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The Reader contributor's illustrated memoir about d…
SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 05:40PMThe actor, director, and fight choreographer will help lead programming and hiring decisions for the L.A.-based company.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:34PMThe critics return to consider when theatre will return, how to cover it when it does, and how not to succumb to Zoom despair.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:29PM“It’s not an uninteresting moment to be part of CalArts,” said dance dean Dimitri Chamblas. “The school is ready to re-question, reinvent … innovating in this particular moment of …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 05:24PMThe coronavirus pandemic and the administration’s botched response to it are damaging the engine of American innovation in three major ways: The flow of talented people from overseas is sl…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 05:24PMIn a swift pivot, Arena Stage has recently announced an upcoming season that reflects their commitment to compelling, dynamic work packed with drama, humor, music, and first-class storytell…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:11PMIn the midst of civil unrest, spiking COVID cases, and preemptive reopenings, are we being primed to fend for ourselves? Kyle V. Hiller considers.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 05:08PMBe More Chill was a fantastic spotlight to Joe Iconis' score. Some members of the Be More Chill cast have been singing Iconis' songs for years at his concerts across Manhattan. We would love…
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 05:05PMAmerican Shakespeare Center and Berkshire Theatre Group will soon open full-scale productions, but only one has Actors’ Equity’s approval.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:05PMThe Dear Evan Hansen alum created a virtual, interactive murder mystery for audiences to join as detectives.
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The See Lighting Foundation campaign aims to distribute monthly $500 grants to 60 artists impacted by COVID-19.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:49PMSmall music venues in the US are looking for a lifeline — and a new bill in Congress called the Restart Act might be it. Advocates say the future of independent clubs relies on government …
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 04:42PMThe Authors Guild said its members had lost on average 43% of their regular income since the start of the crisis. The Freelancers union said over 80% of its members were reporting loss of in…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:18PM“Social movements like #OscarsSoWhite and #MeToo have started important conversations about an industry with entrenched disparities. With that in mind, we asked entertainers” — actors …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:18PMIt took a pandemic to stop the gluttonous consumption of other places, trips that relied centrally on the have-nots—armies of hotel workers, cleaners, food preparers, bartenders, pool atte…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:18PMMichael Kimmelman: “With one in four American adults living with disabilities, designing for accessibility and diversity should hardly be considered a chore or just a compliance issue. It�…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:18PMHoward Reich: “Should the organization succeed in presenting live events, it will deliver us from the current deluge of online performances by every musician who happens to own a smart pho…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:18PMEmily Powell: “In some ways, it’s hard to say, because our trends have completely evaporated. Before the pandemic, I could have told you, ‘Oh, the first sunny day, and this month will …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:18PM“They parked all too easily; slung their fold-up camp chairs over their shoulders; and waited obediently in a socially distanced line to enter the grounds, cracking jokes behind their mask…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:18PMBy Editorial Staff
One of the West End's youngest leading men Jac Yarrow made a splash when he made his West End debut in Joseph at the London Palladium.
This post THROWBACK THURSDAY: Jac Ya…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 04:16PMToday, Williamstown Theatre Festival announced rehearsals and remote recording sessions have commenced for four productions as part of the upcoming Williamstown Theatre Festival season produ…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:15PMProducer Eric Krebs announced that the 62-seat venue has shut its doors due to the ongoing pandemic.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:13PMBilly Eichner is set to play TV icon Paul Lynde in the upcoming film Man in the Box, according to Deadline.
