by Lindsey Sullivan

Ain't Too Proud star Jelani Remy has been keeping busy in quarantine! The former Broadway.com vlogger has created a virtual fundraiser NextGen Spotlight, which will air on July 27 at 8PM ET…

Original Rent Stars and More Set for This Week's Stars in the House by Lindsey Sullivan

Viva la vie boheme! An exciting roster is 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, produ…

Five Broadway Ensemble Members to Join Michael James Scott for Roundtable Discussion by Caitlin Moynihan

As previously announced, Aladdin star Michael James Scott has joined the team of Broadway.com's popular daily live news show #LiveatFive to host a weekly roundtable discussion with theater s…

Jonathan Glazer's Dance Film Strasbourg 1518 to Premiere Online July 21 by Olivia Clement

Inspired by the 16th-century "dance plague," the short experimental piece features a score from his Under the Skin collaborator Mica Levi.

Cast of Smokey Joe’s Café Reunite to Perform 'Stand By Me' in Solidarity With Black Lives Matter by Playbill

Will Theatre Take Advantage Of COVID To Change? by Artsjournal

For those wanting transformation, a crisis is a terrible thing to waste. But will hardship economics allow for new possibilities from our most prominent venues or will it just be a matter of…

Can Playbill Survive COVID? by Artsjournal

The Broadway program publication hasn’t printed programs since Broadway went dark. Website and social media traffic is up, but advertising has collapsed. “Just as it would be impossible …

Why People Can Feel Nostalgic For Things They Didn’t Experience by Artsjournal

The politics of nostalgia doesn’t capitalise on people’s memories of particular past events they might have experienced. Instead, it makes use of propaganda about the way things were, in…

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar On LA’s Historical Center of Jazz by Artsjournal

Although I spent college and most of my NBA career in Los Angeles, it wasn’t until I retired from basketball and began my second career as a writer specializing in African American history…

St. George Theatre Presents LET'S HANG ON Virtual Telethon With Colin Jost, Frankie Valli, Neil Sedaka and More

On Sunday, August 2 at 7PM EST the St. George Theatre will present the 'Let's Hang On' Virtual Telethon to benefit the theatre's relief fund in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

VIDEO: Watch Patti LuPone in CAN CAN in New #EncoresArchives

New York City Center is presenting the #EncoresArchives series! They will be posting daily highlights from their musical theater vault from Encores!, Encores! Off-Center, and Gala production…

Dramatists Guild of America Joins Dramatists Guild Foundation and the Lillys to Announce Their Annual Awards

For the first time, the Dramatists Guild of America will join with the Dramatists Guild Foundation and the Lillys to announce their annual awards, which will be streamed across various platf…

VIDEO: Watch a Sneak Peak of the Season Finale of CENTRAL PARK

Apple TV+ has shared a clip from the season one finale episode of Central Park, entitled a?oeA Fish Called Snakeheada?? premiering Friday, July 24.

Women Warriors: Monologues for Girls Who’ve Got Bite by Performerstuff

Women Warriors: Monologues for Girls Who’ve Got Bite Amanda Grace July 20, 2020 I was halfway through my undergraduate degree, sitting amongst piles of plays in the third-floor stacks…

Adam Pascal and Anthony Rapp Will Reunite On STARS IN THE HOUSE

Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley announced today that Adam Pascal and Anthony Rapp will share their memories from the phenomenon that was the original Broadway production of 'RENT' to support …

VIDEO: Andrew Lloyd Webber Speaks to the Challenges of Socially-Distanced Theatre

As BroadwayWorld reported last week, Culture secretary Oliver Dowden recently announced on Twitter that UK theatres and music halls will be allowed to reopen on August 1, with socially dist…

Ilana Levine Launches New Podcast And the Award Goes to... by Ruthie Fierberg

The creator and host of Little Known Facts debuts her new series as an homage to the Tony Awards, starting with a Patti LuPone interview.

