Saturday, November 30, 2024 at 10pm (Broadway Time)
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Prairie Dawn by Molly Lieber and Eleanor Smith by Darvejon A. Jones

Molly Lieber and Eleanor Smith’s Prairie Dawn premiered at Roulette in Brooklyn on November 14th, 2024. This is a Black cis man’s interpretation of their work.

SOURCE: Culture Bot at 10:24PM
Saturday, November 30, 2024 at 9pm (Broadway Time)
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Theater Interview: CATHY MORIARTY (appearing in “I’ll Eat You Last: A Chat with Sue Mengers” – The Bent in Palm Springs) by Jason Mannino

A RAGING CAREER — NO BULL Palm Springs’ The Bent is presenting John Logan’s one-woman play I’ll Eat You Last: A Chat with Sue Mengers starring Academy Award-nominee Cathy Moriarty a…

SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 09:44PM
Saturday, November 30, 2024 at 8pm (Broadway Time)
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Theater Review: CAT KID COMIC CLUB (Tour at Kirk Douglas Theatre in Culver City) by Tony Frankel

Last year at this time, I saw the family-friendly and totally entertaining Dog Man: The Musical at the Kirk Douglas Theatre presented by TheaterWorksUSA in which comic book hero Dog Man, wit…

SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 08:12PM
Saturday, November 30, 2024 at 7pm (Broadway Time)
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Theater Review: WAITRESS (San Francisco Playhouse) by Barry Willis

IF THE HEAT IN AMERICA’S KITCHEN IS GETTING YOU DOWN, HEAD TO WAITRESS AT SF PLAYHOUSE San Francisco Playhouse has delivered an incredible gift for the winter holiday season: Waitress, Jes…

SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 07:07PM

Wick’s Joseph Production Is As Multi-Faceted As His Coat by Bill Hirschman

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, playing into next month at the Wick Theatre & Museum Club in Boca Raton, has something for everyone, or as Donny Osmond would tell you, it�…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 07:06PM
Saturday, November 30, 2024 at 6pm (Broadway Time)
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Off-Broadway Review: LIFE AND TRUST (Emursive in Conwell Tower, Manhattan’s Financial District) by Paola Bellu

PUT YOUR LIFE AND TRUST INTO THE HANDS OF LIFE AND TRUST There is a daunting immersive theater experience in Manhattan’s Financial District that is also somehow prophetic. The location, 69…

SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 06:37PM

‘Wicked’ Star Marissa Bode Condemns ‘Aggressive’ and ‘Very Gross’ Comments About Nessarose’s Disability: It Is ‘Low-Hanging Fruit That by Michaela Zee

“Wicked” star Marissa Bode has spoken out against the negative comments and jokes about her character Nessarose’s disability, calling them “aggressive,” “very gross” and “har…

SOURCE: Variety at 06:20PM
Saturday, November 30, 2024 at 5pm (Broadway Time)
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‘Wicked’s Marissa Bode Calls Out “Gross And Harmful” Ableist Comments About Nessa by Glenn Garner

As Wicked continues to fuel an online storm of memes, one cast member is drawing a line in regards to ableist comments. Marissa Bode, who stars in the Jon M. Chu-helmed adaptation of the Bro…

SOURCE: Deadline at 05:58PM

The Hammer Museum presents 10 Nights of Cinema in December by Pauline Adamek

The Hammer Museum presents the 10th Edition of MoMA Contenders, The Museum of Modern Art’s renowned series of influential, innovative films from the past 12 months.  This year’s line…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 05:48PM
Saturday, November 30, 2024 at 3pm (Broadway Time)
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The Merchant of Venice (Arlekin Players Theatre) by Victor Gluck, Editor-In-Chief

There is much rewriting and updating plus uncalled for interpolation like speeches from 'Romeo and Juliet" for Jessica and one of Shakespeare’s sonnets (“My Mistress’ eyes are nothing …

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 03:41PM

The Christmas Spectacular Starring the Radio City Rockettes by Jk Clarke

Theater Review by Walter Murphy . . .  When an audience explodes in a spontaneous standing ovation at the end of a show, it’s a pretty good indication that the show is a hit. That’s exa…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 03:33PM

