Move over, Martha Stewart. Jesse Tyler Ferguson has just released his first cookbook, “Food Between Friends,” with co-author Julie Tanous. The 272-page tome includes recipes for garlicky…
SOURCE: Variety at 07:58PMBroadway composer, Joe Iconis gets a virtual visit to Key West tomorrow night, Wednesday, March 17th to celebrate St. Patrick's Day in a conversation about the past, the present and the futu…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:50PMLast year’s Oscar race for Best Actress was over before it even started. Renee Zellweger became the instant frontrunner as soon as “Judy” premiered in the fall. She predictably swept a…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 07:47PMOne of the surprises on Oscar nomination morning was “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom‘s” snub in Best Picture. That Netflix film still received five nominations, including in Best Actor for…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 07:47PMFacebook says it wants to “empower” independent writers and journalists by letting them make money from their work. The social giant on Tuesday confirmed plans to launch a new platform f…
SOURCE: Variety at 07:47PMThe Academy music branch made Oscar history yesterday by nominating two films with Black composers for best original score: “Soul” and “Da 5 Bloods.” Prior to this, in the 86-year hi…
SOURCE: Variety at 07:47PMAnthony Clarvoe Unveils A Chess Mom’s Competitive Urges by Barry David Horwitz Sharp, biting dialogue between a desperate mom and her Chess champion daughter reminds me of corporate skulld…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 07:22PMAnother Danish series starring two of Borgen's main characters. . .
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Fellowship for Performing Arts will present Easter Passion, an online experience of Jesus' last days through Scripture and song, premiering Palm Sunday, March 28. Joining award-winning actor…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:53PMShe preferred the stage, but she won praise for her work on television as the rebellious and thoroughly spoiled Elizabeth Bellamy, and later as Anna Karenina.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:42PMHamilton will have its first public performance tonight at the Lyric Theatre in Sydney as the company prepares for the
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 06:29PMAvailable onlineChris Bush’s community play uses local music and family histories to explore the city’s resilience, hope and determination
It begins, as a show about Sheffield only could…
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The Dramatists Guild has announced that the second annual End of Play. National Playwriting Month will begin on Thursday, April 1. Participating dramatists (playwrights, lyricists, composers…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:56PMThe Arden adapts its 2019 production of ‘74 Seconds… To Judgment’ into a provocative, meta radio play. Kyle V. Hiller reviews.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 05:48PMPlaywrights Horizons is presenting The MS Phoenix Rising, a serial dark comedy fiction podcast created by writer Trish Harnetiaux (Tin Cat Shoes, How to Get into Buildings) and director …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:40PMAnyone interested in learning how to turn a negative into a positive might want to contact the folks at Barrington Stage Company in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. For the past nine years, BSC’…
SOURCE: sceneonstage.com at 05:23PMIt's been a year since the lights went dim in the 41 Broadway theaters that are our neighbors on Manhattan's Great White Way, leaving some 97,000 people out of work. Tonight, Laura Benanti a…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 05:15PMLooking toward the future, Shelley hopes to create an inclusive atmosphere that cements the House Theatre of Chicago as a destination for artists to come and create.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:10PMPlus: Kaufman Music Center presents Kay Swift and Kander and Ebb concerts, and watch Idina Menzel on The Drew Barrymore Show.
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'I love everything about this show. The entire piece is almost all done in song and from the moment that we hear that iconic trombone intro, you are transported and really taken on a ride.'
