Company by Victor Gluck, Editor-In-Chief

This theatrical genius, responsible for the Tony Award winning plays "War Horse," "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" and the most recent revival of "Angels in America," knew…

Three mid-century icons take a long trip in the Broadway premiere of ‘Flying over Sunset’ at Lincoln Center by Deb Miller

Typically lasting eight to twelve hours, a trip on LSD, because of the distorted perception of time induced by the drug, can feel much longer than it actually is. It certainly does in the ne…

The Tiger Lillies' Christmas Carol: A Victorian Gutter, Southbank Centre review - cult band get inside Scrooge's head by Gary Naylor

★★★★ THE TIGER LILLIES' CHRISTMAS CAROL: A VICTORIAN GUTTER, SOUTHBANK CENTRE  Melancholy musical retelling laced with wit and political venom   The Tiger Lillies tell a familiar…

Come for the songs in ‘Beautiful: The Carole King Musical’ at KenCen by Bob Ashby

And what songs they are! — classics on a par with anything in the American Songbook.

LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS Cancels Saturday 12/18 Performance

According to the producers of The Off-Broadway production of Little Shop of Horrors 'Out of an abundance of caution, this evening’s performance of Little Shop of Horrors on Saturday, Decem…

Exit Lines: “Company” – Popdose by Bob Cashill

Review of Company.

‘A Christmas Carol’ Attendee Recounts Performance Being Canceled Over COVID Case After Audience Took Their Seats by Marc Malkin

Welcome to the new COVID normal. About 30 minutes after Thursday night’s performance of “A Christmas Carol,” starring Bradley Whitford, Alex Newell and Kate Burton, at Los Angeles’ A…

Healthy at Last. What NYC Mayor Eric Adams’ vegan book may say about his tenure by Jonathan Mandell

It shouldn’t surprise anybody who followed the race for New York City mayor that Eric Adams, who won and will take office on January 1, 2022, has a book out called Healthy at Last: A Plant…

Ora Jones Is Embattled “Enemy” Doctor in Premiere of Jeff Talbott’s “The Messenger” by Kenneth Jones

Steppenwolf Theatre ensemble member Ora Jones will create the role of Therese, the town doctor who sounds the alarm over a public health crisis, in the 2022 world premiere of Jeff Talbott’…

Broadway’s Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Jagged Little Pill Cancel More Performances Due to COVID by Ryan McPhee

Both shows have reported a number of breakthrough cases among their companies.

Public Theater sets COVID-19 testing requirement for audience members by Caitlin Huston

The Public Theater is now requiring proof of a negative COVID-19 test for audience members to attend performances.  The new policy, which took effect Dec. 17, requires audience members to p…

The Public Theater to Require Negative Covid Test Plus Vaccination

As of 12/17/2021, a negative COVID-19 test as well as complete vaccination will be required for entry into The Public.

Review: ‘Woman in Black’ a white-knuckle thrill at ACT’s Strand in S.F. by Lily Janiak

The long-running London production of Stephen Mallatratt's play operates quietly and steadily, with confidence in its solid bones.

JAGGED LITTLE PILL Cancels Performances Through December 21

Weekend performances of Jagged Little Pill have been canceled due to the detection a limited number of positive COVID test results. Performances are canceled through December 21 and will be…

HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD Cancels Weekend Shows

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child has cancelled Saturday and Sunday's performances due to breakthrough Covid-19 cases

Sizing Up An Uneven and Uneasy Fall Season by Jan Simpson

You might have thought that I’d given up on theatergoing if you’ve been checking in here to see what I had to say about this comeback season’s new shows only to discover that I’d wri…

Keke Palmer by NPR

Keke Palmer, actor, singer and author of the new Kindle book Southern Belle Insults, plays our game about palm readers. She is joined by panelists Faith Salie, Mo Rocca, and Tom Bodett.

Company *****, Kimberly Akimbo ***** by Barry Gordin

By: David Sheward December 18, 2021: The leading women of two new musical productions are facing momentous birthdays. Bobbi, the protagonist of a gender-reversed revival of Company, Step…

Tell Me More | Episode 60: Uzo Aduba on the Perfect Ensemble Sandwich in ‘Clyde’s’ by Matt Tamanini

On today’s episode, Matt speaks with Broadway star and three-time Emmy Award winner Uzo Aduba about her latest Broadway show “Clyde’s.” The show is running at Second Stage’s Helen …

BroadwayHD by Barry Gordin

World Premiere of John and Jen, staring Rachel Tucker, to stream exclusively on BroadwayHD. December 18, 2021:  BroadwayHD, the premier streaming service for live theater, brought a brand…

Theater Review: “Witness” — An Antique Virtual Voyage by Bill Marx

By all means, explore history's tragedies on stage -- virtual or otherwise. But always keep a sharp, invigorating eye on the present's tragedies-in-the-making. The post Theater Review: “Wi…

The Public Theater Adds Negative COVID-19 Test Policy for Audiences by Dan Meyer

The Off-Broadway company will still require proof of vaccination.

In Which We Dig the Burrows (Both Abe and James) by Trav S.D.

Two generations of Burrows conquered a huge swath of American show biz between them: radio, Broadway and television, with some dabbling in the recording industry and films. The founder and f…

For National Twins Day: Meet the Twins of Travalanche by Trav S.D.

