Recap of The Neo-Political Cowgirls Advocacy Night: Charlottesville lawsuit, RFK Human Rights, and the words of Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel by Erin Kahn

Last night, I returned from a walk around the neighborhood to find red spray paint on the Black Lives Matter sign in my family’s yard. I wasn’t so much disturbed as surprised. Militant r…

Don’t Miss: Nina West in ‘When Pigs Fly’ by Matthew Wexler

'RuPaul's Drag Race' alum Nina West stars in Short North Stage's new production of 'When Pigs Fly,' available to stream September 21-30. The post Don’t Miss: Nina West in ‘When Pigs Fly�…

C-o-n-t-a-c-t review – gripping thriller takes its audience on a pacy outdoor odyssey by Arifa Akbar

Various locations, London In this immersive, socially distanced show which the audience follows on foot, an unhappy woman meets her leather-jacket-wearing guardian angel We have been instruc…

Showstopper! The (Socially Distanced) Improvised Musical, review: Whimsical and witty by Matt Wolf

The sheer brio of the endeavour proved irresistible, and one wasn’t surprised to see the performers’ eyes misting over

Review - C-o-n-t-a-c-t at various locations by Matt Wolf

C-o-n-t-a-c-t — the letters are aptly distanced to suit the times — marks the English-language premiere of an alfresco theatre piece that premiered in Paris during lockdown.

Happy 101 Birthday Marge Champion by Sandi Durell

September 2nd was Marge Champion‘s birthday! She is 101 years old! When we met back when, it was Marge and Gower Champion! These are some of my personal images I’ve kept over the many …

What Sources Will Historians Of The Future Use To Make Sense Of 2020? by Artsjournal

A child today will be a historian of 2020 in the future. What sources will they turn to? How will they verify scattered memories? How will people tell the story of the tumultuous times that …

Women Directors Made Almost Half The Films At This Year’s Venice Festival by Artsjournal

“This is an unprecedented percentile which we hope augurs well for a future cinema that is free of any sort of prejudice and discrimination.” – Toronto Star

Thank Goodness For Caremongering by Artsjournal

Over decades and centuries, mutual aid has helped people pay rent, buy groceries, and acquire medicine; it has given workers something where there is so much nothing to be had, and it has gi…

Gus Arnheim and His Ambassadors by Trav S.D.

Some bite size factoids today on bandleader, piano player and songwriter Gus Arnheim (1897-1955). Arnheim was born in Philadelphia and raised in Chicago, two great vaudeville towns. Early in…

New Fall Lineup for Arts Engagement Online Programs by The Old Globe

Returning to the cinema is a marvellous, if messy, experience

Face masks hamper popcorn consumption but seeing the big screen again is liberating

Watch a Sneak Peek of Colman Domingo Welcoming Tony Winner Daveed Diggs and Julia Stiles to Bottomless Brunch at Colman’s by Andrew Gans

Stage and screen star Domingo hosts the 20-minute chat show from his home in Los Angeles.

How The Seth Concert Series Truly Began 21 Years Ago by Seth Rudetsky

This week in the life of Seth Rudetsky, Seth shares his adventures in Provincetown and teases what to expect from his September 6 concert with Karen Olivo.

VIDEO: Sing Showtunes with the Marie's Crisis Weekend Warm-Up- Live Now!

This week's Weekend Warm-Up will be led by Marie's Crisis pianist Kenney Green! Tune in today at 4pm to join the piano party!

I’M THINKING OF ENDING THINGS (dir. Charlie Kaufman): Film review by Dan Scully

Maybe my love for this movie is mostly because it’s a rock-and-roll act of writing

Fact: BIPOC Women and Non-Binary artists are underrepresented on our stages. Billie Krishawn starts The SoSu Series with the numbers. by Billie Krishawn

  “Every audience deserves to sit in the theatre and see their community reflected back to them.” The SoSu trailer revealed some reasons why that isn’t the case today. Billie Krishawn…

Cancel Culture? This Too Shall Pass by Artsjournal

So what to make of the apparent growing strength of cancel culture and affiliated movements? Here is the fundamental point: With the rise of social media and low-cost communications, virtual…

