Monday, September 28, 2020 at 11pm (Broadway Time)
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VIDEO: Opera Star Christine Goerke Pays Tribute To Ruth Bader Ginsburg At Lincoln Center

In a tribute to the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, soprano Christine Goerke sings Leonore's aria a?oeAbscheulicher!a?? from Beethoven's opera Fidelio, a work that Ginsburg said gave her …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:57PM

Cassandra Atherton and Paul Hetherington: The Anthology of Australian Prose Poetry by Arts Review

Prose poetry is a resurgent literary form in the English-speaking world and has been rapidly gaining popularity in Australia. Cassandra Atherton and Paul Hetherington have gathered a broad a…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 11:21PM
Monday, September 28, 2020 at 10pm (Broadway Time)
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ÉMILIE’S Opera shoots for the stars by Peter J Snee

Opera is widely regarded as an elitist art-form, and not without good reason; tickets are sold at astronomical prices, with

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 10:51PM

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child performance schedule update – September 2020 by Arts Review

In line with current government advice to prevent the spread of COVID-19, performances of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child at Melbourne’s Princess Theatre will be suspended for a furthe…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 10:47PM

DESIGN Canberra 2020 announces full program by Arts Review

Taking over the nation’s capital from 9 – 29 November, DESIGN Canberra has announced highlights for its 2020 program. The festival celebrates Canberra as a global city of design and a li…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 10:32PM

What Do You Miss? Reflections on KAREN, I SAID by Dan O'Neil

Eliza Bent is about as close to a recognizable brand as you can get in downtown theater land (I say this in a good way) - she has a specific and winning skewed sensibility and a propensi…

SOURCE: Culture Bot at 10:06PM
Monday, September 28, 2020 at 9pm (Broadway Time)
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Production update from Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by Peter J Snee

In line with current government advice to prevent the spread of COVID-19, performances of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child at Melbourne’s

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 09:51PM

2020 Drama Australia President’s Award recipient by Peter J Snee

Drama Australia has today announced Professor Judith McLean as the recipient of the 2020 Drama Australia President’s Award! Judith McLean

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 09:42PM
Monday, September 28, 2020 at 8pm (Broadway Time)
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***** ‘FAITH HEALER’ REVIEW – THIS VIRTUAL FRIEL IS THE STUFF OF MIRACLES by Robert Shuman

  (Clare Brennan’s article appeared in the Guardian, 9/27. Indira Varma, David Threlfall and Michael Sheen in rehearsals for Faith Healer at the Old Vic. Photograph: The Old Vic/Getty Im…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 08:51PM

Dancing for Democracy. #Stageworthy News of the Week. by Jonathan Mandell

Dancing for Democracy feels like a good catchphrase for the next five weeks in several ways. It is the name of the latest of many star-studded fundraiser by Broadway supporters of Joseph Bid…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 08:49PM
Monday, September 28, 2020 at 7pm (Broadway Time)
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Adelaide Festival announces opera centrepiece for 2021: Benjamin Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream by Sean McLoughlin

The highly anticipated first announcement for 2021 Adelaide Festival will see Neil Armfield’s production of UK composer Benjamin Britten’s opera,

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 07:47PM

Theaters Could Become Acquisition Targets During Pandemic by Marc Hershberg

As theaters remain dark, there might be a game of musical chairs behind the scenes.

SOURCE: Forbes at 07:30PM
Monday, September 28, 2020 at 6pm (Broadway Time)
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40 Years Ago Today: Carl Sagan Takes Us to the Cosmos by Trav S.D.

40 years ago, PBS launched its wildly popular series Cosmos, brainchild of the much-missed Dr. Carl Sagan (1934-1996). Sagan was an astrophysicist, among many other things, but as far as the…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 06:54PM

Descent into Dogpatch: On Al Capp and “Li’l Abner” by Trav S.D.