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:57PMFriends! I know it’s been radio silence from me since August of the year which shall not be named. August just happened to coincide with full-time home-schooling starting AND the beginning…
SOURCE: daisyeagan.com at 04:53PMTheatre Forward has announce six recipients of the Bank of America ACTivate Awards for 2021. Theatre Forward and Bank of America have partnered to award the first round of $300,000 to six t…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:47PMBroadwayWorld is saddened to learn that Rockwell Table & Stage has permanently closed its doors. Located in Los Feliz Village, Rockwell: Table & Stage offered a unique experience…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:30PMThe play was seen at Roundabout Theatre Company's Laura Pels in 2018 with a cast including Jamie Brewer and Debra Monk.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:28PMIvo van Hove at the Internationaal Theater Amsterdam, Stéphane Braunschweig at the Odéon in Paris, Thomas Ostermeier at the Schaubühne in Berlin, Kajsa Giertz at the Helsingborg (Sweden) …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:28PMJamie Brewer won the 2018 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play for her work in 'Amy and the Orphans,' which follows estranged siblings Maggie and Jake, who are adults …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:14PMIn the Williamstown Theatre Festival’s new audio version of “Paradise Blue,” Blair Underwood gets the chance to revisit to a role he’s been wanting to get back to since he first play…
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Today, Lin-Manuel Miranda announced on his Twitter there is a new book coming our way. In the Heights: Finding Home will chronicle 20 years of the life of the musical, from his early doodle…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 03:41PMHow arts organizations can reopen their venues in 2021 is the topic of a webinar presented by the National Endowment for the Arts with special guest Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, director of the U.S…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:30PM(Via Michelle Tabnick Public Relations) Dixon Place announces Spring 2021 Production Season With Four Commissioned Puppetry Premieres In-Person and Online Dixon Place announces its Sprin…
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 03:29PMIt was almost exactly a year ago that I was about to review the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, DC’s concert “Genderosity,” only to be faced with the beginning of the COVID pandemic,…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 03:28PMTheatres have collectively reported losses of nearly £200 million following a year of closure, according to a survey which also reveals that a quarter of freelancers have gone out of busine…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:28PMThe first portion of the "supergroup" has been revealed.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:24PMBehind the scenes of the new audio adaptation of Dominique Morisseau’s play, with Underwood and Mandy Greenfield, the artistic director of Williamstown Theatre Festival.
Learn more about…
SOURCE: www.podtrac.com at 03:23PMCOVID-19 restrictions are loosening for cultural institutions even though health experts urge caution. We've haven't yet won the fight.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 03:22PMWhile I am pretty sure people are following the developments of the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant program pretty closely and are probably getting regular updates from their state and indus…
SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 03:18PMHere's some fantastic news for New York theater lovers: Shakespeare in the Park is returning to the Delacorte Theater this summer! The Public Theater shared the exciting news on March 16. Th…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:18PMBack to the Future, the new musical based on Robert Zemeckis' hit 1985 movie, made its world premiere in 2020 at the Manchester Opera House in advance of an anticipated West End run. The mus…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:18PMAnother off-Broadway house will be occupied this April. The Office! A Musical Parody will be one of the first New York City shows to reopen after COVID-19 forced its closure in March 2020. …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:18PMTony winner Idina Menzel, who is know for such blockbusters as Rent, Wicked and Frozen appeared on The Drew Barrymore Show to talk about how her work inspires others. "I thank my luck…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:18PMAnother theatrical work is getting the Netflix film treatment. Lindsey Ferrentino is set to adapt and direct a screen version of her play Amy and the Orphans, Variety reports. This will mark…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:18PMJune is going to be a big month for In the Heights fans. In addition to the film adaptation of In the Heights hitting theaters and HBO Max on June 18, a book about the making of the Tony-wi…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:18PMThe 24 Hour Plays: Viral Monologues will mark their one-year anniversary with a series of unforgettable monologues. Twenty-four actors have been paired with twenty-four writers, who have cra…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:17PMToday, Williamstown Theatre Festival announced additional participants for the 2021 WTF Gala taking place virtually on Wednesday, April 7. Joining the festivities will be Olivier Award no…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:11PMThe best of Broadway is available to you this year through BroadwayWorld's Stage Door. Book your favorite stars from around the theater community from Broadway, West End, National Tours, Vir…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:04PMThe Save Our Stages program gained supplemental funding from the recently passed stimulus package. The American Rescue Plan earmarked an additional $1.25 billion for the Save Our Stages pr…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 03:03PMDame Judi Dench shares her turning point story. One year ago today, on March 16 2020, Theatres were first into lockdown & will be the last to reopen. Thousands cannot do the jobs they have t…
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Tennessee Shakespeare Company announced today it will present a new star-studded Gala on its original April 24 performance date in support of its Education Program and in memory of a Memphis…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:58PMHello, Friends in the business, We are happy to announce that The Triad Theater will be one of the first venues to reopen in NYC on April 2. We are able to serve up to 50 people in our the…
SOURCE: www.cabarethotspot.com at 02:53PMKaufman Music Center’s virtual Broadway Close Up performances will continue this spring with two intimate lecture-concerts exploring the lives, careers and music of Kay Swift and one o…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:50PMEphraim Asili’s ‘The Inheritance,’ a thought-provoking new film about a Black socialist collective in West Philadelphia, combines fictional characters with real-life appearances by vet…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:46PMBack To The Future The Musical’s performances at London’s Adelphi Theatre will now begin on 20 August 2021. The musical’s out-of-town opening at Manchester Opera House in March 2020 cl…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 02:31PMJasper Cole may be known as "Hollywood's Bad Guy," but behind that bad boy image, is one of the nicest guys I know.