Why Does Time Seem To Speed Up As We Age? by Artsjournal

To a ten-year-old child a year is a tenth of her existence, and thus feels like something of a stretch. For someone who’s twice her age a year is only a twentieth of the time they’ve alr…

How A Speech Coach Saved Janet Malcolm’s Bacon In Her Libel Trial by Artsjournal1

The first time that Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson’s lawsuit against Malcolm and The New Yorker went to court, she writes, the personal manner she and her colleagues at the magazine had cultiva…

How To Explain How New Yorkers Talk? by Artsjournal

To an outsider, someone from, say, Toronto or Seattle or London, a conversation among New Yorkers may resemble a verbal wrestling match. Everyone seems to talk at once, butting in with quest…

In the News: Michael R. Jackson and Phoebe Waller-Bridge Named to Fortune’s 40 Under 40, Rockers on Broadway Will Honor Billy Porter by Andrew Gans

Plus, Tony winners Idina Menzel, Kristin Chenoweth, and Kelli O’Hara will offer voice lessons to benefit Roundabout Theatre Company.

Watch a Sneak Peek of the Nick Cordero Tribute Memorial by Dan Meyer

The special airs September 6 on Broadway on Demand.

Labor Day Weekend Shows to Watch Sept 4-7. Porgy and Bess, The B-Side, Brandon Victor Dixon by Jonathan Mandell

The long weekend offers concerts by theater stars (including several in-person), a festival,  and online theater that’s both opening and soon to end, as well as more long-lasting videos t…

Whitney White, Soyica Colbert Join Shakespeare Theatre Company by American Theatre Editors

White and Colbert will work with Godwin and STC's artistic staff as STC associate directors.

She Gave Up a Lot to Play Othello by Michael Paulson

Thrilled for the role, needing a paycheck and confident that the theater was safe, Jessika D. Williams left the actors’ union to take the part.

Bringing the Theater Back to Life

When the pandemic hit, shows across America went dark. A regional theater in New England thinks it has found a way back.

Review: A Pandemic ‘Othello,’ Socially and Otherwise Distant by Jesse Green

The actors quarantined together all summer to produce Shakespeare’s tragedy safely. But they can’t overcome the remove of a camera.

Mo Willems: The Joy of Creation | A Kennedy Center Digital Stage Original by The Kennedy Center

Get to Know the Organization Women of Color on Broadway by Felicia Fitzpatrick

The non-profit uplifts women of African, Latin, and Asian descent who are pursuing a career in musical theatre.

‘Patriotism Ain’t No One Song’ — A Classical Critic Considers America’s Anthems (Plural) by Artsjournal1

Michael Andor Brodeur looks at the NFL’s decision to add “Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing” to “The Star-Spangled Banner” before games, and ponders other anthems (because that’s what …

There’s One Country In The Americas Where An Indigenous Language Is Still In Constant Use by Artsjournal1

“Paraguayan Guaraní – a language descended from several indigenous tongues – remains one of the main languages of 70% of the country’s population. And unlike other widely spoken nat…

Could Changing Our Work Weeks Mitigate Layoffs? by Artsjournal

One potential avenue to spare redundancies is a move to a four-day workweek. While the idea has been toyed with for decades, new and adaptable working situations ushered in by Covid-19 have …

Chadwick Boseman hoped to start prepping for ‘Black Panther’ sequel this month by Martha Ross

Chadwick had said that the sequel was 'definitely happening,' though the very private actor was quietly struggling with his Stage 4 colon cancer diagnosis.

Theater in brief: Stage Door furloughs longtime artistic director Robert Egizio by ArtsATL Staff

Stage Door Players this week furloughed artistic director Robert Egizio, who has... The post Theater in brief: Stage Door furloughs longtime artistic director Robert Egizio appeared first on…

DeMarius Copes Joins the Cast of Dear Evan Hansen Movie by Broadway Direct

DeMarius Copes has joined the cast of the upcoming Dear Evan Hansen movie, as reported by Deadline. Copes has been in the original Broadway cast of Mean Girls, and most recently was a mem…

Going to a live indoor Second City show felt strange and unnerving — for both the audience and the performers by Carly Maga - Theatre Critic

The entire cast seemed nervous, writes theatre critic Carly Maga, but the atmosphere of these five people making their way through something that used to feel normal, now rendered foreign, p…