As a New Englander who loves Jewish comics, satire and good girl art, and whose father was both a conservative hillbilly and a closet cartoonist, there is precisely EVERYTHING to fascinate m…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 06:54PM

St. Louis Symphony Orchestra isn't sitting out the pandemic — it's innovating instead by Sarah Bryan Miller St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Until the public health situation improves, the musicians are taking their act on the road — and online.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 06:36PM
Monday, September 28, 2020 at 5pm (Broadway Time)
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Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Director/Choreographer Tony Tanner Dies at 88 by Lindsey Sullivan

Tony Tanner, who received a pair of Tony Award nominations in 1982 for directing and choreographing the original Broadway production of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s Joseph and the Am…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:32PM

VIDEO: Watch Matthew Morrison Perform from Disney Dreamin' for Kids Music Day

Emmy, Tony, and Golden Globe nominated artist Matthew Morrison serves as an official ambassador for the 5th Annual Kids Music Day, celebrated on Friday, October 2.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:03PM

Actors' Equity Releases Statement in Response to Amy Coney Barrett's Nomination to the Supreme Court

Actors' Equity Association, the national labor union representing more than 51,000 professional actors and stage managers in live theatre, has released the following statement in response to…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:01PM
Monday, September 28, 2020 at 4pm (Broadway Time)
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In the News: Broadway Favorites to Lead Virtual Training Sessions, Isabella Rossellini Talks the Birds and the Bees, More by Dan Meyer

Plus: Check out the winners of Washington, D.C.'s Helen Hayes Awards.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:58PM

British Buzz: Olivier Awards Scheduled for October 25         by Matthew Wexler

The Oliver Awards are scheduled for October 25, 2020, and will present an innovative approach to recognizing this year's nominees and winners. The post British Buzz: Olivier Awards Scheduled…

SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 04:54PM

BROADWAY LEAGUE’S $4,000 DUES DEMAND RANKLES MEMBERS by Philip Boroff

EXCLUSIVE: Amidst Broadway’s endless intermission, Broadway League President Charlotte St. Martin has a message for the trade association’s members: Pay your dues. Membership renewal in…

SOURCE: Broadway Journal at 04:53PM

The Unique Way That Julie Taymor Brought Gloria Steinem’s Story To The Screen by Jeryl Brunner

Julie Taymor brings us behind the scenes of the new biopic, The Glorias, starring Julianne Moore and Alicia Wikander

SOURCE: Forbes at 04:46PM

EMBODIED LIFE: Stanton Jacinto on Transitioning from Dancer to Social Worker and the Role Improvisation Plays in Both by The Dance Enthusiast

"Social work entails a lot of creative problem-solving and improvising. Sometimes things work, and oftentimes, things don’t. But the main tenet is that improvising, in the context of dance…

SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 04:32PM

10 Speeches for Thrivers Over Thirty by Performerstuff

Speeches for Thrivers Over Thirty Written by Amanda Grace September 9th, 2020 This list goes out to the Big Adults in all their experienced, all-knowing glory. From care-ridden to could…

SOURCE: performerstuff.com at 04:30PM

Make Them Hear You: Brian Stokes Mitchell’s Fight for Voter Mobilization, Census Completion, More by Ryan McPhee

The Tony-winning ArtsVote advocate, Black Theatre United co-founder, and Actors Fund chairman is not short on titles—or calls to action.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:30PM

Regina Taylor's VOTE! Will Explore the Intersection of the Black Community and Politics by Dan Meyer

Taylor will direct and curate four short works for a live streaming theatre festival.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:23PM

Ghost Hunt: The Hall-Mills Double Homicide by Barry Gordin

By: Paulanne Simmons September 28, 2020: In 2017, J.M. Meyer and Karen Alvarado, co-artistic directors of Thinkery and Verse, had a son. After some discussion, they decided to baptize h…

SOURCE: theaterlife at 04:05PM
Monday, September 28, 2020 at 3pm (Broadway Time)
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Order Up On 11 Delightful Perfs Direct From Ellen's Stardust Diner's Memorable Employees

Order up on 11 delightful performances from the memorable employees singing their hearts out at Ellen's Stardust Diner which is reopening on October 1st in Midtown Manhattan!

SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 03:29PM

Philly Fringe 2020: Green Light Group presents ‘Crossover: A New Pop Musical’ by Jillian Ashley Blair Ivey

Despite its promising music and lyrics, the digital world premiere production ‘Crossover’ is failed by the virtual reality of 2020. Jill Ivey reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:19PM

More Connecticut theaters move to membership models by Christopher Arnott

Several Connecticut theaters (including TheaterWorks and the Long Wharf) are moving away from traditional season subscription offers and embracing new "membership" plans, where loyal theater…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 03:18PM

Director Joe Mantello Delivers An All-Star ‘The Boys In The Band’ To Netflix & The 21st Century: Here, He Talks How, Why And The Uncanny Insti by Greg Evans

SPOILER ALERT: This interview contains crucial plot details about Netflix’s The Boys in the Band film Much has changed in the two years since director Joe Mantello was readying his revival…

SOURCE: Deadline at 03:00PM
Monday, September 28, 2020 at 2pm (Broadway Time)
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I have never been comfortable in theater, by Artemis Montague by Guest Author

I have never been comfortable in theater. Not safe. Not “safer.” Just completely unwelcomed. We are in a global pandemic. There is movement building on the ground and online that no one …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:23PM

Olivier Awards set date for digital ceremony by Caitlin Huston

The Olivier Awards are moving forward with a digital ceremony on Oct. 25 after postponing their April awards show.  The ceremony will be broadcast on television station ITV, as well as Magi…

SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 02:22PM

'I felt unwanted': Zodwa Nyoni on the immigration tales behind Nine Lives by Zodwa Nyoni

The playwright’s monologue, staged at the Bridge theatre, reflects the anger and pain of refugees and asylum seekers My family migrated from Zimbabwe to England in the late 90s. Most of my…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:12PM

A Period of Drastic Change and Reordering: Interview with THE WAY OUT artists and performers. by Henrik Eger

Driving by in cars like a slow-moving funeral procession, we get new perspectives from an all-female cast 

SOURCE: phindie.com at 02:11PM
Monday, September 28, 2020 at 1pm (Broadway Time)
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Jackalope Theatre announces New Frontier titles and more leadership news by Hannah Herrera Greenspan

The lineup will include: “CROPT” by Daria Miyeko Marinelli, “Being Julia Roberts” by Omer Abbas Salem, “Michael Jackson and The Devil’s Book” by Terry Guest and “PANGEA” by…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:46PM

From Puerto Rico to Broadway, Luis Salgado Says He Would Have Never Made It Without These 3 People by Ruthie Fierberg

The original In The Heights and On Your Feet! cast member and Cirque du Soleil director and choreographer shares personal stories from his impressive career in the Cadillac Lounge series.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:41PM

Philly Fringe 2020: Artist House/Asya Zlatina + Dancers and stb x at by Melissa Strong

Two performances explore dance during pandemic for the 2020 Fringe Festival. Artist House/Asya Zlatina + Dancers and stb x at offer different experiences combining movement, technology, and …

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 01:40PM

Looking Back at the Theater: Remembering two outstanding performances at Bristol Riverside Theater (BRT) by Kathryn Osenlund

In a new series, Phindie takes a walk down memory lane to briefly revisit memorable theater performances in Philadelphia and environs.

SOURCE: phindie.com at 01:33PM

2020 Olivier Award Winners to Be Announced in October

Hosted by Jason Manford, the event will be broadcast on ITV and Magic Radio.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:24PM

Back to the Future Artwork Goes Up on Front of London's Adelphi Theatre

The highly anticipated musical is scheduled to officially open in the West End next May.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:24PM

Brenda Braxton Guest Hosts Stars in the House September 28 by Andrew Gans

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

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:20PM

Watch Celia Rose Gooding, Elizabeth Stanley, and the Cast of Jagged Little Pill Perform at Transformation 2020: Popular Democracy Defined by Dan Meyer

The stars virtually reunited for a remix of “All I Really Want“ as part of the virtual symposium.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:16PM
Monday, September 28, 2020 at noon (Broadway Time)
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Virtual Theatre Today: Monday, September 28- with Chita Rivera, Brenda Braxton, and More!

Today (September 28) in live streaming: Chita Rivera stops by Pajama Cast Party, Brenda Braxton returns to Stars in the House, and so much more!

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:29PM

Diversionary Theatre Names Andréa Agosto Artistic Fellow by American Theatre Editors

Agosto is the first fellow in Diversionary's new program aimed at fostering and elevating LGBTQ BIPOC leaders.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:29PM

Austin Playhouse Announces Virtual Start to 21st Season by American Theatre Editors

The season will kick off with virtual programming as the company continues to assess when it is safe to resume in-person performances.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:27PM

Photo Flash: BACK TO THE FUTURE: THE MUSICAL Marquee Goes Up at the Adelphi Theatre

BACK TO THE FUTURE The Musical will transfer to the Adelphi Theatre in London’s West End following an out-of-town opening at Manchester Opera House in March 2020. Previews will begin on 14…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:26PM

