The Play’s the Thing by Steven Morris

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Fat Ham by Victor Gluck, Editor-In-Chief

James Ijames’ "Fat Ham" (all puns intended) is the latest and most successful modern riff on the Bard turning Hamlet into an expression of the Black experience while at the same time havin…

Victorian Premier’s Design Awards call for entries

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Untitled Baby Play by Steven Morris

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Peer Gynt by Steven Morris

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Beloved by Steven Morris

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John Featherstone and Berto Mora Among Pro Production Sessions’ Panelists at NAMM by Michael Eddy

The Pro Production Sessions, presented by PLSN & FOH magazines, at the 2022 NAMM Show in Anaheim, CA are on Friday, June 3 and Saturday, June 4 from 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. PDT each day in Ba…

Cosmin Costinas and Inti Guerrero appointed as Artistic Directors of the 24th Biennale of Sydney (2024)

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‘Notes on Killing’ Review: For These Puerto Ricans, Promises Never Kept by Alexis Soloski

Mara Vélez Meléndez’s “Notes on Killing Seven Oversight, Management and Economic Stability Board Members” ferociously explores the intersection of the personal and the political.

“CAN’T PAY? DON’T PAY!” at The Actors’ Gang by Pauline Adamek

Co-authored by Italian playwrights Dario Fo and Franca Rame in 1974 (current translation by Cam Deaver) Can’t Pay? Don’t Pay! is a farcical comedy about consumer backlash against high…

Encores 2022 Season - Into the Woods Magnet - Playbill Store

Description; Reviews (0). Celebrate the 2022 Encores! season with an Into the Woods magnet! It is a 2" x 3" magnet and a great addition to your ...

Richard Katz Joins Olivier-Winning London Cabaret Revival; Fra Fee and Amy Lennox Extend by Margaret Hall

The revival received seven Olivier awards, including Best Musical.

Get a First Look at Bradley Cooper as Leonard Bernstein in Maestro by Margaret Hall

Netflix shared photos of Cooper and Carey Mulligan on set of the new biographical film.

Norm Macdonald’s Nothing Special: a standup says farewell by Brian Logan

The revered comic, who died last year, recorded his last Netflix set at home in 2020. It has the feel of a wake, as fans including David Letterman pay tribute After two years of closed venue…

The Greatest Musical Opening Number Tournament: The Championship!! by JK

This is it! We are down to FINAL SHOWDOWN! It's the "New Generation Classics" versus "Current Classics"! Into the Woods vs Come From Away! The Greatest Musical Opening Number Tournament: …

Chicago Trailer | Stratford Festival 2022 by Stratford Festival

Sin, dance and all that jazz ✨ In the Roaring Twenties, aspiring chorus girl Roxie Hart and fading vaudeville star Velma Kelly each face trial for murder. Both as cynical as they are sexy…

The Shaw Festival’s ‘Damn Yankees’ isn’t a home run, but there are many pleasures by Karen Fricker - Theatre Critic

The show is musically strong and looks great, but large-scale dance numbers feel overextended and there’s a spark missing in central relationships.

2P4H - How is the show’s journey different now than it was 25 years ago? by Mirvish Productions

Part of the 2021/22 Mirvish Subscription Season https://www.mirvish.com/subscriptions After performing to standing ovations around the world since 1996, Ted and Richard will slip on their t…

2P4H - Richard Todd Adams and Max Roll talk about their favourite moments of the show by Mirvish Productions

Part of the 2021/22 Mirvish Subscription Season https://www.mirvish.com/subscriptions After performing to standing ovations around the world since 1996, Ted and Richard will slip on their t…

2P4H - What is your most memorable moment from the show? by Mirvish Productions

Part of the 2021/22 Mirvish Subscription Season https://www.mirvish.com/subscriptions After performing to standing ovations around the world since 1996, Ted and Richard will slip on their t…

Win tickets to 2 Pianos 4 Hands! by Mirvish Productions

Part of the 2021/22 Mirvish Subscription Season https://www.mirvish.com/subscriptions After performing to standing ovations around the world since 1996, Ted and Richard will slip on their t…

2P4H - What is your advice for aspiring musicians? by Mirvish Productions

Part of the 2021/22 Mirvish Subscription Season https://www.mirvish.com/subscriptions After performing to standing ovations around the world since 1996, Ted and Richard will slip on their t…

2P4H - Who named the show ‘2 Pianos 4 Hands’? by Mirvish Productions

Part of the 2021/22 Mirvish Subscription Season https://www.mirvish.com/subscriptions After performing to standing ovations around the world since 1996, Ted and Richard will slip on their t…

2022 Tony Award Nominees Salute Their Understudies by TheaterMania

Now more than ever, the job of understudy, swing, or standby is vital. We recently asked some of this year's Tony nominees to tell us why, and to shout out their onstage covers.