Obie Awards 2020: Arnulfo Maldonado Acceptance Speech by American Theatre Wing

Dear Future Generation, an original film written & performed by Kiln Theatre 16-18 young company by Megan

View Dear Future Generation for free, an original film created before and during lockdown, written and performed by Kiln Theatre’s 16-18 Young Company. The post Dear Future Generation, an …

Love the Golden Girls? by Sandi Durell

Expect 16 new and original episodes of That Golden Girl Show! A Puppet Parody. It will be released on Broadway on Demand (www.BroadwayOnDemand.com) beginning September 14. Get your cheesecak…

DeMarius Copes Joins the DEAR EVAN HANSEN Movie

Deadline reports that DeMarius Copes has joined the cast of the upcoming 'Dear Evan Hansen' film.

BWW Prompts: Our Fan-Picked Playlist of Cheery Broadway Tunes

Today we asked our readers to share the Broadway tune that cheers them up to build a fan-picked playlist!

David Graeber, Author Of ‘Bullshit Jobs’ And Co-Organizer Of Occupy Wall Street, Dead At 59 by Artsjournal1

“His 2011 book Debt: The First 5,000 Years was an anti-capitalist analysis that struck a chord with many readers in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis. Graeber’s rigorous, readable ra…

Have A Look At L.A.’s New Streetlights by Artsjournal1

“Team names and locations were not attached to the submissions when a panel of six professionals … judged them, so it was with surprise and delight that the jury discovered it had select…

How Creative Workers Are Adapting During Shutdown by Artsjournal

The coronavirus pandemic has ravaged all parts of the economy, and culture workers are among the hardest hit. Yet some have managed to keep their jobs — and even thrive — while others ar…

The First Live Musical On The West End Since Lockdown Will Be — by Artsjournal1

— Jason Robert Brown’s Songs for a New World, which will get matinee and evening performances (socially distanced, of course) on Sunday, October 11 at the London Palladium, the theatre w…

Report: Global Movie Box Office Down 66 Percent For 2020 by Artsjournal

For the U.S., the firm’s annual study projects a 65.7 percent decline from $11.4 billion in 2019 to $3.9 billion this year. The firm warned that “the whole cinema ecosystem will be drama…

Jazz Was Born As Resistance Music. It Got Institutionalized. Can It Get Its Protest Mojo Back? by Artsjournal1

“As it evolved, jazz remained a resistance music precisely because it was the sound of Black Americans building something together, in the face of repression. But at the end of the 1960s, …

Livestreaming Plays to Progress with Cori Thomas

By . Eugene O'Neill Theater Center presents Plays to Progress with Cori Thomas livestreamed on the global, commons-based, peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Wednesday 9 Se…

NY Phil Bandwagon World Premiere: Carlos Simon’s “loop” by New York Philharmonic

Daveed Diggs Discusses the Success of HAMILTON with Colman Domingo by TheaterMania

Broadway Alum DeMarius Copes Joins Dear Evan Hansen Movie Cast by Dan Meyer

The performer has been seen on stage in Mean Girls and the national tour of Hamilton.

John Cameron Mitchell Releases Benefit Album New American Dream (Part One) September 4 by Logan Culwell-Block

Watch Mitchell's homemade music video for the album's title track.

2020 Helen Hayes Awards Announcements - Outstanding Original Play or Musical Adaptation by Theatre Washington

2020 Helen Hayes Awards Announcements - Outstanding Costume Design by Theatre Washington

2020 Helen Hayes Awards Announcements - Outstanding Supporting Performer in a Musical - Helen by Theatre Washington

Student Monologue Challenge: Thank You by Manhattan Theatre Club

In the Heights and Tina—The Tina Turner Musical Released on Vinyl September 4 by Andrew Gans

The original Broadway cast recording of Flower Drum Song has also been re-released.

NEWS: Ian Rickson’s celebrated production of Uncle Vanya to receive cinema & broadcast release by Press Releases

Sonia Friedman Productions has announced that Ian Rickson’s highly-acclaimed production of Conor McPherson’s new adaptation of Uncle Vanya, forced to close in March when the West End wen…

Jokes, guffaws and hardy perennials: Shedinburgh mows down the fringe by Brian Logan

With the Edinburgh festival shelved by Covid, standups have turned a garden shed into a stage for an online extravaganza. Our writer enjoys flashes of brilliance amid a dislocating experienc…

Be an #ArtsHero Plans Day of Action on Labor Day by Dan Meyer

"Arts Workers Unite" will include in-person demonstrations, social media interviews, and a live stream panel.