Theatre Royal Bath announce casting for Welcome Back Season by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo The Theatre Royal Bath has announced casting for the first two plays in their Welcome Back Season commencing in Autumn 2020. This post Theatre Royal Bath announce casting for…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 12:24PM

Highway that runs from folly to hubris

A beautifully shot new documentary tells the story of a blighted road-building project in Colombia

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 12:10PM

NEW VOICES 1999 by Paper Mill Playhouse

The annual “New Voices” concert is the culmination of Paper Mill Playhouse’s Summer Musical Theater Conservatory. Members of the competitive Conservatory who earned coveted spots in th…

SOURCE: YouTube at 12:06PM

Theatre Horizon Announces Art Houses Initiative by American Theatre Editors

The new program will pair artists with Philadelphia-area families to help those families tell their stories through art.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:01PM

Disney Junior’s ‘Vampirina’ Taps Broadway & TV For Season 3 Guest Star Line-Up: Audra McDonald, Christopher Jackson, Taran Killam, Mayim Bia by Greg Evans

EXCLUSIVE: Disney Junior’s Emmy and BAFTA Award-nominated animated series Vampirina has lined up a roster of season 3 guest stars from both Broadway and television, including Audra McDonal…

SOURCE: Deadline at 12:00PM
Monday, September 28, 2020 at 11am (Broadway Time)
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Watch the Cast of London's Upcoming Hairspray Perform on Britain's Got Talent by Ryan McPhee

Michael Ball, Lizzie Bea, and Marisha Wallace star in the production, set to begin in April 2021.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:47AM

Review: Romantics Anonymous, Bristol Old Vic Live by Alexander Pearn

Review: Romantics Anonymous, Bristol Old Vic Live4.0Overall ScoreReader Rating 0 VotesRomantics Anonymous welcomes theatre goers with open arms into the new medium of live theatrical broadca…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 11:42AM

Vanessa Williams and Renée Fleming sing in a new era at the Kennedy Center by Darby Dejarnette

It goes without saying that things haven’t quite gone as planned this year in the DC performing arts scene. The recent pandemic shuttered many of the region’s stalwart venues in March an…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:38AM

Philly Fringe 2020: Allens Lane presents Sarah Ruhl’s ‘Eurydice’ by Mina Reinckens

Allens Lane’s ‘Eurydice’ explores themes of isolation and heartbreak in a way that feels familiar in a world marked by COVID-19. Mina Reinckens reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 11:26AM

Rashad Robinson, Jay Armstrong Johnson, Telly Leung, and More Set For Tonya Pinkins and Ciara Renee's RED PILLING AMERICA

Every Saturday at 5pm EST from October 3rd - October 31st the new thought-provoking series RED PILLING OF AMERICA, hosted by TV and Broadway Star Ciara Renée, will be discussing democracy, …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:17AM

Hot Clip of the Day: Happy Birthday to "S'Wonderful" Tony Winner Kathleen Marshall

Happy Birthday Kathleen Marshall! The three time Tony winner is celebrating a birthday today and we're still swooning over Kathleen's choreography by the outstanding ensemble of the 2012 mus…

SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 11:02AM

Voting Now Open for Week 4 of Next on Stage: Dance Edition!

It's time to place your votes for your favorite dancers in week 4 of our dance competition! Who are you hoping will make it to the top 3 and into our finale?

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:02AM

Need something done? Hire one of these TheaterMakers.

TheaterMakers wear lots of hats. Unfortunately, our favorite hat has to stay hung up in the closet right now, until this Covid nonsense is under control. So for many, that means a pivot to o…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM
Monday, September 28, 2020 at 10am (Broadway Time)
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Nominations Deadline EXTENDED For BroadwayWorld's NEXT ON STAGE Season 2 Singing Competition

Deadline extended! BroadwayWorld announced that by popular demand, the deadline to BROADWAY'S NEXT ON STAGE SEASON 2 has been extended to September 28 at midnight. Join our online musical t…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:55AM

Review: Sunnymead Court, Defibrillator with The Actors Centre by Nina Cave

Review: Sunnymead Court, Defibrillator with The Actors Centre 4.0Overall Score This trip to Sunnymead Court is my first trip back to an indoor performance with other audience members. There …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 10:36AM

