Art meets recovery in NORPA’s Dinner Party creative development program

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Charles Ludlam’s ‘Galas’ campily celebrates one of the great divas (Off Broadway review) by Thom Geier

Charles Ludlam was a pioneering figure in queer theater in the 1980s with campy send-ups of classic works (Satyricon in Turds in Hell, Hamlet in Stage Blood) as well as Old Hollywood (like h…

Alicia Keys Coming to the Rescue of Her Ailing “Hell’s Kitchen” Broadway Musical: Will Perform On Stage After Two Shows Soon by Roger Friedman

Alicia Keys is standing her ground. She’s going to perform live on stage for anyone who buys a ticket to her “Hell’s Kitchen” musical after the show is over on September 26th and 27t…

‘A Quick 5’ (and much more) with Richard Thomas, starring in ‘Mark Twain Tonight!’ at The National Theatre by Lynne Menefee

Emmy-Award® winning Actor Richard Thomas brings to life “the nation’s one true comic genius” (The New York Times) in Mark Twain Tonight!, written and originally performed by Hal Holb…

Jean Smart Wins Fourth Emmy Award for Role as Deborah Vance in HACKS

Jean Smart, recently on Broadway in Call Me Izzy, has won an Emmy Award for her performance as Deborah Vance in Season 4 of HBO's Hacks. This marks her fourth win for the series. Earlier thi…

Not Your Superwoman review – powerful tribute to the plight and perseverance of Black women by Demetrios Matheou

Golda Rosheuvel and Letitia Wright excel in a super new play The Bush is likely to continue its fine recent run of hit plays, with this funny, poignant, culturally authentic and beautifully …

Review: The Wild Duck at TFANA by Nicole Serratore

It's hard to look away from Ibsen's shattering tragicomedy. Nicole Serratore reviews. The post Review: The Wild Duck at TFANA appeared first on Exeunt Magazine NYC.

The 77th Primetime Emmy Award Winners- Updating Live

Tonight, CBS will air The 77th Annual Emmy Awards, the annual ceremony that recognizes the best in television. The broadcast will also be available to stream live on Paramount+ for Paramount…

A Crucial Disruption by Mason Pilevsky

The Essentialis’nt – 12 September 2025 Told in an art form akin to choreopoem, The Essentialisn’t is a piece that fearlessly demands that the audience sit with their discomfort and e…

The Wild Duck by Holli Harms

Exquisite! Stunning! A triumphant theatrical revival of Ibsen’s The Wild Duck. The post The Wild Duck appeared first on The Front Row Center.

“The Wild Duck”: Stellar Production of a Rarely Seen Ibsen by Ron Fassler

Review by Ron Fassler . . . The last time I attended a production of Henrik Ibsen’s The Wild Duck, was at the Brooklyn Academy of Music forty-eight years ago. The second time, in a full c…

The Wild Duck: Rare Ibsen Revival Not to Be Ducked by David Finkle

★★★★☆ Simon Godwin directs a first-rate cast, including Nick Westrate and Alexander Hurt The post The Wild Duck: Rare Ibsen Revival Not to Be Ducked appeared first on New York Stag…

The Wild Duck: Foul Doings by Michael Sommers

★★★☆☆ Ibsen’s tragicomedy depicts a family wrecked by a righteous friend The post The Wild Duck: Foul Doings appeared first on New York Stage Review.

