Friday, October 18, 2019 at 11pm (Broadway Time)
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News: Acting Studio Conservatory Discovers 40-Year-Old Mural of an All-Black Last Supper by D.C. Artist Akili Ron Anderson by Guest Author

We just found an amazing discovery during the demolition of our newhome: a 40-year-old wall-length mural of an all-black Last Supper by D.C. artist Akili Ron Anderson.  D.C. residents might…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 11:17PM

William Forsythe: A Quiet Evening of Dance at The Shed by Patricia Contino

  Walking to The Shed, NYC’s newest cultural center on West 30th Street and 11th Avenue, is a visual lesson in urban planning.  After exiting the A train on 34th Street at the eyesore …

SOURCE: stagebiz.com at 11:12PM

Hotel St. Louis: Louis Sullivan-designed building highlights lots of local charm by Daniel Neman St. Louis Post-Dispatch

If you know of just one architect, it’s probably Frank Lloyd Wright. But if you know of two, the other one is probably Louis Sullivan.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 11:03PM

Angad Arts Hotel: Weird, art-centric, playful surroundings offer unique stay by Valerie Schremp Hahn St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The tower of luggage art piece outside the entrance gives one clue that your stay at the Angad Arts Hotel will be, well, different.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 11:03PM

The Last Hotel: Luxurious but comfortable hotel embraces shoe company past by Gabe Hartwig St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The Last Hotel and I are neighbors. And like any nosy neighbor, I had been dying to get a look inside to see what the new owner — Tim Dixon of Fe Equus Development — had done with the pl…

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 11:03PM

Q&A: In 'The Lifespan of a Fact,' a writer and editor clash by Calvin Wilson | Post-Dispatch Theater Critic

Should the truth be allowed to get in the way of telling a good story?

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 11:03PM
Friday, October 18, 2019 at 10pm (Broadway Time)
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Friday, October 18, 2019 at 9pm (Broadway Time)
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New York Pops Will Honor Frozen Duo Kristen and Bobby Lopez at 2020 Gala by Ryan McPhee

A host of Broadway and Disney favorites will toast the Oscar-winning pair at Carnegie Hall.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:29PM

Freemove Dance’s ‘…it’s time’: Action in time, movement in space by Admin

14th Street Y, New York, NY. September 22, 2019. Time. It’s quite a loaded concept. The word can trigger stress, anxiety, hope, nostalgia and a million other emotions. Dance takes place i…

SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 09:16PM
Friday, October 18, 2019 at 7pm (Broadway Time)
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There’s A New Dark Horse Contender For Best Ballet Company In South America by Artsjournal1

In 2010, Argentine dancer and former ABT principal Julio Bocca was named artistic director of Uruguay’s flagship company, the Ballet Nacional del Sodre. Since then, under Bocca and success…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:42PM

Watch: Elijah Cummings Speaking To The League Of American Orchestras In 2016 by Artsjournal

This Little Light of Mine: The inimitable Mr. Cummings speaks to the League’s annual meeting about how the arts has the power to change lives. “As I march toward the twilight of my life,…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:42PM

Goose Gone Wild: A New Video Game Lets You Be An Angry Waterfowl Running Amok by Artsjournal1

Untitled Goose Game, “which is drawn in the style of a children’s book and scored by a whimsical piano, sees you play as a single-minded goose making her terrible way through a village. …

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:42PM

Why That Picture Of Nancy Pelosi Standing Up To Trump Has Become Iconic Art by Artsjournal

Something about the symmetry, the light, and the postures of the figures in the room turned ordinary people into art historians who were captivated by the strength of the composition. “The…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:42PM

How Do You Reconstruct A 140-Year-Old Ballet? Carefully by Artsjournal

“It’s controversial in Russia to reconstruct ballets — original Russian ballets — but on the notation that was removed from Russia. In recent years, “La Bayadère” has raised que…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:42PM