Review: Wilde Without the Boy, The Playground Theatre by Samuel Nicholls

Review: Wilde Without the Boy, The Playground Theatre4.0Overall ScoreWhat is freedom? Since COVID-19 hit back in March and the majority of us have been in intermittent stages of lockdown, th…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 10:36AM

Watch Vanessa Williams and Renée Fleming Perform Live Together at The Kennedy Center by Dan Meyer

The Tony nominees performed an in-person concert September 26.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:30AM

Watch Hadestown's Timothy Hughes Join Built for the Stage for Motivation Monday by Playbill Staff

The weekly interview and fitness series from Coach Joe Rosko streams every Monday at 11:30 AM ET.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:27AM

Ellen's Stardust Diner Will Reopen Its Doors on October 1

Ellen's Stardust Diner will reopen its doors once again! The restaurant, famous for its singing wait staff, will be open for patrons beginning on Thursday, October 1, with social distancing …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:24AM

Lin-Manuel Miranda and the Hamilton Cast Want to Make Sure You Vote

The cast got together to perform some new lyrics in partnership with When We All Vote.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:18AM

REVIEW ROUND-UP: Sunnymead Court at Tristan Bates Theatre by Emma Clarendon

We round up the reviews for Gemma Lawrence’s play Sunnymead Court, running at the Tristan Bates theatre for a limited time.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:00AM
Monday, September 28, 2020 at 9am (Broadway Time)
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2020 Olivier Award Winners Will Be Announced in October TV Presentation by Dan Meyer

The hosted ceremony will also include performances from several shows.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:54AM

1990s Broadway Musical Logos Madness! Round 1: Jelly Roll Division by JK

You know we are obsessed with show logos and window cards! We just LOVE them. Now, it's time to find out your top logo for the closing ten seasons of the 20th century. To get things started…

SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 09:54AM

GRACE NOTES: Monday, September 28, 2020 by Susan Grace

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SOURCE: Grace Notes Subscription at 09:52AM

Iris Theatre: “It’s all about giving back” by Samuel Nicholls

In our latest feature, Samuel Nicholls talks to Paul-Ryan Carberry, artistic director of London’s Iris Theatre, about getting through a pandemic, the strength of their local community, and…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 09:32AM

BalletX presents four world premieres on film for its new subscription series by Camille Bacon-Smith

BalletX opens its 15th season virtually with a quartet of world premieres in film from choreographers as near as the company’s own star, Caili Quan, and as far as New Zealand’s Loughlan …

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 09:31AM

Classic Arts Catch-Up: Opera Philadelphia Unveils New Commissions, COVID Shakeups Disrupt Met's Live Concert Schedule, More by Ryan McPhee

Plus: A new grant program has named 20 arts organizations "America's Cultural Treasures."

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:29AM

The Music of ROCKY and LEGALLY BLONDE to Be Performed in a Live Concert Series

The music from the films Rocky and Legally Blonde are set to be the subject of new touring concert series from MGM and TCG Entertainment.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:18AM

Broadway Catch Up: September 28 - LaChanze, Rachel Potter, JAGGED LITTLE PILL, and More!

While Broadway remains shut down, BroadwayWorld is keeping up with your favorite stars and giving you a peek at what they have been up to! Check out yesterday's highlights from some of your …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:18AM

The Stage Debut Awards winners announced in virtual ceremony by Megan

Dear Evan Hansen's Sam Tutty triumphs at The Stage Debut Awards virtual ceremony held on Sunday 27 September filmed at Theatre Royal Haymarket. The post The Stage Debut Awards winners annou…

SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 09:11AM

It Didn’t Have to Be This Way by American Theatre Editors

Is live entertainment really going to be the only industry that is not put on a path to safely reopen? We need and deserve better.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:00AM
Monday, September 28, 2020 at 8am (Broadway Time)
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Mozart Takes Center Stage in The Metropolitan Opera's Next Streaming Lineup by Ryan McPhee

This week's Nightly Met Streams roster includes two stagings of Le Nozze di Figaro, including a 1998 performance starring Renée Fleming, Cecilia Bartoli, and Bryn Terfel.

SOURCE: Playbill at 08:59AM

New VR theatre experience "Petrichor" coming this December!