Theatre Review: ‘Do You Feel Anger?’ at Theater Alliance by Jeannette Mulherin

Billed as a comedy, “Do You Feel Anger?” delivers an evening of humor, but amidst the laughter is a profound lesson about women’s experiences in the workplace and the desperate need fo…

Theatre Review: ‘A Monster Calls’ at the Kennedy Center by Charlotte Selton

Tall branches stretch skyward, a thick twisted trunk sways, and the coiled roots of an old Yew tree come walking—a monster called forth by a 13-year-old boy’s inner turmoil. Centering on…

Concert Review: ‘American String Quartet with Octavio Vazquez’ at Candlelight Concert Society by Susan Brall

On May 22 Candlelight Concert Society (CCS) presented “American String Quartet with Octavio Vazquez” and the audience was in for a real treat. Even though it was getting stormy outside, …

These Women Harnessed Their Power And Created A New Musical With A Dream Team, Including Bestselling Author Jodi Picoult by Jeryl Brunner

Based on the novel by Jodi Picoult and Samantha van Leer, the new Off-Broadway musical, Between The Lines, opens next month.

Opera Review: ‘Carmen’ by the Washington National Opera by Guest Author

By Winnie Dreisonstok The Washington National Opera presented “Carmen,” one of the mainstays in the opera repertoire. With themes of love, jealousy, and fate, Georges Bizet’s work is b…

Joe Kirkwood Jr IS “Joe Palooka” by Trav S.D.

Having already done more than one post touching on Joe Palooka, it would seem to be redundant to devote an entire post to one of the men who played him, but there are a few meaty things to a…

May 2022: Demons, Suicide, and Complicated Concubines by Nicole Serratore

Bigfoot was more into The Red Sleeve than I was A lot of Sad Rowoon this month and it would be nice to see him in a light comedy. If you're listening Korea, please let him have a fun and li…

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In ‘A Monster Calls’ at Kennedy Center, a jarring tale to heal a child’s grief by Gwyneth Sholar

An adult story masquerading as a children’s play, the gorgeous and intense production follows a boy confronting his mother’s terminal illness.

Celebrate Cheyenne Jackson's Birthday With a Look at His Broadway Career | Playbill

Early on, Jackson worked as a backup singer for artists such as Vanessa Williams and Heather Headley. Later, he made Broadway debut as the understudy ...

Get Up Close With the Set and Props of Broadway's Once On This Island | Playbill - Pinterest

We take a closer look at all of the intricate details that decorate the set at the Circle in the Square Theatre. Playbill. 19k followers.

John-Andrew Morrison (‘A Strange Loop’) on bringing ‘all of my authentic self’ to his Tony-nominated performance [Exclusive Video Interview] by Sam Eckmann

“It fulfilled my queer artist soul,” claims John-Andrew Morrison of getting to perform in “A Strange Loop” on Broadway. The actor admits that he didn’t believe the show would find …

Legally Blonde | 2022 London Musical Trailer by Official London Theatre

Omigod you guys, meet fashion merchandising major Elle Woods (Courtney Bowman) and her college sweetheart Warner Huntington III (Alistair Toovey). Popular, stylish, they have the perfect re…

"Lookingglass Alice"

Lookingglass Theatre Company's summer 2022 production of "Lookingglass Alice."

Concert Review: Song Cycle Performance –Schubert’s ‘Die schöne Müllerin’ by Bel Cantanti Opera by Dr. Mark Dreisonstok

Incandescent! This is the best description of Bel Cantanti’s production, led spectacularly by Dr. Katerina Souvorova. It is a dramatic staging of Franz Schubert’s song cycle “Die schö…

Disneyland, Broadway Bradshaws, episode 134, Teacups, Space Mountain, Tomorrowland and more ! by Framily Travel

In ‘A Monster Calls,’ a boy learns the ropes of anguish and change by Celia Wren

British stage adaptation of Patrick Ness's novel features the story of a boy whose daily anxieties lead to spooky nights.

Keeping Company With Sondheim Team on Broadway Show's Cultural Impact

The latest iteration of the Broadway icon's musical Company — a gender-swapped and LGBTQ-inclusive imagining directed by Marianne Elliott — is ...