The Cliff House, Sutro Baths and Playland by Trav S.D.

This day in 1972 marked the final closure of San Francisco’s Playland at the Beach, a great historic amusement park, and really the last of a great collection of attractions that had been …

Daveed Diggs Discusses the Success of Hamilton with Colman Domingo

The Tony winner guest stars on this week's episode of AMC's Bottomless Brunch at Colman's.

Help! We Looked Into Julie Taymor's Eyes and Were Turned Into Daring, Innovative Stage Puppets by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. NEW YORK, NY - Please help! Members of our team recently looked directly into the eyes of Tony award-winning...

Watch Miriam-Teak Lee perform her new solo track "Your Tough"

Award-winning West End actress Miriam-Teak Lee, who is perhaps best known for her starring role in & Juliet, has released an all-new piece she created during the lockdown. Give it a list…

Theatre Royal Bath to Stage Copenhagen, Betrayal, and Oleanna This Season by Dan Meyer

The U.K. venue reopens this fall with three socially distant productions.

VIDEO: Sing Showtunes with the Marie's Crisis Weekend Warm-Up- Live at 4pm

This week's Weekend Warm-Up will be led by Marie's Crisis pianist Kenney Green! Tune in today at 4pm to join the piano party!

Industry Editor Exclusive: Behind the Unusual Tonys Race for Best Score

As readers know by now, the 2020 Tony Awards are going ahead based on a severely abbreviated season. Many were hoping there would be elimination and/or combination of categories to make them…

West End Unplugged – a series of four free virtual concerts by Megan

An impressive line-up of the West End’s most well-loved singers will perform with some of theatre’s top musicians to raise money for 3 incredible charities. The post West End Unplugged �…

Stars in the House Welcomes Flower Drum Song's Lea Salonga, Jose Llana, More September 4 by Andrew Gans

Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley's daily series benefits The Actors Fund.

VIDEO: Watch Debbie Gravitte and Alex Getlin on VIRTUAL HALSTON- Live at 5pm!

Today's guests are Debbie Gravitte and Alex Getlin!

Virtual Theatre Today: Friday, September 4- with Jeremy Pope, Lea Salonga, and More!

Today (September 4) in live streaming: Jeremy Pope visits backstage Live, Stars in the House hosts a Flower Drum Song reunion, and so much more!

Salome Bey, Soulful Singer, Actress and Playwright, Dies at 86 by Catherine Porter

Ms. Bey, known as “Canada’s first lady of the blues,” broke ground in her adopted country by creating opportunities for Black people in the theater.

The Ocean at the End of the Lane reschedules West End run for Autumn 2021

The hotly anticipated West End transfer production of The Ocean at the End of the Lane will not be making a splash this winter as planned, it has been confirmed. The show will now run at th…

Ian Rickson's Olivier-Nominated Uncle Vanya, Starring Toby Jones and Richard Armitage, Will Be Streamed in Cinemas Prior to BBC Broadcast by Andrew Gans

The production was in its final weeks when theatres were closed around the world due to the ongoing pandemic.

Digital Toolkit: Nothing to Show by Tenara Calem

In an ordinary non-pandemic Fringe Festival season, FringeArts would be reaching out to audiences and encouraging them to come to contextual programming for all of the Curated performances a…

Watch Now: James Alonzo Choreographs “A Brand New Day” from The Wiz by Broadway Direct

Choreographed by: James Alonzo Shot/Edited: Ally Visuals Dancers: Shaneekqua "Empress" Woodham, Kiana King, Alexis Dominique Tillman, Arden Rey, Cedric Green, Chantel Renee, Chanel Jack, C…

BBC4’s Mindful Escapes: Breathe, Release, Restore — soothing and light-as-air

Headspace co-founder Andy Puddicombe guides the viewer through peaceful images of nature

Channel 4 follows Britain’s first all-black male strip group in The Black Full Monty