Watch Mean Girls Stars Erika Henningsen and Kyle Selig Perform 'Dancing on the Rooftops' by Andrew Gans

The original song is part of the #BeApart project, benefiting Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and other relief organizations.

Antoine L. Smith Artist Spotlight by Denver Center For The Performing Arts

Cinderella Behind The Scenes on Live! with Kelly and Michael (July 24, 2013) by Broadway Television Archive

The quaranzine Scene by Megan Kirby

How Chicago zinemakers are adapting to the pandemic In May 2020, the Quimby's Bookstore Instagram started going live with a New Stuff This Week video. Store mana…

Saudi Universities to Open Art, Theatre, Film Departments for First Time in History by Ahram Online

Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Culture, Badr bin Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Farhan Al Saud, announced that the Kingdom is preparing to add music, theatre, and art departments in its universitie…

Grease Movie Prequel Taps Hearts Beat Loud Director Brett Haley by Lindsey Sullivan

He's the one that they want! Brett Haley, who helmed the films The Hero and Hearts Beat Loud, will direct Paramount's previously announced Grease movie prequel, Summer Loving. Leah McKend…

Point Park's Pittsburgh Playhouse to 'pause' live theater until 2021 by Sara Bauknecht / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

The live theater season, slated to open in October, has been delayed until January. Live streaming and digital events are in the works.

Encores! Archives Project - Can Can 2004 by New York City Center

Playwrights Horizons Announces 2020-21 Season by American Theatre Editors

The company's 50th anniversary season will be presented when it is safe to welcome audiences.

Curators Choice—Week of July 13 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…

Jelani Remy Will Host and Direct NextGen Spotlight Benefit Concert with Shereen Pimentel, Garrett Clayton, More by Dan Meyer

The July 27 special event will benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.

The Metropolitan Opera Celebrates the Bard in Next Nightly Met Streams Roster by Ryan McPhee

See what titles the New York City institution will present (virtually) July 20–26.

“Hamilton” – The Diverse Musical With Representation Problems by Hannah Robbins

Hamilton Disney+ “The world turned upside down”, proclaim the cast of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton (2016) after an epic retelling of siege of Yorktown, which led to the British surren…

Ultimate Top 10 "Stars and the Moon" Countdown of Signature Jason Robert Brown Song

"Stars and the Moon" has been a staple in concerts and cabarets by some of musical theatre's best and beloved. We read how there's a New Moon on July 20th so what better day for an Ultimate …

Grease Film Prequel Summer Lovin' Taps Director Brett Haley

The movie will follow Danny and Sandy's summer fling.

Take Me Out and Kiss Me, Kate Director Scott Ellis Joins Us Live to Take Your Questions by Playbill

Heidi Latsky Dance: Solo Flight ADA30 by Lincoln Center

Heidi Latsky Dance: Solo Flight ADA30 (Audio Description Version) by Lincoln Center

Nice Work if You Can Get It and Anything Goes Director-Choreographer Kathleen Marshall Wants to Answer Your Questions by Logan Culwell-Block

The three-time Tony winner will chat live on The Broadway Q&A from Playbill and The Growing Studio July 22.

CT Chapter of League of Professional Women Toasts the Vote by Lauren Yarger

Emma Palzere-Rae performs an excerpt of her one-woman play, The Woodhull Project, about 1872 Presidential candidate, Victoria Woodhull. Toast the Vote! Join the CT Chapter of the Leag…

Panto, politics and Pinter: Lyric Hammersmith at 125 – in pictures

As the London theatre celebrates its 125th birthday, we look back at past productions, with a cast list including Barbara Windsor, Kenneth Branagh and Adrian Lester Continue reading...

