Saturday, August 17, 2019 at 10pm (Broadway Time)
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Lighting Designer John H. Purnell Discusses ‘Mamma Mia’ at Annapolis Summer Garden Theatre by Charles Green

John H. Purnell is the Lighting Designer for Annapolis Summer Garden Theatre’s sold-out production of Mamma Mia! He has done the lighting design for many shows in the Annapolis area, inclu…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:20PM
Saturday, August 17, 2019 at 7pm (Broadway Time)
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NiteLife Exchange Picks of the Week

Five-time Grammy nominee Michael Feinstein returns for his annual summertime engagement with a brand-new show of musical delights! In I Happen to Like New York at 54 Below, tonight, Saturday…

SOURCE: NiteLifeExchange at 07:45PM

Theater Review: “Hello, Dolly!” in Boston a Welcome Confection by Christopher Caggiano

The national tour of the smash-hit revival retains much of the charm of the original. The post Theater Review: “Hello, Dolly!” in Boston a Welcome Confection appeared first on The Arts …

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 07:42PM
Saturday, August 17, 2019 at 5pm (Broadway Time)
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'Swing Symphony' recording features SLSO, Wynton Marsalis, Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra by Sarah Bryan Miller St. Louis Post-Dispatch

In the recording, Robertson says, the SLSO's players both stood out and fused with the jazz band.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 05:24PM
Saturday, August 17, 2019 at 4pm (Broadway Time)
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Review: Fall Springs at curtainup.com//Berkshires by Gloria Miller

the story is politically pointed and the acting and music campy enough to make for what is probably the most entertaining evening about hydro fracking that anyone could ever imagine.

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 04:49PM

Review: ‘Michael Feinstein: I Happen To Like New York’ at Feinstein’s/54 Below by Deb Miller

For his annual summer engagement at Feinstein’s/54 Below, the eponymous multi-platinum Grammy-nominated artist celebrates the songs, entertainers, and musical history of our city in Michae…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 04:38PM
Saturday, August 17, 2019 at 3pm (Broadway Time)
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Theater Review: ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT (Red Tape Theatre and Greenhouse Theatre) by Lawrence Bommer

ALL QUIET MAKES A BIG NOISE One of the saddest truths about humanity is that we always need to be warned against war, so tempting is its license to kill. All Quiet on the Western Front, Eri…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 03:43PM

Tell Me More | Episode 35: Glynn Turman from Lorraine Hansberry to August Wilson by Matt Tamanini

On this episode of BroadwayRadio’s “Tell Me More,” Matt Tamanini talks to” one of the most prolific character actors working today, Glynn Turman. After beginning his professional car…

SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 03:37PM

Working on My Night Moves review – it's hard to find meaning in the dark by Kate Wyver

Summerhall, EdinburghJulia Croft’s performance art piece takes you from the edge of a black hole to the eye of the hurricane in The Wizard of Oz. It’s all very confusing The stars lie by…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:36PM

Jordan Brookes review – refuses to play by the normal rules of comedy by Brian Logan

Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghBrookes delivers one of the coups of this year’s fringe with this deconstruction of a standup set, in which you never know what he’ll do next ‘In all sinc…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:36PM

Wigging out: why drag is bigger and wilder than ever at Edinburgh by Crystal Rasmussen

It used to be that just wearing a dress and lip-syncing was enough. But now drag is mainstream, the bar for this most creative and transgressive art form has been raised It’s Friday night …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:36PM
Saturday, August 17, 2019 at 1pm (Broadway Time)
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FREDERICK DOUGLASS, A SHAKESPEAREAN IN WASHINGTON by Robert Shuman

(John Muller’s article appeared in Shakespeare and Beyond, 7/19; via Pam Green.) In his life and times Frederick Douglass was known around the world as an orator, abolitionist, suffragist,…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 01:55PM

Beetlejuice by Michael Portantiere

Original Broadway Cast, 2019 (Ghostlight) How far will a musical go to give you a good time? In the case of Beetlejuice, all the way to the Netherworld and back. Based on Tim Burton’s cult…

SOURCE: castalbumreviews.com at 01:52PM

Mean Girls by Michael Portantiere

Original Broadway Cast, 2018 (Atlantic)  Mean Girls has been a major staple in pop culture ever since the film was released in 2004. With instantly quotable dialogue and numerous iconic mom…

SOURCE: castalbumreviews.com at 01:11PM

‘Jet black comedy mixed with just a dash of Dali’: CROCODILE FEVER – Edinburgh Fringe ★★★★ by Kris Hallett

Who needs that double espresso shot when shows like Meghan Tyler’s Crocodile Fever exist?