The documentary questions racial stereotypes as it goes behind the scenes with the ‘Chocolate Men’

Bizarre and filthy — Netflix’s The Duchess explores modern parenthood

Katherine Ryan writes and stars in a new comedy about a single mother in north London

“I Don’t Know What It Means To Be An Actor”: Mamadou Góo Bâ In Conversation With Monika Kwaśniewska by Monika Kwaśniewska

Monika Kwaśniewska: What is your educational background in the arts? Did you graduate from drama school in Senegal? Mamadou Góo Bâ: I wasn’t at drama school. I learned through practice.…

More Theatre More Talk by Sandi Durell

RENT: “Without Rent Relief, 60 Percent of NYC’s Independent Theaters May Close for Good” by Observer’s Helen Holmes – ““Without complete cancellation of rent and rent forgiven…

Check Out Photos of Lily Collins, Ashley Park, and More in Emily in Paris by Playbill Staff

The Darren Star romantic comedy premieres on Netflix in October.

Sara Bareilles Drops New Album of LITTLE VOICE Songs

Variety reports that Sara Bareilles last night released a surprise album of the songs she wrote for 'Little Voice' on Apple TV Plus.

John Cameron Mitchell Releases NEW AMERICAN DREAM (PART ONE) Benefit Album

John Cameron Mitchell has released the benefit album New American Dream (Part One) recorded with a LOT of help from his friends.  The two-part distance-defying, community-built album was re…

Kristin Chenoweth, Neil Patrick Harris, Liam Neeson & More Will Take Part in Bid for Roundabout Fundraiser

A collection of Roundabout Theatre Company's treasured alumni and artist friends will offer one- of-a-kind conversations and encounters for 'Bid for Roundabout,' a fundraiser to support the …

New BBC Boss Rules Out Change To Subscription Model by Artsjournal1

In the old-yet-new-again debate over the licence fee (charges to every UK household that owns a TV) that funds the national broadcaster — and appointed by a Conservative government that do…

Colorado Ballet Furloughs All Its Dancers by Artsjournal1

“Virtual rehearsals had been running for five weeks when [company members] got the news: Colorado Ballet’s PPP loan had run out, and [all] of Colorado Ballet’s dancers were being furlo…

‘You feel surprisingly uplifted & hopeful’: THE MIDNIGHT GANG – Chickenshed Theatre (Online review) ★★★★ by Emma Clarendon

This 2017 stage adaptation of David Walliams’ The Midnight Gang from the Chickenshed Theatre is filled with cheeky humour and poignancy.

See Taylor Trensch, Ana Villafañe, Gaten Matarazzo, More Perform Monologues Written by Quarantined High School Students by Logan Culwell-Block

When theatres shut down last spring, Manhattan Theatre Club gave students a platform to express what was on their minds and in their hearts.

NEWS: Theatre Royal Bath will reopen in autumn 2020 with classic plays by Pinter, Frayn & Mamet by Press Releases

Theatre Royal Bath will reopen its main house in autumn 2020 with the Welcome Back Season of plays, beginning with Harold Pinter’s Betrayal directed by Jonathan Church from 14 October to 3…

Wendell Pierce, Lisa Arrindell, Billy Eugene Jones Will Star in 12 Angry Men...and Women: The Weight of the Wait by Andrew Gans

Brooklyn's Billie Holiday Theatre presents the September 12 stream in partnership with The New Press.

Zoom Theatre But Make It Immersive: Strange Bird’s “The Strange Secret of Mr. Adrian Rook” by Trevor Boffone

Strange Bird Immersive premieres its all-new immersive, virtual theatrical experience "The Strange Secret of Mr. Adrian Rook," playing through October 10, 2020 on Zoom. The full version of …

Songs for a New World Begins Performances at the London Palladium This Fall by Dan Meyer

The West End staging follows a digital production earlier this summer, starring Olivier nominees Rachel Tucker and Rachel John.

Hedwig's John Cameron Mitchell Releases Benefit Album New American Dream (Part One)

The album was created across continents with the help of 40+ collaborators.

André Holland, Kara Young, Edmund Donovan Set for Reading of Eisa Davis's Bulrusher

The play will be presented by Paula Vogel's Bard at the Gate series.