The “Slow Fire” That’s Destroying Our Books by Artsjournal

It’s called a “slow fire,” this continuous acidification and subsequent embrittlement of paper that was created with the seeds of its own ruin in its very fibers. In a 1987 documentary…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:42PM

The Radical Personal Life Of Johann Sebastian Bach by Artsjournal

“I’ve talked to people who feel they know Bach very well, but they aren’t aware of the time he was imprisoned for a month. They never learned about Bach pulling a knife on a fellow mus…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:42PM

Fans Protest WNYC Cancellation Of “New Sounds” by Artsjournal

For music fans, the news last Thursday that WNYC will end New Sounds, a show hosted by John Schaefer since its debut in 1982, has provoked a deep sense of mourning and nostalgia for both the…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:42PM

Architecture Critic And Historian Charles Jencks, 80 by Artsjournal

Mr. Jencks was an architectural historian who, with a landmark book, put himself at the forefront of the debate over what architecture should do. – The New York Times

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:42PM

Future Echoes – a new annual festival celebrating performance created by young people by Arts Review

For the first time Arts Centre Melbourne will present a new festival celebrating ideas and performance made by and with young people aged 13 – 30. Future Echoes – a four day festival fro…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 07:14PM
Friday, October 18, 2019 at 6pm (Broadway Time)
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Prominent NYC Scenic Designers Debut at Everyman with ‘Radio Golf’ by News Desk

Everyman Theatre of Baltimore is proud to have Christopher and Justin Swader in house to design the set for their new production of August Wilson’s “Radio Golf.” The New York-based tea…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 06:03PM
Friday, October 18, 2019 at 5pm (Broadway Time)
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‘Almighty Voice and his Wife’ is a big, bold play, realized through restraint, at Soulpepper by Karen Fricker - Theatre Critic

A play that’s now part of the Canadian theatre canon becomes not only a success, but a first of its kind, at Toronto’s largest not-for-profit theatre.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 05:52PM

Token Theatre Friends: How Ruby Rakos Mastered Judy Garland’s Voice by American Theatre Editors

The Friends interview the actress who's been playing Judy on and off for six years in 'Chasing Rainbows.' Plus reviews of Halloween shows, including one where they get blindfolded, and a dis…

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:49PM

‘Chasing Rainbows’ Review: Judy Garland’s Happy Days by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Focusing on the entertainer’s early years, this Paper Mill Playhouse musical offers buoyant tap numbers but sidesteps the material’s most troubling implications.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:48PM

New owners for AussieTheatre.com confirmed by AussieTheatre

In a few weeks, current AussieTheatre.com owners Erin James and Matt Edwards will step aside after almost 9 years at the helm when a new management team takes over the respected industry web…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 05:47PM

Jane Eyre brings a feminist vision to the Joffrey—but only to a point by Laura Molzahn

Cathy Marston's staging features brilliant duets, but her take on Charlotte Brontë's classic has some limitations. Among the great pleasures of 19th-century nov…

SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 05:10PM
Friday, October 18, 2019 at 4pm (Broadway Time)
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Film Review: “Parasite” — Notes from the Underclass Underground by Neil Giordano

Parasite's powerful vision of the existentially downtrodden offers equal nods to Karl Marx and Fyodor Dostoyevsky. The post Film Review: “Parasite” — Notes from the Underclass Undergro…

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 04:48PM

Author Interview: Boston’s Poet Laureate — Porsha Olayiwola by Robert Israel

"I wrote those poems because I think people need to read the truth and to hear the truth about romantic sensibilities between gay people." The post Author Interview: Boston’s Poet Laureate…

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 04:48PM

Abomination: the riotously high-camp opera about DUP homophobia by Stephen Moss

Inspired by remarks made by a unionist MP, an incendiary opera is about to unleash gay cake and drag on Belfast. Will Arlene Foster be in the front row? We meet its creator The Newtownards R…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:42PM