When the circus came to town and could not leave: troupe spends lockdown in Morecambe by Nazia Parveen

After five trying months in Lancashire, Big Kid Circus is now at centre of mystery after performers disappear Last week, Jhanys Corrales and Sandy Triana, two of the circus’s high-profile …

A Promise For More Diversity But What Are Theatres Actually Doing? by Emma Rogerson

For theatres, these last few months have been critical, but these next few months are essential. Emma Rogerson discusses the present and future pressures on UK theatres and whether, in the f…

FLYING FREE: Introducing Rona Siddiqui | WICKED the Musical by Wicked The Musical

A few months ago, we launched Flying Free: Wicked Inspired Songs, a video series presented with ASCAP featuring four songwriters who revisit Oz and pen an original song. Today, we’re proud…

Diversity & Representation in American Theatre | Working in Theatre by Center Theatre Group

Silent Disco Walking Tours to resume in the West End by Kitty Underwood

Trip Advisor's number 1 ranked walking tour for London are ready to lead musical lovers on an all-singing all-dancing tour around Theatreland The post Silent Disco Walking Tours to resume in…

Fleabag Star Andrew Scott Set for Three Kings at London's Old Vic by Lindsey Sullivan

Olivier Award winner Andrew Scott, known for his work on season two of Fleabag, is set to star in Stephen Beresford's new play Three Kings. Directed by Matthew Warchus, the five performances…

Brian Stokes Mitchell Concert Will Benefit Berkshire Theatre Group, The Actors Fund & Black Theatre United by Lindsey Sullivan

From the Upper West Side to The Berkshires! Berkshire Theatre Group has announced that Tony winner Brian Stokes Mitchell is set to take the—socially distanced—stage at the Colonial Theat…

Watch Megan Hilty, Shoshana Bean & Katharine McPhee's Epic Andrew Lloyd Webber Mash-Up by Lindsey Sullivan

As part of the virtual benefit event AIDS Walk: Live at Home, Broadway faves Megan Hilty, Shoshana Bean and Katharine McPhee united for a mash-up of some of Andrew Lloyd Webber's beloved s…

Racism within DC area theatres. DCTS Roundtable calls for reckoning by Jon Jon Johnson

On Thursday, July 16, seven gender diverse artists and leaders in our theatre community gathered for a Roundtable to talk about the barriers that Black women, femmes, and nonbinary folx face…

Netflix and ESPN Films present ‘The Last Dance’ by Christina Anthony

The Last Dance, now streaming on Netflix, is a 10-part documentary series spotlighting Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls dynasty leading up to their last run at a championship in 1997-98.…

Dystopian Fiction Was Never Fictional For Many People In The United States by Artsjournal2

While some authors say the fiction can help people learn how to resist and persist, Black people in the U.S. say it’s more of a mirror. “Assume where America has always been is a tragedy…

What Disneyland Means To Southern California by Artsjournal2

It may be closed on its 65th anniversary, but that’s the only appropriate choice. “For me and many Southern California residents, Disneyland is more than a theme park; it is where I go …

Dorothy Parker’s Ashes Are Buried In NAACP HQ. But HQ Is Moving, So… by Artsjournal

Parker was a huge supporter of civil rights and gave most of her estate to Martin Luther King (whom she had never met) when she died in 1967. When King died, the estate was transferred to th…

The Legacy Of Isaac Stern by Artsjournal2

At the centenary of his birth, NPR has an appreciation of those he mentored and his influence on the music world of today. “Isaac Stern’s tombstone simply reads, Isaac Stern, fiddler. Th…

Tony Elliott, 73, Founder Of “Time Out” Publishing Empire by Artsjournal

According to the publisher’s own history, Elliott founded the magazine during a summer holiday from Keele University, where he was studying. “He produced the first edition on the kitchen…

Next to Normal and If/Then Composer Tom Kitt Joins Playbill Live to Answer Your Question July 20 by Logan Culwell-Block

The Tony and Pulitzer winner chats live on The Broadway Q&A, from Playbill and The Growing Studio, at 1 PM ET.