The Wild Duck **1/2 by Barry Gordin

By Samuel L. Leiter September 14, 2025: Revivals of Henrik Ibsen are common enough, though A Doll’s House tends to dominate. Hedda Gabler, Ghosts, and An Enemy of the People appear regul…

This Week on Broadway for September 14, 2025: Galas @ Little Island by James Marino

Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere talk about Galas @ Little Island, Sober Songs @ Theater Row, Karaoke With Broadway Stars, Sweet Charity (movie), and House of McQueen at…

Ibsen’s ‘The Wild Duck’ remains untamed in handsome but uneven revival (Off Broadway review) by Thom Geier

Two years after Henrik Ibsen’s An Enemy of the People, in which a community rejects a truth-telling Cassandra in their midst warning about a public health scandal unfolding in their town�…

The Wild Duck Review by Jonathan Mandell

Sometimes it’s better to live with lies; the truth can be too destructive. That’s the message I came away with from “The Wild Duck,” which makes it hard for me to understand how the …

Theatre Review: ‘Mae West: The Comeback Tour’ at Baltimore Theatre Project by Herb Merrick

Mary Jane “Mae” West’s career as a show business entertainer spanned more than seven decades. Her early career performing in vaudeville and theater was based in New York, and a later c…

Art at the Black Mountain Center for the Arts by Bruce Steele

A Broadway revival of Yasmina Reza’s Tony-winning play is running right now, but I can’t imagine enjoying the New York show more than I did the Black Mountain production.

Theatre Review: ‘Gutenberg! The Musical’ at City of Fairfax Theatre Company by Kate Mankowski

“Gutenberg! The Musical,” written and composed by Scott Brown and Anthony King, is a hysterical, self-aware production about two aspiring, musical theater writers, Doug Simon (Peter Mars…

In Memoriam: Stephen Fallon, LD by Michael S. Eddy

Lighting Designer and Lighting Director Stephen Michael Fallon passed away unexpectedly on September 12, 2025. Fallon, who was the Principal of Fallon Media Design was based in Nashville, TN…

FILM REVIEW: Caper by Victoria Dammer

When a sext goes to the wrong recipient, a group of middle-aged misfits romp around New York City trying to intercept the message. What could go wrong? Just about everything. The post FILM R…

Colorado Silver by Kendra Jones

As soon as the music started, I felt something powerful— I felt I had a sneak peak, a front row seat at something larger. With a show in development, I did not know what to expect, but I w…

Patient 13 Written and Performed by Gail Thomas by Betsyann Faiella

"I get rid of all the toxic people. And there is no one left." The post Patient 13 Written and Performed by Gail Thomas appeared first on The Front Row Center.

Creditors review – Charles Dance, Geraldine James and Nicholas Farrell get gasps and guffaws from Strindberg by Mark Lawson

Orange Tree theatre, LondonDirector Tom Littler finds the comedy in the Swedish tragedian’s play about how people use each other up in love and art In an interview before his production of…

HOUSE OF MCQUEEN by Brittany Crowell

And at the end of the piece, the audience was asked to then exit through the gift shop.  I think McQueen (similarly to Banksy who so famously coined the phrase) would frown on this and task…

THE TRUTH ABOUT BLAYDS Finborough, Earls Court by Libby Purves and Friends

FAME, FRAUD AND FAMILY         Long after it opened, a massive hit both sides of the Atlantic, and finally closed ,  the enterprising Finborough hauls out a 1921  A.A.Milne play for t…

Smash by Michael Portantiere

Original Broadway Cast, 2025 (Concord Theatricals) Smash was a short-lived TV series about a group of people trying to put together a Broadway musical based on the life and career of Marilyn…

In ‘The Lion King,’ 3 cheers for the villain by Jason Vondersmith

Preview: Peter Hargrave revels in the role he's played in the musical's Broadway tour more than 1,000 times: "I like to think Scar is the fan favorite. It is an iconic Disney villain.”

Elaine in the Park, Oliver! and More on 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, she talks about her star turn at Radio 2 in th…

TIFF50 Announces 2025 Award Winners Including People’s Choice by Ross

Frontmezzjunkies reports: TIFF 50 announces its 2025 award winners The recipients of the 2025 People’s Choice Awards presented by Rogers are: Chloé Zhao’s Hamnet, Park Chan-wook’s No …

Theatre Review: ‘The Sound of Music’ at The Kennedy Center by Teniola Ayoola

“The Sound of Music,” directed by Jack O’Brien and currently at The Kennedy Center, is nothing short of heartwarming. From the abbey to the hills to the von Trapp mansion, the producti…

Your Travalanche Daily Digest for September 14, 2025 by Trav S.D.