A brand-new virtual reality theatre experience presented by Theatre Royal Stratford East is set to arrive this holiday season! Available for just a limited time, Petrichor will place you in…

SOURCE: London Theatre Direct at 08:55AM

‘Leaning into the Unknown’: Mignolo Dance and The Moving Architects

September 26, 2020.Streamed on YouTube. Ramapo College’s Berrie Center presented the second act of its livestream broadcasts spotlighting New Jersey-based artists this Saturday. The perfor…

SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 08:44AM

Olivier Awards 2020 will announce winners on 25 October by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo The winners of this year’s Oliver Awards 2020 with Mastercard will be announced on Sunday 25 October in a special programme hosted by Jason Manford and broadcast on ITV and…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 08:20AM

2020 Olivier Award winners to be announced digitally on 25 October

This year's Olivier Award winners will be revealed as part of a digital ceremony to be broadcast on Magic FM and ITV, it has been confirmed. After the live ceremony due to be held on 5 Apr…

SOURCE: London Theatre Direct at 08:15AM

Olivier Awards Will Be Announced in a Special Programme on 25 October

The winners of this year's Oliver Awards 2020 with Mastercard will be announced on Sunday 25 October in a special programme hosted by Jason Manford and broadcast on ITV and Magic Radio. 

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:12AM
Monday, September 28, 2020 at 7am (Broadway Time)
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NEWS: The Olivier Awards 2020 winners will be announced in an October TV special filmed at the London Palladium by Press Releases

The winners of this year’s Oliver Awards 2020 with Mastercard will be announced on 25 October 2020 in a special programme hosted by Jason Manford and broadcast on ITV and Magic Radio.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:59AM

Playbill's Weekly Streaming Guide: What to Watch September 28-October 2 by Ryan McPhee

Playbill celebrates Latinx Heritage Month, NYCB goes all in on Balanchine, and more.

SOURCE: Playbill at 07:59AM

Today on Broadway: Monday, September 28, 2020 by Matt Tamanini

Stars Unite for Unique “Angels” Streamed Reading, NYC to Consider Expanding Outdoor Performances, The Skivvies to Make “Rocky Horror” Album “Today on Broadway” is a daily, Monday…

SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 07:55AM

The Stage Debut Awards winners announced – including Sam Tutty, Shan Ako and Daniel Monks

The winners of The Stage Debut Awards were announced last night (27 September) in a virtual ceremony filmed at the West End’s Theatre Royal Haymarket. The Award ceremony in association wit…

SOURCE: London Theatre Direct at 07:30AM

Just because: Connie Boswell appears on The Ed Sullivan Show by Terry Teachout

Connee Boswell sings “Basin Street Blues,” “Nobody’s Sweetheart,” and “Rockin’ Chair” (with Woody Herman) on a 1950 episode of The Ed Sullivan Show: (This is the latest in …

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:01AM

14 Chicago theater artists share the changes they want to see in a more inclusive Chicago theater by Hannah Herrera Greenspan

In the wake of the letter from We See You White American Theater, Chicago-based actors, designers and other artists tell the Tribune what they've seen in their careers, and what changes they…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 07:00AM

Why this time seems different as Chicago theaters see ‘new hope’ for inclusion even while struggling for survival during the pandemic by Chris Jones

For Jackie Taylor, the founder of the Black Ensemble Theater and a woman who has seen calls for diversity come and go over the years, this moment seems different.

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 07:00AM

Almanac: Max Beerbohm on mediocrity and genius by Terry Teachout

“Only mediocrity can be trusted to be always at its best. Genius must always have lapses proportionate to its triumphs.” Max Beerbohm, “Dan Leno,” Saturday Review (November. 5, 1904…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:00AM
Monday, September 28, 2020 at 6am (Broadway Time)
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Olivier Awards 2020 with Mastercard to announce winners on Sunday 25 October by Megan

The winners of this year’s Oliver Awards 2020 with Mastercard will be announced on Sunday 25 October in a special programme hosted by Jason Manford and broadcast on ITV and Magic Radio. Th…

SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 06:57AM

“The House of Sorrow” – Jisun Kim by Liam Rees

Consciousness, cognition, and perception have fascinated Jisun Kim and The House of Sorrow is a mind-mending Möbius strip of a show, blending Buddhist philosophy with video game streaming…

SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 06:56AM

Wake Up With BWW 9/28: ANGELS IN AMERICA Benefit With Close, Linney, LuPone, and More!