André De Shields, Laura Benanti, Eden Espinosa, and More Tapped for Ballots Over Broadway by Olivia Clement

The concert will support Higher Heights for America and its work mobilizing and electing Black women, and Field Team 6's efforts registering Democratic voters.

"I Have an Idea!" with Molly Herron by New York Philharmonic

Jonas Kaufmann opens Metropolitan Opera’s online concert series

The New York opera house is pioneering pay-per-view live performances over 12 weeks with top international singers

Watch Now: The Makeup Behind The Phantom of the Opera Mask by Broadway Direct

Go behind the scenes of Phantom's 25th Anniversary performance, where we discover all about the Phantom's iconic mask, while Christopher Tucker talks through the history of the Phantom's dis…

Playwright David Adjmi on Crafting His New Memoir, Lot Six

Admji, the author of Stunning and 3C, explores his life and how he became an artist in the book, which is out now.

Brian Stokes Mitchell Will Offer In-Person Outdoor Benefit Concert in Massachusetts by Dan Meyer

Proceeds will go to the Berkshire Theatre Group, The Actors Fund, and Black Theatre United.

TriviaMania Trivia Tournament - Week 6 - The Final! by TheaterMania

Games of Thrones' Harry Lloyd Discusses Peacock's Brave New World on Stream Stealers July 21 by Playbill Staff

Seen on stage in The Little Dog Laughed and The Duchess of Malfi, Lloyd plays Bernard Marx on the new streaming adaptation of the classic Aldous Huxley dystopian novel.

Rennie Harris Puremovement in "Nuttin' But a Word" (Excerpt) by Joycetheater

Sokolow Theatre/Dance Ensemble: “Rooms2020” by Joel Benjamin

“Rooms2020” was to have been presented in a live season which was aborted by the current Covid crisis. Instead, the troupe has presented the work artfully streamed in a version that is m…

NEW VOICES 2007: HOORAY FOR HOLLYWOOD by Paper Mill Playhouse

Off-Broadway Staging of Broadbend, Arkansas Streams Online July 20 by Olivia Clement

Transport Group will broadcast the video recording of the world-premiere musical to raise funds for the Black Theatre Network.

Ayodele Casel’s Diary of a Tap Dancer V.6: Us Episode 1 - Andre Imanishi & Ayodele Casel by New York City Center

Streaming This Week: A Gala of Stars Singing Out, Songs for a New World, and Valerie Cherish by Ryan McPhee

Here's what to catch from theatre organizations and more July 20–24.

My latest role: how theatre-makers recast themselves as key workers – in pictures by All Photographs By Ali Wright

When Covid-19 struck, theatre photographer Ali Wright lost her livelihood – alongside thousands of other freelance stage creatives and actors. Many have turned their skills to use during l…

As Waters Rise review – dystopian climate drama feels close to home by Arifa Akbar

Available onlineFloods plunge Britain into a state of emergency in an engrossing audio play performed by 14- to 18-year-olds Ben Weatherill’s audio play is set in the year 2025 when a flo…

Revisit Zachary Levi, Laura Benanti, and More in the 2016 Revival of She Loves Me On Broadway by Marc J. Franklin

Ahead of PBS’ Great Performances presentation during the Broadway at Home series, look back at the Tony Award-nominated production.

Olivia Munk: “It’s Not Enough to say ‘LGBTQ or BAME artists encouraged to apply'” by A Younger Theatre

Here’s episode 14 of our AYT in Isolation series and we’re talking to Olivia Munk who is part of the very exciting company, Part of the Main. The bearer of many hats, Olivia has worked a…

Drive-in screening of Spice World with West End leading ladies hits London for one night only! by Kitty Underwood

All of our nostalgic dreams are coming true to give us the nineties/ West End mash-up we never knew we needed. The post Drive-in screening of Spice World with West End leading ladies hits Lo…

My message to the 2020 Graduated Seniors getting into the Theater.