I'm so excited to catch-up with actor Jasper Cole. Here we talk about life…
SOURCE: Call Me Adam at 02:24PMThe sixth cohort will consist of eight NYC-based BIPOC leaders in all theatre disciplines.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:13PMIn the absence of resources, all you really need is a good story and the desire to tell it
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SOURCE: phindie.com at 02:11PMOn Monday’s “Late Show,” host Stephen Colbert marked the one-year anniversary of Broadway going dark due to the pandemic, leaving thousands of people out of work. It’s been “525,60…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 02:07PMThe “Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist” star talked about the performers he recognizes himself in, coming full circle with Mariah Carey and his signature banana pudding.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:06PMHelen Shaw: “The pandemic has been a period of getting a lot of ‘little did I know’ stuff out into the open, including (but hardly limited to) the troubling ethics of the industry and …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:03PMThe Broadway favorites appeared in a sketch supporting The Actors Fund on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:01PMIndira Varma wins Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Present Laughter (The Old Vic) at Olivier Awards 2020 with Mastercard. #OlivierAwards #LondonTheatre
Official London Theatre is th…
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Fairfield Comedy Club has designed its own Vans shoe, to raise money for out-of-work comedians.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:49PMQuickbooks sent users an email on 3/10/21 notifying them the ACH (Automated Clearing House) payment option that allows clients to pay invoices with funds directly from a bank account was goi…
SOURCE: artshacker.com at 01:49PMThe release will feature lyric annotations by Lin-Manuel Miranda and essays by Quiara Alegría Hudes.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:46PMFeaturing new performers with every show, the weekly, award-winning Piano Bar Live! (PBL!) streams tonight, Tuesday, March 16 at 7:15 pm ET, with host Scott Barbarino and guests Whitney Gent…
SOURCE: NiteLifeExchange at 01:41PMJason Michael Webb's production is a master class in not only how to pivot as a theatermaker during this time but also how to, timelessly and fluidly, breathe new life into a work.
The post…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 01:18PMKlauss Dörr resigned as head of the Volksbühne after 10 women accused him of sexual harassment and creating a hostile work environment.
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SOURCE: YouTube at 01:06PMThe choreographer Jeremy McQueen’s film “Wild: Act 1” seeks to give voice to young men caught in the criminal justice system.
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Over two dozen illustrations highlight the need for industry relief in partnership with Counterpoint.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:53PMA year ago, on 16 March 2020, theatres across the country closed their doors due to the pandemic. Survey results collected by the Society of London Theatre (SOLT) and UK Theatre from across …
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:51PMBy Douglas Mayo
The Old Vic Theatre, London under Artistic Director Matthew Warchus have released a video commemorating a year of closure.