News and Reviews: Arts Journalism Conference Offers Insights into Theater and Writing Reviews by Carolyn Kelemen

Dozens of  theater critics, writers, and bloggers gathered in Manhattan, November 7-10, 2024, the first time that the now-called American Theatre Critics/Journalists Association has includ…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 03:26PM
Saturday, November 30, 2024 at 2pm (Broadway Time)
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Leiter Looks at Books by Jk Clarke

Casual notes on show-biz books, memoirs and studies, dust gatherers, and hot off the presses. Book Review by Samuel L. Leiter . . . 38th Edition. Ken Bloom. Show & Tell: The New Book of …

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 02:53PM

WICKED Breaks Domestic Record for Highest-Grossing Movie Based on a Broadway Musical

According to Deadline, Wicked is now the highest-grossing movie based on a Broadway musical domestically, reaching $214.3M in domestic box office grosses as of Friday, November 29th.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:44PM

Dance Review: ‘George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker®’ by the Philadelphia Ballet at The Kennedy Center by Carolyn Kelemen

Remember the way the holiday season used to make you feel? Remember walking around full of expectation, certain that wonderful, impossible, and magical things were about to happen? If you ha…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 02:24PM

Holiday Shows in NYC 2024 by New York Theater

Holiday shows take center stage between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Eve each year. Some of the plays, ballets, operas, concerts, musicals, burlesques, and hybrid entertainments have reappe…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 02:13PM
Saturday, November 30, 2024 at noon (Broadway Time)
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Woody Allen: More TV Work (1960-72) by Trav S.D.

November 30 (it turns out) is the birthday of Woody Allen (b. 1935). We used to think it was December 1, but Allen’s recent memoir set the record straight. I originally planned a highly am…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 12:54PM

First Look: New Production Images for The Devil Wears Prada at The Dominion Theatre by Staff Writer

Ahead of the show’s opening, this December, at the Dominion Theatre, The Devil Wears Prada The Musical has released new production images

SOURCE: theatreweekly.com at 12:44PM

Behind-The-Curtain with Kathie Lee Gifford - Talk Show Host & Actress by Call Me Adam

What did I give Talk-Show Host, Actress, and Singer Kathie Lee Gifford after I saw her in a production of Rupert Holmes' Thumbs, that was inspired by her recording of David Pomeranz's song "…

SOURCE: YouTube at 12:00PM
Saturday, November 30, 2024 at 9am (Broadway Time)
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Happy Felton: From the Orchestra Pit to the Dugout by Trav S.D.

Yes, I know this photo makes him seem more like “Sinister Felton” but it was the best photo I could find of Francis “Happy” Felton (1907-1964), prior to the guise he was best known f…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 09:36AM

New York Times Notable Books of 2024 picks for theater lovers (sort of) by New York Theater

Theater seems of little interest to the Times staff who put together the 100 Notable Books of 2024. Published plays are ignored (although books of poetry are included), and their annual lis…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 09:26AM
Saturday, November 30, 2024 at 8am (Broadway Time)
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The Importance of Being Earnest, National Theatre review - no shortage of acid-tipped delight to tantalise your sensibilities by Rachel Halliburton

Oscar Wilde speaks just as strongly to the 21st century as he did to his own If Harold Pinter’s work represents, as he slyly joked, the weasel under the cocktail cabinet, then Oscar Wilde…

SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 08:18AM

Shop GYPSY on Broadway Merch

Shop the entire merch collection for the new Broadway production of Gypsy starring Audra McDonald - now available in BroadwayWorld's shop! Get shirts, hoodies, tote bags, hats, magnets, orna…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:00AM
Saturday, November 30, 2024 at 7am (Broadway Time)
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A Meeting Near a Statue by Trav S.D.