You had one dream.   You wanted to be in a show. Or direct a show. Or write a show.   What did you get instead?   A @#$% show.   I can’t even imagine what it must be like to be you rig…

NYC’s Summer Theater Festivals Reimagined. NYC “reopens” by Jonathan Mandell

#Stageworthy News. Every year for the past decade, I’ve written a preview guide to the dozen or so annual summer theater festivals in New York. Most have been canceled this year, at least …

Invisible Diaries: Garden by Miranda Laurence

This article is part of the Dramaturgs’ Network’s Invisible Diaries series. In a moment of freedom from time and gravity. Noticing information entering my body As if there is nothing e…

4 Emails To Send That Don’t Ask For Money by Ceci Dadisman

Communications that don’t involve asking for money (donation, ticket sale, etc.) are important to keep patrons engaged and deepen their relationship with your organization. Here are some i…

Fleabag's Andrew Scott to Star in World Premiere of Three Kings by Olivia Clement

The new play by Stephen Beresford will be live streamed from the Old Vic stage for five performances.

Andrew Scott to Star in Live-Streamed New Play at London's Old Vic

Three Kings will be performed for five shows, with tickets on sale now.

The Cher Show's Blaine Krauss Joins Built for the Stage for Monday Motivation by Mark Peikert

Founder Joe Rosko hosts the Broadway alum for a quick workout to get the week started.

7 top virtual museum tours around the world by Jackie Burrell

From the Guggenheim in Bilbao to the virtual Vatican collections, here's where to get your culture fix online.

Watch Megan Hilty, Shoshana Bean, Katharine McPhee Join Forces for Andrew Lloyd Webber's 'Love Trio' by Andrew Gans

The virtual performance was part of New York and San Francisco's remote AIDS Walk.

’A top quality production’: NIGEL SLATER’S TOAST (Online review) ★★★★ by Debbie Gilpin

Nigel Slater’s Toast is a top quality production full of heartwarming moments and alimentary temptations – grab yourself a Walnut Whip and make yourself comfy.

My Favorite Things: The Lights Of Broadway Show Cards! by Broadway By Ghostlight

This week we look at one of my favorite Theatre souvenirs, The Lights Of Broadway Show Cards! Finally, Broadway trading cards!! Whether you're an OG Lightcatcher or have never heard of these…

Spice World at The Drive In to feature West End leading ladies in concert

Theatre Producer Paul Taylor-Mills is going to spice up your summer with a West End meets Spice Girls concert. The Drive In at Troubadour Meridian Water is the place to be with various film…

Hot Clip of the Day: "Hope You Don't Mind" This #MCM Worthy Michael Park Cover

Michael Park taught us how "to break in a glove" in the original Broadway cast ofDear Evan Hansen. It's his birthday! We found a #MCM Man Crush Monday worthy throwback clip from his days on …

Open-Air Fanny and Stella to Play London This Summer by Dan Meyer

The historical musical stars West End alum Jed Berry and Kane Verrall.

For the Cast of Irish Rep's The Weir, It's a Chance to Return—Online—To a Beloved Classic by Olivia Clement

Conor McPherson's play, re-imagined for the screen, will play virtually July 21–25, reuniting the cast of the original run.

Is It Appropriation When A Black American Dancer Falls For Irish Dance? by Artsjournal2

Morgan Bullock’s TikTok videos went viral, and then came the backlash. The dancer diplomatically says, “I think people use the term appropriation without understanding what it means.” …

The Constant Low-Level Horror Of Our Online Lives by Artsjournal2

It’s just too, too weird. “To someone living exclusively online, many of Freud’s “primitive beliefs” would be literal truths. The dead live on in their videos and social media feed…

UK Theatres And Other Cultural Venues Plead For Better Guidelines, More Money by Artsjournal2

Opening with socially distanced audiences on August 1st? Not likely, say theatres. “For most theatres it will not be economically viable to reopen with 30%-40% audience required under soci…

A Poet Contemplates Storytelling, Her Murdered Mother, And Confederate Monuments by Artsjournal2