Today’s new Travalanche post for September 14, 2025 is about movie director Alfred Santell, who started out in the days of silent comedy. Other Travalanche posts for September 14 include o…

Theatre Review: ‘Ceilidh’ at M&T Bank Exchange at the France-Merrick Performing Arts Center by Pamela Steinik

“Ceilidh” (pronounced KAY-lee) brings the spirit of Scotland to Baltimore in its North American premiere. It defies any genre. It’s part musical, part interactive, and definitely magic…

Not Your Superwoman review – Letitia Wright and Golda Rosheuvel are magnetic in mother-daughter drama by Arifa Akbar

Bush theatre, LondonBoth screen stars captivate in Emma Dennis-Edwards’s tale of Gen Z Erica and emotionally distant Joyce Two screen stars blaze on stage in this mother-daughter drama: Le…

The Alfred Santell Story by Trav S.D.

September 14 was the birthday of Alfred Santell (1895-1981). Santell was a director who started out in the days of silent slapstick comedies and made over 100 films over a 30 year period. He…

Philly Fringe 2025: Nick Gillette presents Pennsylvania Semiconscious Liberation Army by Alaina Johns

An immersive theater experience from veteran Philly performer Nick Gillette and a large ensemble asks the audience pressing ethical questions about our American moment. Alaina Johns reviews.

5 Broadway advertising executives get honest with Broadway News by Ruthie Fierberg

Liz Furze, Callie Goff, Jeremy Kraus, Ilene Rosen and Matt Upshaw share their honest thoughts about advertising and marketing Broadway in 2025.

London City Ballet: Momentum review – lovely dancing set to beautiful music by Lyndsey Winship

Sadler’s Wells, LondonAlina Cojocaru is breathtaking, Ratmansky’s music zings and Joseph Taylor gets a fantastic angry solo It’s exciting when artists push boundaries, melt genres, re…

TIFF50: Unpacks the Power of “Blood Lines” by Ross

The TIFF Film Review: Gail Maurice’s “Blood Lines“ By Ross The music instantly engages, as Beatrice drives in, past homes both solid and teepeed. This compelling second feature from wr…

A Lebanese dancer defies extremist threats and social norms with his sold-out performances by The Associated Press

By MALAK HARB and KAREEM CHEHAYEB BEIRUT (AP) — Alexandre Paulikevitch put on his white dress and wig and danced his way to center stage, knowing that the extremist groups who had threaten…

Halloween comes early with homegrown ‘Hocus Pocus Live!’ flying into stages around CT by Christopher Arnott

Summer Orlando's original "Hocus Pocus Live!" show, which boasts a cast of 10 and lots of parody songs, has been getting bigger and more popular every year.

Charmagne Tripp is sharing her ‘Hartford Soul’ with a new live EP and a new ensemble by Christopher Arnott

Hartford-based neo-soul singer Charmagne Tripp has released her first live concert recording and has brought in some new musicians for her upcoming shows.

Office woes could hurt CT redevelopment project sought for decades. Vacancy rate tops 40% by Kenneth R. Gosselin

To build new structures on parking lots would require tens of millions in public subsidies and would come at time when office conversion projects could rise in priority in the competition fo…

POSTPONED -FAMILY TRADITION – paying tribute to Hank Williams Jr.

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Are the Bennet Girls OK?, Adapted From Pride and Prejudice, Begins Off-Broadway September 14 by Margaret Hall

Eric Tucker directs Emily Breeze's play for Bedlam.

Malan Breton’s Gilded Dream: Fashion Meets Broadway at the Léman Ballroom by Suzanna Bowling

Broadway and high fashion collided last night as Malan Breton unveiled his Spring/Summer 2026 collections, The Age of the Machine, The Heart of Humanity, transforming the Léman Ballroom int…