Whoever wins next month’s Olivier awards, global stars will continue to flock to the West End of London to give the stage their all. We take a peek behind the curtain … At what point doe…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:24AMIn the early 1960s Bill Kenwright and I were both in the National Youth Theatre. His broad Merseyside accent provided a high point during our production of Richard III. It’s hard to do pho…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:36PMIn the run-up to the festival, our writers will choose new productions that have caught their eye – but here’s a selection of those we’ve already reviewed Richard Marsh has clearly see…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:24AMSuspension of standup comedian, otherwise known as Nigel Ng, came after he posted a video making fun of the country’s authoritarian government British-Malaysian comedian Uncle Roger has ha…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:36AMActor best known for her stage work and acclaimed for her portrayal of Mary Barnes in the title role of David Edgar’s 1978 play Patti Love, who has died aged 75, was an actor of supreme ta…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:56AMRyan Gilbey was eloquent about the qualities of David Warner, but it isn’t true that he got stage fright while performing in The Great Exhibition in 1972. On the contrary, he acted fearles…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:18AMThe outdoor theatre company will cover more than 12,000 miles this summer, visiting more than 60 venues. Guardian photographer David Levene joined the Macbeth road trip The Covid-19 pandemic…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:06AMPlaywright David Hare has written a new poem, Agony Uncle, about Boris Johnson's handling of the coronavirus crisis. Written in the tradition of 18th century satire, the poem castigates the…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:42PMIt’s been quite the terrifying year for us connected to the performing arts. An absolute scary time that began in mid-March 2020 as theaters went dark, lit only by their ghost lights. And …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:43PMThe performances at George Street were impeccable. The actors even bore striking resemblances to their historic characters. The depiction of life in the 1950s was authentic down to Margaret�…
SOURCE: thejewishvoiceandopinion.com at 11:35AMIn the era of Covid 19, when our theatres have been forced to close throughout Aotearoa/New Zealand, we find ourselves unable to rehearse or to present our work to a live audience. This has …
SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 03:10PMWhich role would you rather? More The post Would You Rather: Broadway Dream Role Edition – Volume 3 appeared first on Theatre Nerds.
SOURCE: theatrenerds.com at 10:35AMDonations to some churches have plummeted, and many charities have had to cancel crucial fundraising events such as galas, bike races and walkathons.
SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 02:18PMThe musical opened March 12, 2017, at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:12AMBroadway was booming. Then came the coronavirus.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:32PMPost-Play Palaver is an occasional series of conversations between DC Metro Theater Arts writers who saw the same performance, got really into talking about it, and decided to continue their…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:55AMAhead of taking the stage in the 10-year anniversary benefit concert of MMLJW, the Tony Award nominees share how their partnership began, the impact of their first musical, and more.
SOURCE: Playbill at 07:00AMWith the Jurassic World Live Tour, Feld Entertainment, known for arena tours like Disney on Ice and Sesame Street Live, is mounting a show with more teeth.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 11:33AMDoubling, humour and an outstanding female Henry V Henry IV Part One (***)
SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 05:48AMIn honor of the 15th anniversary of "Mean Girls" on April 30, we rounded up the best quotes from the Tina Fey comedy.
SOURCE: USA Today at 12:55PMWriters-composers-lyricists David Hein and Irene Sankoff reflect on the lessons they’ve learned with two years on Broadway under their belt—and more coming their way.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:29AMTradition. Culture. Politics. Love. Tevye grapples with these four and more in National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene’s “Fiddler on the Roof” currently running at Stage 42.
SOURCE: Theatre Reviews Limited at 02:58PMAriana Grande was saying "thank u, next" to Grammys drama ahead of Sunday's awards show on social media.
SOURCE: USA Today at 07:19PMAndy: I love orange tabbies - they’re great fun and usually crazy!David: He said to me, ‘‘Hopefully, we can get a cat one day but I understand your allergies are bad.’ So I said ‘w…
SOURCE: www.petsofbroadway.org at 01:31PMCurrently running at New World Stages, Desperate Measures takes Shakespeare's Measure for Measure, ups the comedy, and sets the whole thing in the Wild Wild West.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:12PM“The Lehman Trilogy,” a story of American capitalism, is playing on a London stage. Two journalists — one British, one American — discuss.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:18AMTee: I’m a standby in Mean Girls on BroadwayDavid: I own a bar called Bensons on the Lower East Side.Tee: “We decided that we wanted to get a dog a couple years ago and it took us a whil…
SOURCE: www.petsofbroadway.org at 12:07PMAn 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 03:48AMPost-Play Palaver is an occasional series of conversations between DC Metro Theater Arts writers. In this one, Senior Writers and Columnists John Stoltenberg (Magic Time!) and David Siegel …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 04:00PM'Hamilton' scored seven wins, while top prizes went also to 'The Ferryman,' 'Angels in America' and 'Follies,' with Bryan Cranston, Sam Mendes, Shirley Henderson and Laura Donnelly among hon…
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 06:55PMFrom Canada to Broadway to pop-music’s biggest night, the composers of “Come From Away” keep finding themselves in the unlikeliest of places.
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