Natasha Trethewey, former poet laureate of the U.S.: “When people talk about how getting rid of [Stone Mountain] would be erasing history – well, the monument itself is already an erasur…

Indonesian Literary Legend Sapardi Djoko Damono, 80 by Artsjournal2

Sapardi, an influential poet and cultural critic, founded the Indonesian Literary Scholars Association and served as a dean at the University of Indonesia. One author: “As long as I’ve k…

Project Sing Out! A Benefit for the Educational Theatre Foundation by Playbill

GRACE NOTES: Monday, July 20, 2020 by Susan Grace

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New version of Tell Me on a Sunday switches to gay man’s story by Mark Ludmon

By Mark Ludmon Lyricist Don Black is working on a gender-switched version of Tell Me on a Sunday changing the main character to a gay man. This post New version of Tell Me on a Sunday switch…

Can This Game-Changing Innovation Get Live Theatre Back Before the Pandemic Ends? by Ruthie Fierberg

Brendan Bradley’s Future Stages creates a no-mask, no-risk communal space to produce theatre and reinvigorate audiences and performers alike.

Project Sing Out! Virtual Benefit Streams July 20 by Logan Culwell-Block

This event supporting the Educational Theatre Foundation will feature appearances from Chita Rivera, Don Cheadle, Vanessa Williams, Audra McDonald, and more.

Participatory Research Results and Further Questions by Jan Cohen-Cruz

By Jan Cohen-Cruz. Jan Cohen-Cruz shares the results of her recent survey about community-based and socially engaged theatremakers in the United States, which looked at commonalities across …

Livestreaming Café La MaMa Live: July Month

By . La MaMa Experimental Theater Club presents Café La MaMa Live: July Month livestreaming on the global, commons-based, peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Tuesday 21 Ju…

Five Questions with Jeyna Lynn Gonzales by Raenosa Onwumelu

2020-21 ITO on student leadership The post Five Questions with <br/>Jeyna Lynn Gonzales appeared first on Dramatics Magazine Online.

Watch: Highlights From Week 1 of Playbill’s Search for a Star Contest by Ruthie Fierberg

See 11 of our favorite submissions so far, and then submit your own!

J. Harrison Ghee, Ann Harada, Christopher Sieber, Ashley Brown, More Are Part of Muny's Inaugural 2020 Summer Variety Hour Live! July 20 by Andrew Gans

Clips from past productions of The Little Mermaid, Singin' in the Rain, The Wiz, and The Music Man will also be presented.

Luke Bayer and Laura Baldwin sing ‘Not So Far Away’ to raise money for GOSH Children's Charity by Official London Theatre

How’s The Met’s Quest For Paying Subscribers Going? by Artsjournal2

Sure, people might pay $20 for a concert – but will they do what’s even better, what the Met would like them to do? “The recitals are intended to stimulate donations. ‘Fund-raising e…

Disney Has Joined The Facebook Ad Boycott by Artsjournal2

At least partially – the biggest ad buyer this year on the social media giant has decided to pull its Disney Plus and Hulu ads, probably, along with hundreds of other advertisers, over con…

Finishing Your MFA During A Pandemic And Epic Protests The Year After Your College Closes For Good by Artsjournal2

The graduating MFA class of 2020 at the Oregon College of Art and Craft has, to put it mildly, been through some things. But they may be the only graduating MFA class in the country to have …

Is Netflix’s Top Ten List Even Real? by Artsjournal2

Last week, Netflix suddenly decided to “reveal” its Top 10 movies of all time. Hm. “The catch was that Netflix provided the ranking and the numbers itself, meaning there was no way to …

Sometimes Artists, Writers, And Intellectuals Support Dictators by Artsjournal2

What’s that about? “Are these enablers true believers or just cynical opportunists? Do they believe the lies they tell and the conspiracies they invent or are they simply greedy for weal…