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:00PM
Saturday, August 17, 2019 at noon (Broadway Time)
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Best of WWDTM by NPR

We revisit past interviews with Ozzie Smith, Anna Kendrick, Jerry Rice, and Mike D'Antoni. Plus we share some pre-show chats with panelists.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 12:00PM
Saturday, August 17, 2019 at 11am (Broadway Time)
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REVIEW: An Evening Without Kate Bush, Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh Fringe ✭✭✭✭✭ by Mark Ludmon

By Mark Ludmon Mark Ludmon reviews An Evening Without Kate Bush with Sarah-Louise Young at The Voodoo Rooms at Edinburgh Fringe This post REVIEW: An Evening Without Kate Bush, Voodoo Rooms, …

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 11:46AM

‘A true delight’: Unfortunate: The Untold Story of Ursula the Sea Witch – Edinburgh Fringe by Amy Toledano

Fat Rascal brings its usual comedic flair to this brilliant musical parody that exposes the untold truth of Ursula The Sea Witch of The Little Mermaid fame.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AM
Saturday, August 17, 2019 at 10am (Broadway Time)
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On The Exhale: Gun Violence as Adrenaline on WNET by New York Theater

The timing in broadcasting a two-year-old play about gun violence may seem right, but it’s terribly wrong. The WNET series Theater Close-Up has chosen to broadcast “On The Exhale,” Mar…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 10:18AM

11 Broadway Shows Giving Back by Ruthie Fierberg

From Hamilton to Dear Evan Hansen, these Broadway shows and their stars change lives through more than their onstage art.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:00AM
Saturday, August 17, 2019 at 9am (Broadway Time)
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Music Interview: At 73, Dave Mason is Feelin’ (and Playin’) (and Singin’) Alright by Jason M. Rubin

A talk with Dave Mason,  a R&R Hall of Famer who will be performing with Electric Hot Tuna at the Wilbur. The post Music Interview: At 73, Dave Mason is Feelin’ (and Playin’) (and …

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:48AM

Berkeley’s Big People sculptures over I-80 to come down by Ali Tadayon

The deteriorated 11-year-old bronze sculptures at either end of a pedestrian bridge over the I-80 connecting West Berkeley to the waterfront, depicting a group of people having fun at the Ma…

SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 09:12AM

‘Beautifully utilises imagery & metaphor’: RIVER IN THE SKY – Hope Theatre by Laura Kressly

Peter Taylor’s script beautifully utilises imagery and metaphor in River in the Sky at the Hope Theatre and the overarching concept is strong.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AM
Saturday, August 17, 2019 at 8am (Broadway Time)
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Jessica Fostekew review – punchy polemic about gender stereotyping by Brian Logan

Monkey Barrel Comedy, Edinburgh The standup rails against old-fashioned ideals of femininity, the diet industry and society’s policing of women’s bodies. It’s strong stuff. Who decides…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:48AM

A rum sort of show: Sh!t Theatre turn bad news into art with alcohol by Kate Wyver

Rebecca Biscuit and Louise Mothersole’s latest show started off exploring Brexit, then turned darker. No wonder they hand beer to the audience and down shots on stage To try and win the lo…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:48AM

Edinburgh theatre roundup: Oedipus; Roots; Total Immediate Collective – review by Kate Kellaway

King’s theatre; Church Hill theatre; the Studio, EdinburghEmotion is pared to the bone in Robert Icke’s thrilling new real-time adaptation of Sophocles. Plus, folk tales that leap off th…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:48AM

MEET THE 2019 NOMINEES: A Midsummer Night's Dream by [email protected] (ariel Estrada)

A Midsummer Night's Dream By William Shakespeare Directed by Jonathan Hopkins Presented by Smith Street Stage NOMINATED FOR: Outstanding Original Music - Joe Jung Joe Jung What attra…

SOURCE: The New York Innovative Theatre Foundation at 08:11AM

Do You Know the Top 13 Most-Revived Plays on Broadway? by Playbill Staff

A look at the plays that have been seen on Broadway the most since 1950.