Memorial Day 2022: Remembering Americans Who Died from War, COVID-19, and Firearms by Jonathan Mandell

Memorial Day became an official national holiday in 1971 to honor Americans who died in military service, some 1.1. million people since the nation’s founding.  But it feels appropriate t…

Tell Us In 10: Matthew White by Harriet Hughes

In our profile series, Tell Us In 10, we ask cast members and creatives of top London shows to tell us all about themselves in just 10 questions. The post Tell Us In 10: Matthew White appear…

Yes, Someone will beat you to your idea. by Ken Davenport

The answer is yes. If you have ever had an... The post Yes, Someone will beat you to your idea. first appeared on Ken Davenport.

The Mousetrap | World's Longest Running Play by Official London Theatre

Now in it’s 70th year. Written by Agatha Christie, The Mousetrap is one of the most famous whodunnits in the world, having been enjoyed by London theatregoers since 25th November 1952. Boo…

Yes Tech Will Show Latest Solutions at InfoComm 2022 by Michael Eddy

InfoComm 2022 is on for June 8-10 in Las Vegas, and Yes Tech invites you to visit them to see all their LED video solutions in Booth # N3019. InfoComm 2022 is a comprehensive tradeshow focus…

Cast and Creatives Share What to Expect From New Off-Broadway Musical Between the Lines

Playbill. 163K subscribers. Subscribe. The new musical Between the Lines will begin performances at Off-Broadway's Tony Kiser Theater June 14.

Inside André De Shields's Final Performance in Hadestown on Broadway by TheaterMania

Tony Award winner André De Shields played his final performance at the Walter Kerr Theatre in Hadestown on May 29. The emotional evening culminated in New York City Mayor Eric Adams coming …

2022 Theater Awards Roundup by Barry Gordin

By: David Sheward May 30, 2022: The past few weeks have been a crazed marathon of theater awards, from the Tony and Drama Desk nominations, to the New York Drama Critics Circle voting to …

Sweet moves: the Royal Ballet’s Like Water for Chocolate – in pictures by All Photographs By Tristram Kenton

Christopher Wheeldon’s new ballet is an adaptation of Laura Esquivel’s tale of magical realism, starring Francesca Hayward and Marcelino Sambé. Tristram Kenton went into rehearsals Cont…

On the Team of Holt and Rosedale by Trav S.D.

A tribute today to a successful singing duo of century ago, the team of Holt and Rosedale, composed of operatic soprano Vivian Holt and mezzosoprano/contralto and pianist Lillian Rosedale (1…

Nancy Medina named as new artistic director of Bristol Old Vic by Chris Wiegand

Medina, who set up the Bristol School of Acting, takes over next spring as Tom Morris steps down after more than a decade Bristol Old Vic has appointed Nancy Medina as its new artistic direc…

South Australia’s Limestone Coast Was Formed from the Bones of Dead Fish. “Cathedral” Brings the Story of These Caves to the Stage by William Peterson

Review: Cathedral, directed by Shannon Rush for the State Theatre Company of South Australia Cathedral could not be more South Australian. This complex and challenging one-hander is the crea…

‘Banquet waitressing is brutal’: Actor-turned writer Sally Rogers on the 1980s memories that inspired her debut play The Still Room by Featured Content

Remember the 1980s? Charles and Diana's wedding? Sally Rogers does. The actor-turned-playwright draws on her own personal memories and experiences in her debut play, the 1980s-set, coming-of…

Mikhoels by Freud: “The Singing Windmills” by Roman Freud and the PM Theater Company by Vassili Schedrin

Why do we still remember theater that became history many decades ago? How do we remember plays that disappeared without a trace, physically gone, erased from memory? Wasn’t Alexei Granovs…

Liverpool Arab Arts Festival Returns to In-Person Format by Ati Metwaly

Celebrating Arab culture, the Liverpool Arab Arts Festival (LAAF) is gearing up for its upcoming edition to take place between 7 and 17 July across a variety of Liverpool’s venues. Founded…

Super Dad: A Preview of Kevin Bozeman at Zanies by Zach Freeman

Some of the best bits on “Black Superman” are about the trials of fatherhood.

This Week in Theatre: May 30, 2022 | “Karate Kid: The Musical,” “Lempicka,” “Hadestown” Tour by Matt Tamanini

On BroadwayRadio’s “This Week in Theatre,” Jennifer McHugh and Matt Tamanini explore what is happening in the theatre world outside of New York City. With interviews, reviews, and conv…

Westfield News/MassLive ArtsBeat 5/30/22 by Mark G. Auerbach

Westfield News/MassLive ArtsBeat 5/30/22. Renée Fleming, headlines Mahaiwe gala, Great Barrington Public Theater opens with Alison Larkin play and arts news for WMass and No.CT.