Perhaps It’s The Perfect Time For A Sculpture That Depicts ‘Everywoman’ by Artsjournal2

There aren’t many in England, even in the capital city – and it took two years to raise the funds for this one. “Price’s latest statue will be one of very few in Britain of black fem…

Usually, We’d Have Settled On Our Summer Music, But Not In This Year Of Chaos by Artsjournal2

It’s hard to settle on a bop when there’s no one to bop with and no place to dance to that bop. “This level of turnover has not been seen since 1990, the year before Nielsen SoundSc…

Andrew Scott to star in Old Vic's new live streamed play Three Kings by Annabel Nugent, Annabel Nugent

The 'Fleabag' actor will headline the theatre's new livestreamed play 'Three Kings' beginning 29 July

‘The Parsnip Ship’ Podcast Gives Life to New Theater During a Pandemic—And Long After by Billy McEntee, Billy McEntee

For 'The Parsnip Ship,' audio theater is not a stopgap for live drama; this is an accessible and pure artform unto itself.

Today on Broadway: Monday, July 20, 2020 by Matt Tamanini

UK Theaters Open/NY Theaters Don’t, Rosie Confirms “Funny Girl” Revival, Broadway Stars in Hallmark Christmas Movies “Today on Broadway” is a daily, Monday through Friday, podcast …

‘I Have to Go in and Decolonize’: Europe’s Black Theater Makers Discuss Their Industries by Alex Marshall

Kwame Kwei-Armah, Julia Wissert and Eva Doumbia met online this week to talk about challenging the establishment, Black Lives Matter and the issue of white universality.

DISNEY PLUS SNAPS UP AWARDS! by Corine Cohen

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Arena Stage starts its 5-play season, January, 2021. by Tim Treanor

Arena Stage, whose ten-play season was cancelled earlier this year by coronavirus, has announced that it intends to restage in 2021 three of the plays it lost this year. To that contingent, …

1980s Broadway Musical Logos Madness! Round 1 Group B by JK

We are obsessed with show logos and window cards! We just LOVE them. So we thought it'd be fun to have a show logo tournament, you know, like March Madness. We poured over the archives and d…

Mikron Theatre Company plans 2021 tours after fundraiser by Mark Ludmon

By Mark Ludmon Mikron Theatre Company are planning to tour two new shows in 2021 after a successful fundraising drive. This post Mikron Theatre Company plans 2021 tours after fundraiser firs…

Donmar re-opens in August with Blindness- a sound installation voiced by Juliet Stevenson by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo The Donmar Warehouse is to re-open temporarily this August with Blindness - a socially distanced sound installation voiced by Juliet Stevenson. This post Donmar re-opens in A…

Just because: Dan Duryea and Jack Benny spoof The Killers by Terry Teachout

Dan Duryea is Jack Benny’s guest star in “Death Across the Lunch Counter,” a spoof of the opening scene of Robert Siodmak’s The Killers. This clip is an excerpt from an episode of …

Almanac: Chazz Palminteri on women by Terry Teachout

“You’re only allowed three great women in your lifetime. They come along like the great fighters, every ten years.” Chazz Palminteri, screenplay for A Bronx Tale Continue reading Alma…

Acclaimed musical Fanny and Stella comes to The Eagle in August by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo London Fringe Theatre is back with acclaimed musical Fanny and Stella being presented in the renovated garden of The Eagle in Kennington. This post Acclaimed musical Fanny an…

NEWS: Socially distanced version of musical Fanny & Stella is set to open at new London Fringe venue by Press Releases

A brand new socially distanced open-air production of Fanny And Stella, a musical with book and lyrics by Glenn Chandler, the creator of Taggart, and music by Charles Miller, is to be staged…

‘A bright future in this new normal’: THE TELL-TALE HEART / WITHIN – Threedumb Theatre (Online review) by John Chapman

The Tell-Tale Heart and Within from Threedumb Theatre are to be applauded for their innovation and their ability to show us that there’s life left in the old (drama) dog yet.