This post Old Vic London commemorates theatre closu…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 12:41PMWhile theatres remain closed, world-renowned flamenco artist Israel Galván has turned his attention from the structure of formal presentation to the more spontaneous music and dance culture…
SOURCE: YouTube at 12:32PMLearning that big band leader and trumpet player Harry James (1916-1983) started out in circuses is like meat and drink (or rather, popcorn and lemonade) to me. James’ parents were with th…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 12:32PMMercier received a Tony nomination for his work on Juan Darién.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:24PMBobby Cannavale and Heidi Schreck will also star in Larissa FastHorse's comedy.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:24PMFrom A Strange Loop to The Last Five Years , take a look at these shows, many of which have even developed cult followings, that have yet to play the Main Stem.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:15PMMike Burstyn directed MEGILLAH CYCLE and performed three of its roles. The show is his adaptation of Itzik Manger’s famed MEGILE-LIDER (POEMS OF THE MEGILLAH), a book published in Warsaw i…
SOURCE: the-yiddish-voice-podcast.zencast.website at 12:03PMJina and the STEM Sisters is the story of young aspiring scientist Jina, who meets key women from the fields of Science, Tech, Engineering and Maths (STEM) as she tries to find her way home.…
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(Chris Wiegand’s article appeared in the Guardian, 3/16.) A long-lost London playhouse and Rada’s headquarters feature in this 1950 caper starring a showstopping Marlene Dietrich Abraha…
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 11:39AMInis Nua Theatre continues its 17th season with the American premiere of How to Be Brave by Welsh playwright Siân Owen. Set in Newport, Wales,…
The post A Welsh Play Is Coming: Inis Nua …
SOURCE: phindie.com at 11:38AMGearSource finalized a complete transformation of its business model in 2020, converting to a unique and highly scalable, global marketplace platform. The company has staff in five countries…
SOURCE: Stage Directions at 11:35AMThese arts-related cartoons are part of the Cartoon Campaign created by a partnership between the artist activist group Be An #ArtsHero and Counterpoint, a group of editorial cartoonists wh…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 11:30AMIt's absolutely uncanny watching Six's Katherine Howard Samantha Pauly cover 6 Ariana Grande songs that are "just like magic."
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 11:29AMThe return of Shakespeare to Central Park is among the most visible signs that theaters, orchestras and opera companies aim to return to the stage — outdoors.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 11:12AMDuring the pandemic, writers and actors have taken on an “adrenalizing” challenge: creating video monologues, more than 400 so far, in 24 hours.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 11:12AMDon’t know about you, but it feels like every time I blink, there’s a new social media platform causing a buzz. Or an old social media platform changing up its platform, trying to keep u…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMDanny Mac shares his turning point story. On March 16 2020 Theatres were first into lockdown & will be the last to reopen. Thousands cannot do the jobs they have trained to do and many have …
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New York City’s annual symbol of summertime – Free Shakespeare in the Park – will return from its Covid hiatus in July, the Public Theater has announced. “We have spent the last year…
SOURCE: Deadline at 10:39AMBy Douglas Mayo
On the first anniversary of the closure of UK theatres, the MAD trust and a plethora of performers have released this great video in aid of the Trust's COVID-19 Emergency Rel…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 10:38AMThe Public’s Shakespeare in the Park is planning to return to the Delacorte Theater this summer. The planned season will begin July 6 with a Jocelyn Bioh adaptation of “Merry Wives,”…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 10:32AMSaheem Ali will direct the production at the Public's outdoor Delacorte Theater in Central Park.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:31AMWith stages closed, dancers have thrived on Instagram and TikTok, given innovative online performances and found a huge new audience
The first time I cried watching someone dance in their li…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:18AMSeth Rudetsky and James Wesley's daily series, which launched March 16, 2020, benefits The Actors Fund.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:10AMSaheem Ali will direct the production at the Delacorte Theater.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:03AMA theatrical phenomenon in a recorded stream from a converted shed – unusual? Well, you could say that of White Rabbit Red Rabbit.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:00AMDid you know that ABT’s ballet JANE EYRE was originally created for Northern Ballet in Leeds, England in 2016? ABT is pleased to welcome Northern Ballet Teaching Artist, Philippa Ranger as…
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On the anniversary of theatre closures across the UK, we are highlighting a few of the ways in which our industry has shown solidarity for those in need.