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The Stage Directors and Choreographers Society said Tuesday that its is endorsing Joe Biden for president. This is the first time the union has backed a presidential candidate in its 60-year…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 01:51PMThe organisation – which comprises the Lyceum, Studio and Crucible theatres – will not fully reopen until spring 2021
York Theatre Royal also begins redundancy consultations
Sheffield T…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:42PMAs part of our Flying Free: Wicked Inspired Songs series (presented with ASCAP) discover the wonderful new work “Token Goat Song” from songwriter Rona Siddiqui, filmed last year and perf…
SOURCE: YouTube at 01:42PMThe theater is expecting to resume performances in spring 2021.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:42PMWith theatres closed and performances moving online, now is the time to make sure you're in compliance with the law.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:39PM“By midnight [of the first day, July 20], cumulative nationwide gross takings totalled $502,000. … Earlier in the day, state media had reported that the total included more than $150,000…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:24PMIt all played out over the weekend on Julia Bullock’s Facebook page, where David Tucker began a spat with a couple of hostile comments about the protesters detained by Federal agents in Po…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:24PMThe Stuttgart Ballet is performing a program of solos, duos, a trio, and a socially distanced adaptation of Maurice Béjart’s Bolero for 249 people in the theatre and 1,000 cars at a drive…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:24PM“Troy Powell, the 51-year-old artistic director of Ailey’s junior touring company and a teacher at The Ailey School in New York City, was dismissed following an investigation commissione…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:24PM“Dubbed Frick Madison, the space will serve as a temporary home for the historic collection while the grounds of the Henry Clay Frick House on Manhattan’s Upper East Side undergo an exte…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:24PMTrained at the Paris Opera Ballet, she became an international star in the title role of Carmen by her husband, choreographer Roland Petit (for whom she continued to dance for decades, somet…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:24PMAs COVID-19 rages on, the star jazz pianist was more than a little nervous about performing indoors in a small venue, even one as out of the way as the Deer Head Inn in Delaware Water Gap, P…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:24PM“The repayment clauses could stipulate that the amount employers have paid towards furlough contributions is subtracted from workers’ wages when shows resume, and if workers do not retur…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:24PMIf there’s one lesson to be learned from the pandemic, it’s the benefits of flexibility. In a matter of months, we’ve converted parking spaces into cafés, restaurants into food pantri…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:24PMAlan Menken and Glenn Slater's animated movie musical Spellbound has a release date. Helmed by Shrek director Vicky Jenson, the feature from Skydance Animation and Paramount is scheduled f…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:24PMFor decades, the P in NPR stood for “public,” as in publicly supported, noncommercial radio and digital news. Yet with its growing dependence on corporate advertising, NPR has found itse…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:24PMA talented lineup of actors and writers has been announced to take part in the latest edition of Viral Monologues, which features performances released digitally on IGTV. The series is an i…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:24PMBatter up! In addition to the Broadway revival of Richard Greenberg's Tony-winning play Take Me Out, which has been rescheduled for 2021 due to the COVID-19 crisis, Second Stage's 2021 seaso…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:24PMLast week, we presented our list of the 30 Greatest Broadway Performances of the past decade, and you were probably scratching your head wondering, "how could they have missed...?" That's be…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 01:06PMSecond Stage Theater has confirmed two plays for its Broadway home, The Hayes Theater, as well as one play for its off-Broadway home, The Tony Kiser Theater, for its upcoming 42nd Season in …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:06PMA new work by two-time Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Lynn Nottage will join Second Stage Theater’s Broadway line-up for 2021, joining the company’s postponed revival of Richard Green…
SOURCE: Deadline at 01:00PMSecond Stage will present the New York premiere of a play by Lynn Nottage in its 2021 season. Nottage’s play, which is currently untitled, will be directed by Kate Whoriskey and is sched…
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The evening of creative protest will premiere short world-premiere works from playwrights.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:56AMGeorge Street Playhouse: In this episode, we continue our discussion on Lighting Design with Ken Billington, David Lander, and Joe Saint!
SOURCE: YouTube at 11:44AMWhat might Martin Luther King Jr.’s vision for beloved community look like in pandemic-era Philadelphia? Melissa Strong considers.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 11:42AMBy Julian Eaves
Julian Eaves reviews Seth Rudetsky's online concert with Broadway's Norm Lewis which Streamed online on Monday as part of Seth's concert series.
This post REVIEW: Seth Rudets…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 11:40AMTwo books about cooking and community from Belt Publishing
I wonder if one day we'll be able to correlate a second surge in Chicago COVID-19 cases to the fact t…
SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 11:40AMA slew of Broadway favorites perform solo pieces in support of The 24 Hour Plays: Nationals.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:23AMThe decision follows a call for his resignation from past grant recipients and winners of the Foundation’s awards program.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:17AMHonestly - this outstanding performance by Broadway's Lillias White should be required viewing for all musical theatre fans.