"It's gonna cost you something" (Stephen Adly Guirgis) by Atlantic Theater

Paving the Way to Broadway’s Future by Sandi Durell

“The Theatre Will Survive” LIVE Event on August 31, 2020 By Michael Colby “I don’t want to hear that Broadway is dying, because I just got here.” That quote is from A CHORUS LINE, …

Nalini Malani on the politics of art

The Indian artist, whose new London show opens this month, talks about creativity and activism

Rocks — working-class stories in their own voice

British-made feature highlights young women of colour growing up in London — and speaking for themselves

Review Roundup: Disney's Live-Action MULAN - What Did the Critics Think?

Mulan is now available on Disney+! Let's see what the critics are saying...

Weekly Roundup: Our Top Ten Theater TikToks of the Week - Ryan McCartan, Heather Morris & More!

To all theater people out there who have suddenly found themselves spending endless amounts of time scrolling through TikTok... you are not alone! If you are a fellow theater nerd looking fo…

2020 Helen Hayes Awards: Outstanding Set Design, Lead Performer in a Play (Hayes) and in a Musical (Hayes) by Lorraine Treanor

Night four of seven streamed presentation of the 2020 Helen Hayes Awards. You are invited to be part of the Zoom audience. Tune in tonight to meet 35 nominees and learn which six will clear …

Poise and prestige: viral clip propels Lagos ballet class to global stage by Emmanuel Akinwotu In Ajangbadi

How Anthony Madu and his Leap of Dance Academy classmates won over the world Eleven-year-old Anthony Madu glides barefoot across an uneven concrete floor, summoning his frame into seamless t…

'You can tell jokes here you can't tell anywhere else' – inside Leicester's comedy scene by Rachael Healy

Pun fights in boxing rings, nine-year-old standups and a 19-day joke-a-thon … anything goes in vibrant, diverse Leicester, finds our writer as she continues her comedy tour It is the home …

Watch Broadway Alum Margo Seibert’s New Music Video for ‘Influence’ by Dan Meyer

The Rocky and In Transit star is releasing two singles to raise money for The Loveland Foundation and The Actors Fund.

Katy Sullivan to Star in Online Reading of New Play Pandora

The work is written by Laurel Ollstein and presented by TheatreWorks Silicon Valley.

Why Australia’s $75 Million Arts Rescue Package Is A Mess by Artsjournal1

“The recipients will be selected by Department [of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications] officials. Their proposals must be ‘efficient, effective, economica…

The Biggest Problem BBC’s New Chief Has To Solve by Artsjournal1

It’s funding, of course. Over the long term, it’s probably increasing income from exported BBC programming. But in the near term, it’s what to do about the TV licence fee that funds th…

Broadway Games: Name That Show Tune! by JK

Game day, Broadway fans! This week, you will be figuring out the title of a famous show tune. All you have to do is figure out the words below based on the clues. The letters that fit in the…

Tottenham Hotspur show ends in a no score bore

An Amazon documentary about the football club offers viewers nothing more than the first draft of hagiography

Review: Sleepless, Troubadour Theatre by Ryan Van Champion

Review: Sleepless, Troubadour Theatre2.0StarsIn what is undeniably a huge triumph for the British theatre industry, Sleepless marks the comeback of large scale indoor performance. Director…

The Time of Your Life by William Saroyan (1940): Chosen by Committee Episode 22 by Phindie Podcasts

William Saroyan's The Time of Your Life presents a colorful cast of drinkers. Josh, John, and Chris liked it a bunch.

How I Spend It: Tamasin Day-Lewis on Roman gold

Why ancient jewellery is the stuff of romance

Full West End casting announced for return of The Great Gatsby immersive experience

The roaring 20s are back (both figuratively and literally) and with it comes the eagerly anticipated return of The Great Gatsby immersive experience, now reimagined as a 1920s Masquerade B…

Today on Broadway: Friday, September 4, 2020 by Ashley Steves

Alliance Theatre Moves Toward Equity Approval For “Christmas Carol,” LCT Announces Beaumont New Play Commission Program, Costume Industry Coalition Launches Emergency Campaign “Today o…

Igor Levit: Encounter — recitals from lockdown

Some of the pieces the pianist performed online during the pandemic are collected here

