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Thursday, August 2, 2018

Edinburgh Fringe 2018: 'Dressed' creators explain why making a show about being stripped at gun point was 'liberating' by Josie Dale-Jones and Lydia Higginson, Josie Dale-Jones and Lydia Higginson

'Making my entire wardrobe helped me reconnect with my body. It gave me the time and space I needed to heal' says Lydia Higginson

SOURCE: The Independent at 10:33AM

‘The Boys in the Band’ and a Generational Divide by Stuart Emmrich, Wesley Morris, Matthew Schneier and Zachary Woolfe

Four gay men who recently attended the Broadway revival of this 50-year-old play — three seeing it for the first time — debate its significance and relevance.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:13AM
Friday, July 20, 2018

What to see this week in the UK by Andrew Pulver, Michael Cragg, John Fordham, Andrew Clements, Jonathan Jones, Mark Cook and Judith Mackrell

From Generation Wealth to Biodiversity, here’s our pick of the best films, concerts, exhibitions, theatre and dance over the next seven days Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:24AM
Saturday, June 30, 2018

What to see this week in the UK by Steve Rose, Michael Cragg, John Fordham, Andrew Clements, Jonathan Jones, Mark Cook and Judith Mackrell

From Leave No Trace to Little Mix, here’s our pick of the best films, concerts, exhibitions, theatre and dance over the next seven days Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:06AM
Tuesday, June 26, 2018

Ariana Grande: Style Diary by ,

       

SOURCE: USA Today at 08:35AM
Friday, June 22, 2018

Celestial Motion: a virtual dance experience – 360-degree video by Shehani Fernando, Francesca Panetta, David Levene, Anetta Jones, Federico Fasce, Alexander Whitley and Luca Biada

An immersive dance performance in virtual reality, Celestial Motion is inspired by the imagery of solar physics. Choreographed by Alexander Whitley and made in association with Sadler's Well…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:48AM
Monday, June 11, 2018

The Best and Worst of the Tony Awards 2018 by Ben Brantley, Jesse Green, Scott Heller and Joshua Barone

A look at the most memorable moments from this year’s ceremony celebrating Broadway.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:48PM
Sunday, June 10, 2018

2018 Tony Awards Show by ,

       

SOURCE: USA Today at 11:27PM
Wednesday, June 6, 2018

'A Star is Born' trailer: Lady Gaga, Bradley Cooper sing together by ,

The first trailer for "A Star is Born" is out and it stars Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga.        

SOURCE: USA Today at 01:09PM
Friday, June 1, 2018

the 25 best american plays: The Ones We Left Behind by Ben Brantley, Jesse Green, Laura Collins-Hughes, Alexis Soloski and Elisabeth Vincentelli

Majority rule (mostly). One play per playwright. How we put together the 25 Plays list, and a bid to remember notable writers and favorite works that missed the cut.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:48AM
Friday, May 25, 2018

What to see this week in the UK by Steve Rose, Harriet Gibsone, John Fordham, Andrew Clements, Jonathan Jones, Lyn Gardner and Judith Mackrell

From Zama to Tacita Dean, here’s our pick of the best films, concerts, exhibitions, theatre and dance over the next seven days Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:24AM
Thursday, May 24, 2018

How ‘Cursed Child’ Puts Parenting at the Center of the Potterverse by Pamela Paul, Maria Russo and Michael Paulson

Two children’s literature experts consider what works in the Broadway play — for kids, sure, but for grown-ups too.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:18PM
Sunday, May 20, 2018

Patricia Morison, the original 'Kiss Me, Kate' star, dies at 103 by The Associated Press, Mark Kennedy and Andrew Dalton, The Associated Press

Patricia Morison, who starred on Broadway in 'Kiss Me Kate' and opposite Yul Brynner in "The King and I,' and appeared in films alongside Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepb…

SOURCE: USA Today at 07:23PM
Thursday, May 17, 2018
Thursday, May 10, 2018

23 Dazzling Portraits of Tony Nominees by Jesse Dittmar, Michael Paulson, Jolie Ruben and Joshua Barone

We invited Broadway’s best to pose for us just 24 hours after they were nominated for theater’s most prestigious award. Needless to say, they were a happy bunch.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:18AM
Wednesday, May 9, 2018