Andrew Scott to star in Old Vic's livestreamed play Three Kings by Chris Wiegand

New production with Fleabag and Sherlock actor will be performed to an empty auditorium, directed by Matthew Warchus One year on from his award-winning run in Noël Coward’s Present Laught…

'The National's Olivier theatre needs bodies and music – it’s a modern cathedral' by Compiled By Chris Wiegand

Michael Longhurst, Rebecca Front, Nathaniel Martello-White and more discuss the theatres that have inspired and challenged them Continue reading...

Andrew Scott to star in next Old Vic: In Camera streams by Kitty Underwood

The next production to be streamed from an empty Old Vic has been written especially for Andrew Scott, by Pride writer Stephen Beresford. The post Andrew Scott to star in next Old Vic: In Ca…

NEWS: Outdoor theatre season The New Normal takes place in London in August 2020 by Press Releases

One of the first outdoor theatre seasons to be announced as lockdown eases, The New Normal will take place at The Royal Victoria Patriotic Building in Wandsworth, London from 3-31 August 202…

Critical Stages Touring commissions sixteen new Australian 
stories for stage and screen by Peter J Snee

After a rigorous selection process, sixteen new plays about the places we live are destined for both live performance and

Horrible Histories: Barmy Britain, Northampton Saints review - history made funny by Veronica Lee

Lots of bum and poo gags to keep the kids happy In each of its incarnations – books, television series and theatre shows – covering more than 80 titles, Horrible Histories, created by Te…

New Zealand Dance Company presents NIGHT LIGHT without the need for social distancing measures by Peter J Snee

As Australia grapples with the reality of the impact of COVID-19 restrictions on live entertainment, audiences in New Zealand are

Forgotten plays: No 8 – Saint’s Day (1951) by John Whiting by Michael Billington

The critics howled derisively but this challenging story of the violence lurking beneath society’s surface was a game-changer Where does it all begin? Is there a moment that marks a radica…

On the Couch with Barney McAll by Arts Review

Who is Barney McAll? I am an improvising pianist and composer and my inner clown is called Feral. I lived in New York City for 20 years and got to tour the world with some amazing artists li…

The Credeaux Canvas by Arts Review

Generously laced with humour, sexual tension and a famous, very unusual nude scene, Lambert House Enterprises presents Keith Bunin’s tantalising hit play, The Credeaux Canvas at El Rocco C…

Quiz: Can You Guess the Musical From the First Second of Its Cast Album?

A quiz for true musical fans!

Theatrefolk Featured Play – Ten Minute Play Series by Lindsay Price by Lindsay Price

Welcome to our Featured Play Spotlight. The Ten Minute Play Series by Lindsay Price is a collection of short plays with interesting and engaging parts, challenging stories and complex charac…

Frankston Arts Centre raises the curtain to help local entertainers by Arts Review

Frankston Arts Centre is working with some of Australia’s most well-known performers in its latest initiative to support the arts industry through COVID-19. Raise the Curtain will take pl…

Kashmir — was this hypnotic epic the pinnacle of Led Zeppelin’s achievements?

The song that became a fixture in their live shows was inspired by a dusty road trip — but not to Kashmir

Conductor Dalia Stasevska prepares for the Last Night of the Proms

The 35-year-old Finn confounds the perception of conductors as egocentric maestri

Stars on the Moon: 9 Shows to Celebrate the Anniversary of the Lunar Landing by Dan Meyer

From Spaceman Off-Broadway in 2019 to the Andy Warhol-produced Man on the Moon in the ‘60s, these cosmos-set shows are out of this world.

Broadway Stars to Hold Fundraiser for Jeff Bezos’ Nephew’s Cancun Vacation by Broadway Beat

by Alan Johnson. @alanjohnson____. NEW YORK, NY - Reports are circulating this morning that, in conjunction with Amazon and GoFundMe, Gro...