Chick Corea: Plays — rich in detail, broad in vision

The keyboardist shapes anew composers from Scarlatti to Thelonious Monk

Sophie Hunger’s Halluzinationen — powerful, melodic and febrile

The Berlin-based singer’s seventh studio album should earn her a greater following among anglophone listeners

Bill Callahan’s Gold Record — a father figure full of tales

A new work rich in storytelling reveals a singer who has changed radically since his days of recording as ‘Smog’

Tricky: Fall to Pieces — dark but compelling sonic snapshots

Shafts of light break through the gloom in the Berlin-based producer’s new album

Suzanne Vega: An Evening Of New York Songs and Stories — an ambivalent love letter to the city

The singer-songwriter captures the alluring and indifferent nature of her hometown

Today’s Theatre Talk by Sandi Durell

“Actors’ Equity Approves Alliance Theatre’s Plans To Produce A Drive-in Radio Play” by BroadwayWorld – “In its proposals … the Alliance outlined key protocols for actors and…

Mino Cinélu and Nils Petter Molvær: SulaMadiana — a cornucopia of sounds

The Norwegian trumpeter and French percussionist incorporate rhythms ranging from dub reggae to Nordic swirl

Lang Lang: Bach’s Goldberg Variations — feeling before virtuosity

The star Chinese pianist recorded two performances for this release, one in the studio and one in a Leipzig church

Wake Up With BWW 9/4: NYC Will Reopen Malls and Casinos Next Week, BroadwayHD September Lineup, and More!

Today's top stories: NYC will reopen malls and casinos next week, BroadwayHD September lineup, and more!

The widow Othello by Terry Teachout

In today’s Wall Street Journal drama column I review American Shakespeare Center’s webcast of Othello. Here’s an excerpt. *  *  * Virginia’s American Shakespeare Center was one o…

Replay: Rudolf and Peter Serkin play Schubert by Terry Teachout

Rudolf and Peter Serkin play Schubert’s G Major March, Op. 52/2, live in 1988: (This is the latest in a series of arts- and history-related videos that appear in this space each Monday, W…

Queue up for Virtual Britsburgh next week — with real beer by Bob Batz Jr. / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

The annual celebration of Pittsburgh’s British connections continues with several virtual events and a real Yorkshire-style ale. —

WATCH: A Beginner's Guide to Reading Music by Logan Culwell-Block

We’ve got some quick tips that will help demystify music notation for even the most novice of beginners.

Studying Theatre at Historically Black Colleges and Universities by Felicia Fitzpatrick

Hear from distinguished alumni and faculty on how HBCUs are uniquely equipped for training the next generation of Black theatre artists.

Almanac: Camille Saint-Säens on talking about music by Terry Teachout

“Nothing is more difficult than talking about music: if it is a prickly business for musicians, it is almost impossible for anyone else—the strongest, subtlest minds go astray.” Camill…

Review: Those Girls, Jam Productions by Mirren Wilson

Review: Those Girls, Jam Productions3.0StarsAfter previous Edinburgh Fringe Festival success with ‘Secrets of Us’ and ‘Extremism,’ JAM Productions had hoped to return to Edinburgh in…

REVIEW: Beat The Devil, Bridge Theatre London ✭✭✭✭ by Libby Purves

By Libby Purves The Theatrecat Libby Purves finds herself back in the stalls for Beat The Devil at the Bridge Theatre London and it's a very Fiennes start! This post REVIEW: Beat The Devil, …

17 Documentaries for Musical Theatre Students to Stream Online by Playbill Staff

Check out what's available to watch on Netflix, Amazon Prime, and more.

The home in 50 objects #8: ‘Scoop’ chair by Terence Conran

Wrapped in thick, wide-ribbed corduroy, this sculptural piece was formed from a solid block of upholstery foam ‘scooped’ out to form a seat

Interview: Maria Bruun on designing furniture for the Covid era

Working from home showed her how pieces had to offer flexibility, resilience and calm

‘Shoppable’ hotels are the design showrooms of the future

Everything from the bed to the bathmat is on sale in a retail opportunity for the Instagram age

Is Covid the end for international design fairs?