Today's top stories: an upcoming benefit performance of Angels in America will star Glenn Close, Patti LuPone, Laura Linney, and more!

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:03AM

‘A whole lifetime of joy & pain packed into this tale’: BEFORE AFTER – Southwark Playhouse by Louise Penn

Filmed simply and elegantly in the Little auditorium at Southwark Playhouse, Before After places all our attention on the problems of these two people as they begin again.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:00AM
Monday, September 28, 2020 at 4am (Broadway Time)
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NEWS: Birmingham Repertory Theatre announces the commissioning of 12 new plays by Press Releases

Birmingham Repertory Theatre has announced 12 new commissions titled The Park Bench Plays – a series of micro-plays that ‘illuminate, interrogate and even celebrate today’s socially di…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 04:33AM

On the Couch with Jon Bennett by Arts Review

Who is Jon Bennett? Jon Bennett? Me? Is that the question? Or who is 14 full stops? 14 full stops is 4.66666667 ellipses… What would you do differently from what you do now? Nothing. I hav…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 04:04AM

Hairspray wows Britain’s Got Talent audience – Watch here! by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo Michael Ball, Lizzie Bea, Marisha Wallace and the cast of Hairspray the musical wowed the Britain's Got Talent audience on Saturday. This post Hairspray wows Britain’s Got …

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 04:00AM
Monday, September 28, 2020 at 3am (Broadway Time)
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'Whatever we can do, we will': why am-dram must go on by Jenny Landreth

For the millions who take part in amateur theatre, keeping performance afloat through the pandemic is vital The pandemic has put professional theatre in peril, with many people’s liveliho…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:12AM

DJUKI MALA return to Western Australia with performances in Perth and Regional WA by Arts Review

Djuki Mala have been thrilling audiences and touring extensively, both nationally and internationally. Now they return to Western Australia with performances in Perth and Regional WA through…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 03:02AM
Monday, September 28, 2020 at 2am (Broadway Time)
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Nominees for the 53rd Annual AWGIE Awards Announced by Arts Review

In a year marked by uncertainty and upheaval, the power of stories has taken on new and profound meaning. Unable to gather in person, we have instead gathered in shared narratives, connectin…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 02:27AM

Breaking New Post-dramatic Ground by Jean Tarbox

By Jean Tarbox. Jean Tarbox discusses Wesleyan University’s Zoom adaptation of The Method Gun as a radical invention that invited audiences to see and interpret reality on a deeper, more p…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 02:00AM
Monday, September 28, 2020 at 1am (Broadway Time)
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Woroni – 70 Years of Outrage and Activism by Arts Review

During the month of October, aMBUSH Gallery Kambri will be filled with sights and sounds that represent student life at ANU over the past seven decades, with the opening of the new exhibitio…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 01:35AM

Top 5 tips for Adapting Improv for a Virtual Performance by Guest Blogger

Jim Hoare is the author of Your High School Improv Show Playbook and has added a Virtual Performance Pandendum (Pandemic Addendum) to the resource for adapting improv to a virtual environmen…

SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AM
Monday, September 28, 2020 at midnight (Broadway Time)
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Australian Performing Arts Collection welcomes Olivia Newton-John acquisitions by Arts Review

Arts Centre Melbourne’s Australian Performing Arts Collection has welcomed the acquisition of a number of prized possessions from the collection of Dame Olivia Newton-John’s AC DBE inclu…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 12:58AM

Also sprach Zarathustra — a fanfare that has echoed down the years

Kubrick and Copland are among those who have felt the force of Richard Strauss’s piece

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 12:04AM

Maverick designer Ron Arad on his ‘Brexit chair’ and new retrospective

‘Ron Arad 69’ at Newlands House Gallery in West Sussex is dedicated to some of the artist’s more extravagant pieces

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 12:00AM

New Collective Dance Rising presents "NYC - A Hyper-Local Dance Out" on Thursday, October 1 and Saturday, October 3 by The Dance Enthusiast

NYC professional dancers will take to the parks, windows, streets, and rooftops to dance, focusing public attention on an industry that remains largely on pause due to COVID. Everybody ident…

SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 12:00AM

Tax Returns Reveal "Seussical" Mayor Only Paid 750 Widdlydoos or Whatever the Fuck They Use As Money by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. WHO-VILLE - Divisive politician Mr. Mayor has entered a bombshell stream of controversy this week after the ...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:00AM