Melbourne Fringe: A Stone’s Throw

“A stone’s throw” can be a short distance, or longer. Perhaps its malleability is the reason why it remains such a common idiom, even after five centuries. A Stone’s Throw, by Cross …

Melbourne Fringe: Fat Kids Are Harder To Kidnap on Zoom

15 plays in 30 minutes sounds both exciting and daunting, with visions of a messy jumbled chaos but that could not be further from the truth. Fat Kids Are Harder To Kidnap on Zoom was perfec…

Reflecting Shakesepare Series 2 Episode 8: Growth & Truth by The Old Globe

Voces de la Comunidad Sesión #10: Presentaciones Finales by The Old Globe

Lucille Hegamin: The Georgia Peach by Trav S.D.

Curious how African American classic blues singer Lucille Hegamin (Lucille Nelson, 1894-1970) has been forgotten, when so many of her peers have been remembered, despite the fact that she le…

Holy Shrek! Brisbane to host first 100% capacity musical in Australia by Sean McLoughlin

Shrek, Fiona and Donkey are coming to the Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) in the first major musical to open

What a Carve Up!, Barn Theatre online review – ingenious whodunnit by Aleks.sierz

Film adaptation of Jonathan Coe’s 1994 bestseller is a postmodern masterpiece Classical murder mysteries end with a neat solution — and with the arrest of the perpetrator. Postmodern mur…

From dance recitals to ‘The Voice’: Cami Clune’s journey by Admin

Imagine you’re on stage and no one is in the room besides four celebrities you admire. It’s the first time you’re away from your parents and you’ve been alone, isolating in a hotel r…

Vail Dance Festival ‘Artist Relief Fund’ raises more than $190K for artists by Admin

With COVID-19 canceling live performances since March, and events cancelled for many months to come, dancers, musicians, choreographers and production professionals have suffered greatly.  …

Ute Lemper: Rendezvous with Marlene ***** by Barry Gordin

By: Paulanne Simmons November 29, 2020: In 1988, when Ute Lemper received the Molière Award for her performance as Sally Bowles in Cabaret in Paris, she was certainly very happy. But…

I Won't Dance - NEVER GONNA DANCE - 77th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade [27-Nov 03] by Broadway Television Archive

Noah Racey, Nancy Lemenager and the company of Broadway's NEVER GONNA DANCE perform "I Won't Dance" (music by Jerome Kern, lyrics by Dorothy Fields, Oscar Hammerstein II, Otto Harbach and Ji…

DEPENDING ON THE KINDNESS OF SOUND ENGINEERS by Robert Shuman

(Alexis Soloski’s article appeared in The New York Times, 11/25; Photo: Carla Gugino, left, and Audra McDonald planned to share a stage this summer in “A Streetcar Named Desire,” but e…

Epic political love story draws major stars to Newcastle by Gabi Bergman

Written in 1984 by ABBA songwriters, Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, and world-renowned lyricist, Sir Tim Rice, Chess tells a

Malthouse Theatre’s stage moves outside this summer by Peter J Snee

Malthouse Theatre, home of Melbourne’s most provocative theatre, will reopen in January 2021 with a brand-new live performance hub in

Greta Lambert Is Dickens, Scrooge, Et Al, in Her Adaptation of “Carol” for Alabama Shakespeare Festival by Kenneth Jones

Simply put, Greta Lambert is one of the great things to happen to regional theater. If you don’t know her work, you’re in luck: The veteran Alabama actress who has spent 35 years working…

Musical Mondays #20 by Gabi Bergman

Welcome back to Musical Mondays! In case you’re new here, this column is a peek into the depths of the

Marishka S. Phillips Interview Excerpt by Call Me Adam

Frenzied, lascivious, and licentious: a woman in hysterics by S. Nicole Lane

Artist Selva Aparicio puts obstetric devices on the examination table. Hys·te·ri·a /həˈstirēə,həˈsterēə/ : “a psychological disorder (not now regar…

Yakima Canutt: A Stunt Man and Then Some by Trav S.D.

A tip of the Stetsomn today to legendary stuntman, action director, and actor Enos Edward “Yakima” Canutt (1895-1986). Canutt is best known today for: several stunts in John Ford’s Sta…

This Week on Broadway for November 29, 2020: Maury Yeston by James Marino

Peter Filichia, Jena Tesse Fox, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere talk with Maury Yeston This Week on Broadway has been coming to you every week since 2009. It is the longest running Bro…

Theaters are fighting to keep ‘A Christmas Carol’ on stage during the pandemic. by Michael Paulson

Episode 11! Broadway Bradshaws DHS Finale! HT get RR Boarding group, Galaxy's Edge& #MEATSABER by Framily Travel

A Theater’s ‘Last Gasp’ Doesn’t Look Like the End by Elisabeth Vincentelli

As Split Britches, Peggy Shaw and Lois Weaver have made off-kilter theater for 40 years. Memory loss, and a pandemic, haven’t stopped their creating.

‘Up and Down the River’ tells Mohegan history as radio theater by Christopher Arnott

HartBeat Ensemble is premiering the local history dramas "Up and Down the River," a series of short audio plays co-written by Mohegan tribe members Madeline Sayet and Melissa Tantaquidgeon Z…

Theater Quiz for November 2020 by New York Theater

How well were you following theater news and reviews in the month of November? Answer these ten questions to find out. Loading…

More Details Emerge About Why Mosaic Theatre Company Kicked Out Its Founding Artistic Director by Artsjournal2

Ari Roth was fired from Theatre J after 18 years as an AD, and so he quickly founded his own company – Mosaic. Recently, he resigned under pressure from Mosaic. Why? A liaison with Equity …

It’s Garry Shandling’s Post by Trav S.D.