With travel curtailed, these economically important events are facing a harsh future

London design special

How the industry is responding to Covid, climate change and more

How climate change is going to alter London’s gardens

Hothouse exhibit in London Design Festival showcases plants for capital’s warmer future

The best (and worst) Covid posters

Designers have created clear messages to change public behaviour during the pandemic

On the Couch with Chris Maunders by Arts Review

Who is Chris Maunders? I am a full-time chromatic harmonica player local to Melbourne. My life (outside of a pandemic) consists of gigs, teaching, rehearsals, studio work and all things musi…

Flashback Friday: Happy Birthday, James Monroe Iglehart

The Tony winner tell us a Theater Gone Wrong story from his time in Aladdin.

Watch Bette Midler in a Scene from HBO's New Comedy Coastal Elites

Paul Rudnick's new work is directed by Jay Roach.

Sarah Sands: farewell to the baffling, brilliant BBC

Bias, bluster and uncomfortable truths — the departing Today editor on three turbulent years

Community Engagement Network by Artsjournal1

Two years ago ArtsEngaged created the Facebook group Become Indispensable as a mechanism for people interested in community engagement in the arts to learn and share. That group’s advisory…

Who’s Leaving the Metropolitan Museum? A Partial List of Retirees by Artsjournal1

It’s with dejected déjà vu that I report the imminent departure of some 90 Metropolitan Museum staffers from more than half a dozen departments. – Lee Rosenbaum

State Theatre Company opens Gaslight at Her Majesty’s Theatre Adelaide by Arts Review

Following the easing of social distancing measures in South Australia, State Theatre Company returns to the stage with their reimagined production of Patrick Hamilton’s classic thriller Ga…

Crossword Constructor David Kwong to Present New Virtual Theater Piece Inside the Box

The work will be presented online via the Geffen Playhouse.

This Labor Day, These Workers Are Trying to Staying Afloat

The coronavirus pandemic has brought various hardships. An artist, bookseller, comedian and five others share their stories of how they are coping with all the uncertainty.

Mirka & Georges: A Culinary Affair by Arts Review

Meet the legendary Mirka and Georges Mora, with classic French recipes, untold anecdotes, photographs and Mirka’s sensuous and colourful artworks in a new book by Lesley Harding & Kend…

The Silver Gull Play Award announces shortlist by Peter J Snee

There was a wonderful response to The Silver Gull Play Award competition this year, with over 40 plays submitted for

New Theatre announces The Silver Gull Play Award Shortlist 2020 by Arts Review

With over 40 plays submitted for the chance to share in a total prize pool of $5000 courtesy of The Buzz, New Theatre has announced the five plays shortlisted for The Silver Gull Play Award …

Call Answered: Spencer Jordan: Singer/Songwriter, "Friend's Don't Do That" by Adam Rothenberg

Spencer Jordan is a rising singer/songwriter whose pop music hit all the right notes with me. The minute I started listening to his music, I knew Spencer was someone I wanted to interview. H…

Harriet Harris Stars as Eleanor Roosevelt in Barrington's Virtual Eleanor Reading Beginning September 4 by Ryan McPhee

The Mark St. Germain play was filmed at the Massachusetts venue without an audience.

Live events are back, but new rules make for thin performances

Lockdowns called for ingenuity to meet the challenge of staging in a post-Covid world

David Byrne: America’s brain of rock

The Talking Heads frontman opens up about US politics and his new film with Spike Lee

Simon Schama on art’s return to the barricades

How the passionate creativity of the Romantics helped us to reimagine politics — and why we need their spirit now more than ever

Checking In With… Tony Nominee Mary Testa, Star of Oklahoma!, 42nd Street, On the Town, More by Andrew Gans

Testa can be heard on the new album (I Am) Nobody’s Lunch, part of The Michael Friedman Collection from Ghostlight Records.

Celebrate Tony Winner James Monroe Iglehart With a Look at His Career on Stage by Nathan Skethway

The actor celebrates his birthday September 4.

Teal Wicks, Kate Baldwin, Brandon Victor Dixon Perform Live Over Labor Day Weekend by Dan Meyer

The socially distant performances at Open Jar Studios will also be live streamed.

The Playbill Streaming Guide: What to Watch Labor Day Weekend by Ryan McPhee

A tribute to Nick Cordero, three live-streamed concerts from Midtown, and more.