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 11:08AMSteven Pasquale is always at the top of every casting director’s list for every role on Broadway. The problem is, the same is true in Hollywood. We’re lucky that he loves the stage…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM
Using crankies and shadow puppets, among other forms, the Chicago artist distills her experiences into live visual story events.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:51AMAmy DrakeHometown: Columbus, OhioCurrent Town: Columbus, Ohio and New York, New York (prior to Covid-19)Q: What are you working on now? A: I have the honor of taking part in the Kennedy …
SOURCE: ADAM SZYMKOWICZ at 10:36AMThe film is also scheduled to air on HBO Max later this year.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:34AMNailing the role of the offstage performer
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SOURCE: Dramatics Magazine at 10:29AMThe '50s-themed musical was originally set to tour in 2020 but was postponed due to the coronavirus.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:22AMThe Frank Rizzo statue is in city storage. What did the bronze body and its removal signify, and what comes next? Helen Walsh considers.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 10:12AMVictoria Clark, Ann Harada, and Greg Hildreth will also join in the festivities July 23 ahead of a viewing party for the original Julie Andrews broadcast.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:00AMEmma Clarendon chats to director Grace Duggan about lockdown and the postponed production of Wood.
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A brief celebration today of Arthur Marx (1921-2011), best known and most accomplished of any of the Marx Brothers’ offspring. Arthur was Groucho’s oldest child (named after Harpo), and …
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 08:36AMDrummer Chris Frantz recalls in fascinating detail the band’s early New York days — and their still unresolved break-up
SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 08:23AMFollowing yesterday's exciting news that London theatre stars Aimie Atkinson (Pretty Woman), Bronte Barbe (The Wild Party), Danielle Steers (SIX The Musical), Lucie Jones (Waitress), a…
SOURCE: London Theatre Direct at 08:15AMIn case you missed it live over on our Instagram account on Sunday, here’s episode 15 of our AYT in Isolation series and an incredible interview with Chris Sonnex. Chris is a director, for…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 08:06AMWestfield News #ArtsBeat 7/21/20. "Godspell" opens Berkshire Theatre Group season. WAM presents the Suffrage Project. Berkshire Opera cancels season, and Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center stars…
SOURCE: thewestfieldnews.com at 08:04AMMaking it work in the midst of a shutdown is no small feat but that's exactly what Cerqua Rivera Dance Theatre has done.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMTake an exclusive listen to the title track on the album, which benefits The National Bail Fund and Protect Native Elders.
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NYT Throws Shade at Broadway, Gender-Flipped “Tell Me on a Sunday,” Original ALW Leading Ladies Arrangement “Today on Broadway” is a daily, Monday through Friday, podcast hitting the…
SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 07:55AMDon't miss out on a once-in-a-lifetime chance to grab unique lots from Joan Collins, David Tennant, Martin McDonagh and more in aid of the theatre industry
The post Theatre Super Auction lau…
SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 07:16AMFrom 2006:
Art doesn’t have to be true to life to be good, but when a work of art is true to your life, it strikes a special chord. On occasion music has this effect on me: I can think o…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:01AM“That is why education seems, to me, so important: it actualizes that potentiality for leisure—if you like, for amateurishness, which is man’s prerogative. You have noticed, I hope, t…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:00AMDon't worry, Dear Evan Hansen fans, you will be found... in 2021! The hit West End musical will not disappear 'for forever' but instead will be reopening as soon as it becomes practical next…
SOURCE: London Theatre Direct at 07:00AM
Rebuild Bikini Bottom in this really hard puzzle.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:48AMFans of Hamilton who might have only heard the cast album finally get to see the masterpiece in its full glory. The pop-culture phenomenon — which earned 11 Tony Awards including best musi…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 12:22AMAs much as Broadway tunes are obvious options for when you need a mood boost or are looking to dance, they’re also there for you when you just need a good cry. There’s nothing wrong with…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 12:05AMThe actor, who made his Broadway acting debut Rajiv Joseph’s dark comedy, was born July 21, 1951.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMFringeArts’ outdoor summer movie series returns for three Wednesday night screenings on July 22, July 29, and August 5.
SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 12:00AMby Ziye Hu. @ziyehu. JERSEY CITY, NJ - Hooray! The Broadway Beat has gathered sufficient evidence to report that, by the skin of her tee...
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