On the one hand, Garry Shandling (1949-2016) left us way too early; on the other hand, now that the book is closed you can see his life as a self-contained system. Shandling is already in th…

NSO @ Home LIVE • November 29 • Cello Spectacular! by The Kennedy Center

‘A powerful & thought-provoking piece of drama’: IN SEARCH OF A WHITE IDENTITY – The Actors Centre (Online review) ★★★★ by Emma Clarendon

Cliffordkuju Henry’s powerful two-hander In Search of a White Identity explores issues that have been particularly sharpened into focus with the events of this year.

Feel Right at Home on This Week's Elaine Paige on Sunday by Broadway.com

Olivier-winning actress Elaine Paige is giving Broadway.com listeners a chance to hear her BBC Radio 2 show, Elaine Paige on Sunday. This week, Paige is celebrating the holiday week by maki…

How One Locale Helped This Artist Find Her Voice by Jeryl Brunner

Ra'Chel Alexander transformed her art when she changed her landscape.

On This Day in New York Theater: November 29th in the 1920’s by Barry Gordin

By: Samuel L. Leiter(No. 18 in the series) November 29, 2020: For the time being, this column will be settling into the groove of covering only one decade at a time in its description o…

Axis Connect: Straddling the concert/commercial divide by Admin

Dance Informa had the chance to ask Cherice and Charissa Barton some questions about their dance intensive, Axis Connect, which they answered with generosity and passion. Read on to learn ab…

‘A performance that burns with anger & emotion’: DEATH OF ENGLAND: DELROY (Online review) by John Chapman

Death Of England: Delroy is by Clint Dyer and Roy Williams and is a response to their own earlier play, simply called Death Of England which played at the National Theatre before Covid hoved…

The Comeback: the farce with James Corden, Catherine Tate and Stephen Fry on board by Brian Logan

Comedy duo The Pin have livened up lockdown with their Zoom send-ups. Now their end-of-the-pier stage debut is being hailed as ‘the cure for theatre’. Is that why so many stars are linin…

How Pittsburgh's arts groups are trying to connect performer and audience at a distance by Sara Bauknecht, Tyler Dague and Patricia Sheridan / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Most arts lovers will return to live shows with COVID-19 vaccine, survey shows by Marylynne Pitz / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Pittsburgh arts groups learn about audiences’ attitudes about when they will feel safe to return to live events 

Bah, Pandemic! How Theaters Are Saving ‘A Christmas Carol’ by Michael Paulson

Seasonal stagings often underwrite the usual fare. But even without indoor audiences, the tradition lives on — by mail, by screen, by car and by radio.

> > Streaming Theater > > Update: December 1 by Bdhorwitz

Play List – Mostly FREE – Online For Updates: See Theatrius.com Coming Soon “Heroes of the Fourth Turning”  Will Arberry #CatholicCollege – WilmaTheater – Dec 1 “The Steadfas…

A Pandemic Driven Update To Business Holiday Cards by Drew McManus

In 2018, I published an article that provided an option for creating a creative business card. Based on your feedback, it entirely helpful for many readers so I wanted to share an update tha…

The Schuyler Sisters - Hamilton - 94th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade [26-Nov-20] by Broadway Television Archive

My Girl/Get Ready - Ain't Too Proud - 94th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on NBC [26-Nov-20] by Broadway Television Archive

You Learn - Jagged Little Pill - 94th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade [26-Nov-20] by Broadway Television Archive

Elizabeth Stanley, Celia Rose Gooding, Derek Klena, Sean Allan Krill, Lauren Patten, Kathryn Gallagher and company perform YOU LEARN (music by Alanis Morissette and Glen Ballard, lyrics by A…

Someone Gets Hurt - Mean Girls - 94th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade [26-Nov-20] by Broadway Television Archive

Renee Rapp and company perform SOMEONE GETS HURT (music by Jeff Richmond, lyrics by Nell Benjamin) from @Mean Girls on Broadway on the 94th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on NBC. mea…

A Christmas Carol to the Royal Ballet – the best live shows to stream over the festive period by Holly Williams

If the second lockdown has you yearning for theatre, opera, dance or comedy, we’ve got you covered. Holly Williams picks some of the best online performances streaming this winter

How One Woman’s Vision Inspired Countless People To Find Their Power by Jeryl Brunner

Meet Toby Strout who championed a violence-free world

I’m Not A Monster podcast follows a woman’s journey from Indiana to Isis

BBC/PBS series hosted by Joshua Baker tells the story of a family who ended up at the centre of a caliphate in Syria

James Cousins Company presents "In Search of Sanctuary," an Online Exhibition & Short Film Conceived with Camilla Greenwell by The Dance Enthusiast

James Cousins Company presents "In Search of Sanctuary", an Online Exhibition & Short Film Conceived With Camilla Greenwell

Catch Judi Dench, Derek Jacobi, Ian McKellen, and Maggie Smith in November 29 Virtual Fundraiser For One Knight Only by Andrew Gans

Kenneth Branagh hosts the evening benefiting the theatrical charity Acting for Others.