Watch: Cast and Creatives Share What to Expect From New Off-Broadway Musical Between the Lines by Playbill

The new musical Between the Lines will begin performances at Off-Broadway's Tony Kiser Theater June 14. Ahead of its premiere, members of the cast and creative team share what to expect from…

‘Good to hear new voices’: LOTUS BEAUTY – Hampstead Theatre by Aleks Sierz

Satinder Chohan’s Lotus Beauty at the Hampstead Theatre, a loving portrait of a Punjabi family-run beauty parlour in west London’s Southall, is an uneasy mix of comedy and tragedy.

Paranoid London reference dance music of the past to fuel our dystopian future by Micco Caporale

English electronic duo Paranoid London can only be described as the rock ’n’ roll specters of acid house. When they exploded in the underground in 2007, the British dance scene was deep …

Watch: Inside André De Shields's Final Performance in Hadestown on Broadway

The Tony winner is presented with a proclamation from New York City Mayor Eric Adams.

“A Small Fire” Ignites Mysterious Passions—at Shotgun Players by Edward Boyda

Adam Bock Provokes Us with a Proud Woman’s Fate by Edward Boyda With “A Small Fire,” playwright Adam Bock challenges us—characters, actors, and audience alike—to face the possibili…

Tribute to Black ‘sheroes’ in Essential Theatre’s ‘From the Mississippi Delta’ by News Desk

The emotional play by Endesha Ida Mae Holland, Ph.D., follows her journey from poverty to academia.

On the Couch with Des Flanagan

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The Revelations of Thom Gunn’s Letters by Hilton Als

The late poet’s letters are a primer not only on literature but on the man himself.

Has Wesley Taylor Joined the Cast of HBO's "Looking"? | Playbill

Wesley Taylor, who was seen on the NBC musical drama "Smash," may be making his way back to television screens in 2015, when the HBO original ...

Heartstopper depicts queer joy – here’s why that can bring about complicated feelings for those in the LGBTIQ community

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Pure Form: Japanese sculptural ceramics

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ShentonSTAGE Daily for MONDAY MAY 30 by Mark Shenton

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NEWS: Belgrade Theatre restages Paines Plough May Queen in Coventry, 25 Jun-2 Jul by Featured Content

After its successful premiere last year as part of Paines Plough’s Roundabout Season, Midlands writer Frankie Meredith’s May Queen returns to Coventry's Belgrade Theatre for a strictly l…

Summer Theatre Sale – West End Theatre Tickets for just £25. On sale today! by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo BritishTheatre.com announces that our Summer Theatre Sale with West End Theatre Tickets to some of the most popular shows for just £25. This post Summer Theatre Sale – Wes…

Australia Council announces recipients of the 2022 First Nations Arts Awards

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Theatre Openings: from w/c May 30 onwards by Mark Shenton

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The Last Five Years

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Helpmann Award-Winning Dancer Leads Final Cast Announcement for The Sunshine Club by Aussie Theatre

Love will triumph when the Playhouse transforms into a magical dance hall from 9 to 30 July for Queensland Performing

Australian premiere of LOOKING FOR ALIBRANDI at Malthouse Theatre by Aussie Theatre

Due to popular demand, Looking For Alibrandi has been extended to 31 July and will now enjoy a four week

Opera Australia releases 2021 Annual Report by Aussie Theatre

After another year of limited programming, travel restrictions and border closures due to the ongoing pandemic, Opera Australia (OA), the

Check Out Photos of 2022 Tony Nominees for Best Scenic Design of a Musical by Leah Putnam, Heather Gershonowitz, Michael Wiltbank

The 75th Annual Tony Awards will be broadcast live from Radio City Music Hall June 12.

Check Out Photos of 2022 Tony Nominees for Best Scenic Design of a Play by Leah Putnam, Heather Gershonowitz, Michael Wiltbank

The 75th Annual Tony Awards will be broadcast live from Radio City Music Hall June 12.

Join TDF for a 'for colored girls...' Conversation in ASL - Alexandria Wailes and Michelle A. Banks on the inclusivity of the Tony-nominated revival

Alexandria Wailes and Michelle A. Banks on the inclusivity of the Tony-nominated revival After 26 years of friendship and artistic collaboration, Alexandria Wailes and Michelle A. Banks are …