November is Native American History Month; next year (2025) will mark the 350th anniversary of King Phillip’s War, the beginning of the end for the native people as the dominant polity …

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 07:31AM
Saturday, November 30, 2024 at 6am (Broadway Time)
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REMEMBERING GAVIN CREEL by Chip Deffaa, Editor-At-Large

His breakout role--the one that made him a "name" in the theater world--was playing "Jimmy Smith," the boyfriend, co-starring opposite Sutton Foster in the Broadway musical "Thoroughly Moder…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 06:28AM

Twelfth Night, Orange Tree Theatre review - perfectly pitched sad and merry musical mayhem by Heather Neill

Shakespeare's comedy of identity confusion benefits from a 1940s setting It's all too easy to underplay the melancholy of Shakespeare's comedy of divided twins, misplaced – sometimes narci…

SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 06:06AM

HOW ACCURATE IS “A WONDERFUL WORLD: THE LOUIS ARMSTONG MUSICAL”? by Chip Deffaa, Editor-At-Large

A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical” gives Broadway a much-needed shot in the arm. From the clarion call of the first notes we hear to the final strains of the title song, ther…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 06:06AM

Nobodaddy review – a wild, Blake-inspired meditation on death from Michael Keegan-Dolan by Sarah Crompton

Sadler’s Wells, LondonThe Irish choreographer and his company, Teaċ Daṁsa, weave dances of folksy complexity in their stirring, absurdist new production In eight weeks at their home bas…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:06AM

No bah humbug here as CT offers over a dozen ‘A Christmas Carol’ shows to catch in December by Christopher Arnott

This year there's a wide range of Scrooges from immersive shows to musicals with songs by the composer of “The Little Mermaid” to one starring an actor from “Cheers.”

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM

Bring on the funny this week in CT arts with stand-up comedy and live podcast shows by Christopher Arnott

The Courant's arts picks for Dec. 1-7 include stand-up comedy from Taylor Tomlinson and Tony Rock and live shows from the podcasts "Stiff Socks" and "Giggly Squad."

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM
Saturday, November 30, 2024 at 5am (Broadway Time)
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Juliette Binoche Is Taking Christian Louboutin to the Theater by Kathryn Shattuck

“I’ve seen this play three times, and it’s five and a half hours long,” said the actress, who stars in the new movie “The Return.”

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:02AM

Auli’i Cravalho on ‘Moana 2’ and Making Her Broadway Debut by Sarah Bahr

“Moana” made her a breakout star. Now Cravalho, at 24, is back in the sequel, while also making her Broadway debut and embracing edgier parts.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:02AM

How the Visual Effects of ‘Death Becomes Her’ Changed Movies by Leah Greenblatt

The loony 1992 comedy’s visual effects broke new ground (along with Meryl Streep’s neck). With the film’s Broadway musical adaptation, a look at its enduring legacy.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:02AM
Saturday, November 30, 2024 at 3am (Broadway Time)
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The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical - all Greek to me by Gary Naylor

★★ THE LIGHTNING THIEF, THE OTHER PALACE One for fans of the franchise Myths and monsters make for a curiously bland and bloodless musical Percy Jackson is neither the missing one from …

SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 03:48AM

WWDTM: Thanksgiving Edition! by NPR

This week, Wait Wait celebrates Thanksgiving with a cornucopia of great guests!Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 03:00AM
Saturday, November 30, 2024 at 1am (Broadway Time)
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“Cabaret” Roars A Magnificent, Prophetic Growl—at Rhino by Barry David Horwitz

John Fisher’s Spectacular Staging Puts Fascism in Our Faces by Barry David Horwitz Dramatic genius John Fisher has assembled a heavenly cast to explore the Hell of 1930s Germany—to live …

SOURCE: Theatrius at 01:24AM
Saturday, November 30, 2024 at midnight (Broadway Time)
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Welcome to the Big Dipper by Scotty Bennett

"Welcome to The Big Dipper" is a musical comedy with music and lyrics by Jimmy Roberts and a book by Catherine Filloux and John Daggett (inspired by the play "All Dressed Up and Nowhere to G…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:28AM

Jon M Chu, the ‘Wicked’ director uniting America

The man behind the crowd-pleasing film adaptation of the musical has set a new box office record

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 12:00AM

All that Chat

2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 11, 2024: Oh, Mary! - Lyceum Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre
TBA: Titanic
TBA: Ragtime