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SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 09:56AMThe musical's out-of-town tryout at the Manchester Opera House was cut short last March due to the pandemic.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:43AMThe production will continue its run at the Theater Center.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:24AMAs an actor, Southern California native Josh Breckenridge is known for his standout roles on Broadway in the revival of Terrence McNally’s play The Ritz at Studio 54, Kander and Ebb’s To…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:00AMFor this episode we embark on the odyssey of discussing the 2000 Coen Brothers classic. Harbinger of O, Death Lindsay makes the argument that this film is a musical, while Man of Constant So…
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This Week in Broadway History:
March 16 - 22
🎭OPENING NIGHTS🎭
March 17, 2005: The Tony-winning Best Musical of 2005, Spamalot, opened at the Shubert Theatre, where it would cl…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 08:42AMBy AARON KRAUSE A problem with online theater, especially a taped production, is that performers cannot take bows. In addition, the actors cannot bask in bravos, cheers, and sustained applau…
SOURCE: Theatre Criticsm at 08:40AMWestfield News ArtsBeat 3/16/21. Chester Theatre announces 2021 season, Tennessee Williams from CT Repertory Theatre, author Eddie Shapiro's upcoming "A Wonderful Guy", and arts news for WMa…
SOURCE: thewestfieldnews.com at 08:32AMToday marks one year since March 16 2020, when UK Theatres closed. They were first into lockdown and will be the last out. Thousands cannot do the jobs they have trained to do and many have …
SOURCE: YouTube at 08:30AMNew ArtsBeat on Pioneer Valley Radio’s Brad Shepard Today. Kevin Rhodes is in Rome. Chester Theatre announces its summer season, and public radio’s Selected Shorts streams from Northampt…
SOURCE: pioneervalleyradio.com at 08:20AMVivian J.O. Barnes' prescient play is a mediation on the emotional toil Black women face when taking up positions of power in large, static institutions.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMThis striking and edgy version of Oscar Wilde’s story The Picture Of Dorian Gray acts as a powerful warning about depending too much on social media.
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Happy 12th Birthday, This Week On Broadway! Plus, Grammys and Oscars and Tonys, Oh My! “Today on Broadway” is a daily, Monday through Friday, podcast hitting the top theatre headlines of…
SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 07:55AMBy now, you have likely seen a song performed by a “virtual choir,” a group of singers who recorded his/her/their part as a solo video, then a technical person edited the sound and video…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 07:42AMThe popularity of internet comics has ballooned in the past year, and talent agents are taking notice. But will viral lols translate to a long-term career?
Whether it is Munya Chawawa as the…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:03AMEarly pandemic interviews with people in theater was like asking someone to peer off a cliff into an abyss and say what they saw. What do they say a year later?
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Game # 6 has lots of great Aladdin Questions, some super rare footage of Jared when he was on The Price is Right, and a Prize from Raya and the Last Dragon!
SOURCE: YouTube at 12:00AMKinetic Light Announces New ALLways Access Workshop for Artists, Administrators, Event Organizers, and Arts Organizations
SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 12:00AMby Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. NEW YORK, NY - Megaproducer Scott Rudin has responded to a bombshell Hollywood Reporter piece documenting...
SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:00AMby Edward Precht. @PertoltPrecht. WHITE PLAINS, NY - With Broadway shut down since March 2020 – and no plans to reopen until later this...
SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:00AMby Samantha Prosser. @samanthprosser (Twitter), @samantharaquelprosser (Instagram). PLAINFIELD, IN. - The Plainfield Players production...
SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:00AMAfter being canceled last year due to the pandemic, the annual outdoor favorite returns in 2021NYC's summer outdoor culture scene just got way cooler: The Public Theater's free Shakespeare i…
SOURCE: feedproxy.google.com at 12:00AMThe cast features Fionn Whitehead, Alfred Enoch, Joanna Lumley, Russell Tovey, and more.
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