Happy National Twins Day! Travalanche has long had a special section devoted to conjoined twins — we now have amassed enough posts on the more common sort of twins to justify their own cat…

Poignant drama explores gay women’s sexual mores of the past 75 years by Alan Smason

By JACK LYONS, Desert Local News The Desert Ensemble Theatre Company (DETC) of Palm Springs launched its 2021-2022 season in its new home at Theatre # 3, inside the Palm Springs Cultural Cen…

Photos: Kelli O'Hara Goes Home For The Holidays with the New York Pops

Just yesterday, Tony Award winner Kelli O'Hara stepped in as soloist with The New York Pops, replacing the previously announced Laura Benanti, who withdrew from the event due to an exposur…

Rockettes Christmas shows are canceled for the rest of the season over breakthrough Covid cases. by Matt Stevens

RADIO CITY ROCKETTES CHRISTMAS SHOWS CANCELED DUE TO COVID OUTBREAK—‘HAMILTON’ CANCELED by Robert Shuman

(Luke Funk’s article appeared on Fox5 New York.) NEW YORK – The Radio City Rockettes are canceling their entire 2021 season due to COVID-19 cases. “We regret that we are unable to co…

Uzo Aduba Finds Her Next Great Story by Dan Meyer

The star of Clyde’s continues to bring humanity characters too often left out of the spotlight.

China Asks: How Many Cultural Landmarks Is Too Many? by Xudong You

Chinese cities have established thousands of new museums over the past two decades, but construction is all too often motivated by dreams of real estate riches rather than accessibility. Eve…

‘Michael Pennington’s voice is remarkable’: THE TEMPEST – Jermyn Street Theatre by Tom Bolton

The Jermyn Street Theatre is a tiny place to stage a play that is more usually seen filling all the space on offer at the RSC or the National Theatre, but the scale gives Tom Littler’s pro…

REVIEW: Peggy For You, Hampstead Theatre ✭✭✭✭ by Libby Purves

By Libby Purves Our very own theatreCat Libby Purves paid a visit to Peggy For You at Hampstead Theatre. Until 29 January 2022. This post REVIEW: Peggy For You, Hampstead Theatre ✭✭✭�…

Review: ‘The Play That Goes Wrong’ at the Broadway Playhouse is great fun — there’s a fine art to making a farce this wrong go so right by Chris Jones

This play is a farce that relies on you not knowing, and certainly not anticipating, what might be going right and what might be going wrong. Easier just to say that the night is full of lau…

Hartbeat Ensemble offers first look at biodrama about Hartford’s Aunt Jemima, Gwen Reed by Christopher Arnott

A reading of a new play-in-progress about Gwen Reed, the celebrated Hartford-based actor and literacy activist from the 1940s to 1960s, takes place at the Free Center on Dec. 20.

PEGGY FOR YOU Hampstead Theatre NW3 by Libby Purves and Friends

A SHARP , SERPENTINE, SUPERB PERFORMANCE           Lounging in the small hours on her office couch, under a wall of posters for her many clients’ shows – both famous and forgotten �…

Broadway: “Company” Musical Stopped 10 Minutes in, Canceled for “Food Poisoning” But COVID Rumors Persist by Roger Friedman

With many Broadway shows canceled tonight because of COVID, the ones that soldiered on did so bravely. But 10 minutes into the

Ricky Gervais on offence, anger and infuriating Hollywood: ‘You have to provoke. It’s a good thing’ by Simon Hattenstone

He has made a career out of winding people up in everything from The Office to his Golden Globes speeches – but is the comedian’s bark worse than his bite? Ricky Gervais’s assistant le…

Habeas Corpus, Menier Chocolate Factory review - grappling with Alan Bennett's anti-farce by Helen Hawkins

Has director Patrick Marber boobed this time? In his 1973 play Habeas Corpus, now revived at the Menier Chocolate Factory under the direction of Patrick Marber, Alan Bennett had his way with…

Classic endearing musical returns to the stage of Palm Canyon Theatre by Alan Smason

By JACK LYONS, Desert Local News Live theaters all over the country are mounting their various holiday versions of Christmas-themed plays and musicals.  The Palm Canyon Theatre, the city’…

Sydneysiders are invited to Bernie Dieter’s Club Kabarett in the Spiegeltent by Gabi Bergman

Summer in Sydney just got a whole lot hotter, and sexier, with über-award-winning German kabarett superstar Bernie Dieter, announcing she

On the Couch with Christian Charisiou

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COVID-19 updates on show schedules from The Broadway League and The Rockettes by Deb Miller

With the surge of COVID-19 infections in NYC and the now daily announcements of the need to cancel scheduled performances of shows both on and off Broadway due to breakthrough cases among th…

The best theatre, comedy and dance of 2021 by Arifa Akbar, Brian Logan and Lyndsey Winship

It was a year of revivals in every sense, as venues threw open their doors again. From fresh takes on classics to blazing new talents and shows that captured the current moment, our critics …

EQ Endeavours launches first national Graduate’s Guide program for January 2022

The post EQ Endeavours launches first national Graduate’s Guide program for January 2022 appeared first on Australian Arts Review.

Your Drama Classroom Wish List by Kerry Hishon

Some of the most interesting and creative theatre has been made without anything other than the brains and imaginations of groups of people. But having some fresh new tools, resources, and e…

SIX the Musical returns to the HOUSE this weekend

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All The Drama: “They Knew What They Wanted” by Sidney Howard, 1925 Winner, Pulitzer Prize for Drama by James Marino

All The Drama is hosted by Jan Simpson. It is a series of deep dives into the plays that have won The Pulitzer Prize for Drama. The Pulitzer Prize for Drama: “They Knew What They Wanted”…