SOURCE: Playbill at 08:00AM
Saturday, August 17, 2019 at 7am (Broadway Time)
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If I don’t create my own work, am I not a true artist? by Georgia Tuohey

How often do you torture yourself with this statement? Actor, Georgia Tuohey talks candidly about her struggles with and ultimately liberation from knowing she won’t create her own work. I…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:42AM

MEET THE 2019 NOMINEES: Arkham by [email protected] (ariel Estrada)

Radiotheatre's 10th Annual H.P.Lovecraft Festival: ArkhamWritten, directed, and sound designed by Dan Bianchi Presented by Radiotheatre in association with Theatre At St.John's Starring Fr…

SOURCE: The New York Innovative Theatre Foundation at 07:27AM

‘Likeable & informative’: THUNDERSTRUCK – Edinburgh Fringe ★★★ by Thom Dibdin

Thunderstruck by David Colvin at Assembly Checkpoint is a deeply felt and human tale, whose relationship with its source and inspiration nevertheless makes for some uncertain moments.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AM
Saturday, August 17, 2019 at 6am (Broadway Time)
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Review: Fatty Fat Fat, Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh Fringe by Madeline Lee

Review: Fatty Fat Fat, Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh Fringe4.0starsFatty Fat Fat is an incredibly brave show that jumps between hilarious mocking games, snippets of storytelling and deeply …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:36AM

Review: The Burning, Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh Fringe by Josephine Balfour-Oatts

Review: The Burning, Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh Fringe 3.0stars “Our ancestors are calling. Let me take you back!” Four women cry, wrapped in long, dark robes with hoods tied at the …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:36AM

New post-show Q&A: Join Terri for Kander & Ebb’s Cabaret, starring John Partridge by Terri Paddock

As part of her ongoing post-show Q&A series, on Thursday 29 August 2019, Mates co-founder Terri Paddock heads to Bromley for the start of Cabaret's new tour, starring John Partridge as t…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:30AM
Saturday, August 17, 2019 at 5am (Broadway Time)
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Hearty review at Summerhall, Edinburgh – ‘a scream against trans erasure’ by Francesca Peschier

Emma Frankland creates a work full of beautiful, dark magic in Hearty, her one-woman celebration of the weird science behind her own

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:27AM

‘The stuff of Greek legends’: GO BANG YOUR TAMBOURINE – Finborough Theatre ★★★★ by Michael Davis

First performed in 1970, Tricia Thorns’ revival of Philip King’s Go Bang Your Tambourine is remarkably the first time the play has ever been performed in London

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AM
Saturday, August 17, 2019 at 3am (Broadway Time)
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Film Review: “The Nightingale” — The Horrors of Imperialism by Peg Aloi

The Nightingale serves as both a powerful exploration of the past (from the perspective of the exploited) and a gripping vision of resilience in the face of unfathomable hate, greed, and cru…

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 03:03AM
Saturday, August 17, 2019 at 1am (Broadway Time)
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On the Couch with Kimberly Bartosik by Arts Review

Who is Kimberly Bartosik? NYC-based Choreographer, performer, educator Kimberly Bartosik creates viscerally provocative, ferociously intimate choreographic projects that are built upon the d…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 01:18AM

Communicating Classroom Expectations vs. Rehearsal Expectations by Kerry Hishon

Have you ever stopped to consider your expectations of drama class compared to your expectations during show rehearsals? It’s interesting and useful to compare the two. Do you notice yours…

SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AM
Saturday, August 17, 2019 at midnight (Broadway Time)
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CHORUS by Arts Review

What is the cost of a woman’s success when it comes at the expense of her family? Agamemnon is about to find out. Featuring a creative team that boasts some of Sydney’s best and brightes…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 12:48AM

Nando’s serves up a side-dish of art

The South African-owned chain has shown a long-running and deep-seated support for art and artists

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 12:00AM

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