Loving and Hating the Broadway Season: Our Critics Could Have Argued All Night by Ben Brantley, Jesse Green and Scott Heller

Disagreeing on classic musicals, agreeing on “The Band’s Visit,” and worried about a season when revivals outshone new plays.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:18AM
Tuesday, May 8, 2018

Banned sex play Spring Awakening now a teenage hit by Vanessa Thorpe, Arts and Media Correspondent

Written in the 1890s, censored in the 1960s, tale of young desire Spring Awakening is back on stage as a musicalA story once banned from the British stage due to its celebration of adolescen…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:42PM
Sunday, April 8, 2018
Saturday, March 31, 2018

Dover turns clock back a century to welcome home Unknown Soldier … again by Vanessa Thorpe, Arts and Media Correspondent

Sir Michael Morpurgo is supporting a large-scale public performance to honour the warrior at the spot where his body returned to British soilIn 1916, the Rev David Railton, a former curate i…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:05PM
Monday, March 19, 2018

Cynthia Nixon, of 'Sex and the City' fame, to run for New York governor by Usa Today Network-New York, Jon Campbell and Joseph Spector, Usa Today Network-New York

The 'Sex and the City' actress said she will challenge Gov. Andrew Cuomo in a Democratic primary.        

SOURCE: USA Today at 06:35PM
Monday, March 5, 2018

'Mary Poppins Returns' with new faces by ,

The teaser for Disney's upcoming 'Mary Poppins Returns' gives us a first look at Emily Blunt as Mary Poppins and Lin-Manuel Miranda as Jack, a lamplighter.    …

SOURCE: USA Today at 05:12PM
Tuesday, February 20, 2018

3 Young People to Watch in Theater This Spring by Laura Collins-Hughes, Sopan Deb and Matt Trueman

Get to know the playwright Hammaad Chaudry, the 13-year-old actress Rileigh McDonald and the actor Andrew Burnap.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:22PM
Thursday, February 15, 2018

Amy Schumer: Style Diary by ,

       

SOURCE: USA Today at 02:09PM

Shipping alert: Could 'Black Panther's Lupita Nyong'o, Michael B. Jordan be more than friends? by Usa Today, Maeve McDermott and Anika Reed, Usa Today

The Internet is debating whether the two 'Black Panther' stars are romantically linked.        

SOURCE: USA Today at 11:56AM
Monday, February 12, 2018

‘I wanted to channel the anger’: Europe's fearless political playwrights by Daniel Boffey, Constanze Letsch, Philip Oltermann, Helena Smith and Kit Gillet

They’ve stormed the Reichstag, turned terrorism into absurd comedy and asked their audiences for answers. Meet five theatre-makers grappling with crises across the continent.By Daniel Boff…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:00AM
Thursday, January 25, 2018

John, National Theatre, London, review: Quirkily funny and disquieting by ,

A haunting new play by Annie Baker, whose Pulitzer Prize-winning 'The Flick' was a hit at the National in 2016

SOURCE: The Independent at 01:39PM
Thursday, January 18, 2018
Wednesday, January 17, 2018

Rita, Sue and #MeToo: 'there'd be outrage if it was written today' by Ella Carmen Greenhill , Atiha Sen Gupta and April De Angelis

Was the Royal Court right to put on Rita, Sue and Bob Too? We asked three playwrights to look afresh at Andrea Dunbar’s story of two girls preyed on by an older man Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:23AM
Friday, January 12, 2018

Doreen Tracey, an original Disney Mouseketeer, dies at 74 by ,

Tracey, who was part of the original cast of Disney's after-school special 'The Mickey Mouse Club' in the 1950s, died from pneumonia Wednesday.      …

SOURCE: USA Today at 12:40PM
Thursday, December 21, 2017

Hugh Jackman is the musical ringmaster of 'Greatest Showman' by ,

Hugh Jackman stars as P.T. Barnum in the musical biopic 'The Greatest Showman.'        

SOURCE: USA Today at 12:18PM

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