I Have Met the Enemy (and the Enemy Is Us) review – ticking bomb of Britain's arms trade by Mark Fisher

Byker Community Centre, NewcastleThis explosive, techno-soundtracked assault on the military machine cuts between war-zone combatants and anxious families in the weapons industry Two men loo…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:42PM

Audra McDonald, Hailey Kilgore & Tituss Burgess to Join Jennifer Hudson in Aretha Franklin Biopic Respect by Andy Lefkowitz

Six-time Tony winner Audra McDonald (Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune) is among a slew of theater stars who have signed on to appear in the highly anticipated Aretha Franklin biopic R…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:18PM

Betrayal by Liz Wollman

On the surface, Betrayal is about entitled Londoners who meet for fancy lunches, during which they chat about art and literature and the best way to get to Torcello from Venice during summe…

SOURCE: Show Showdown at 04:12PM

Norm Lewis, Sierra Boggess, More to Perform at Manhattan Theatre Club Benefit by Ryan McPhee

The Little Mermaid and Phantom of the Opera duo will reunite at the November 11 event.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:11PM

Aleshea Harris’ ‘What To Send Up When It Goes Down’ is cathartic release against racialized violence by Ramona Harper

Rage is scary. We don’t know what to do with rage.  It’s uncomfortable and untouchable. We fear what’s inside when rage is lurking around. But in What To Send Up When It Goes Down, cr…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 04:10PM

More Theatres Are Experimenting With Different Performance Times by Artsjournal

The conventional wisdom on curtain times has long been broken, and it’s proving beneficial to producers and audience. More show-by-show tinkering can only continue to evolve theatregoing p…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:01PM
Friday, October 18, 2019 at 3pm (Broadway Time)
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‘Thoughts of a Colored Man’ reveals universal truths at Baltimore Center Stage by William Powell

Thoughts of a Colored Man is a poetic journey through the lives of seven Black men over the course of a day in Brooklyn, New York. Playwright Keenan Scott II has written, and Steve H. Broadn…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:48PM

Listen to & Juliet turn Britney Spears' 'Baby One More Time' into a haunting call to arms by Sydney Bucksbaum

The West End is getting a big dose of pop thanks to & Juliet. The new musical features the works of legendary pop songwriter Max Martin, and we’ve got a sneak peek at how the London sh…

SOURCE: Entertainment Weekly at 03:46PM

Audra McDonald, Heather Headley, and More Join Jennifer Hudson in Aretha Franklin Biopic by Olivia Clement

Broadway alums Saycon Sengbloh, Tituss Burgess, and Hailey Kilgore are also among the newly announced cast of the Liesl Tommy-helmed project.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:39PM

High School Musical: The Musical: The Series Renewed for Season 2 Ahead of Disney+ Debut by Dan Meyer

The show follows fictional East High students putting on a production of High School Musical.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:39PM

Are We Seeing A New Theatre Construction Boom In America? by Artsjournal

Some see other current trends—the conversion of old structures, the blurring of boundaries between disciplines, the increasing move of visual artists into performance, the popular interest…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:28PM

Meet the Playwright Debuting 2 Plays in 1 Season—and Going to Med School at the Same Time by Ruthie Fierberg

Sylvia Khoury is a soon-to-be doctor and the playwright of LCT3’s new play Power Strip and the upcoming Selling Kabul at Playwrights Horizons.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:14PM

Celebrate the Cast of Frozen With Stars Caissie Levy and Patti Murin by Dan Meyer

The duo and their cast mates will take the Feinstein's/54 Below stage December 1 for an evening of songs and stories.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:04PM
Friday, October 18, 2019 at 2pm (Broadway Time)
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ABT Revisits Clark Tippet’s Contemporary Classic Some Assembly Required by Karyn D. Collins

The pas de deux by the late dancer-choreographer begins its fall season run October 18.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:51PM

"Little Shop of Horrors" Better Than Ever by Simon Saltzman

Review of Little Shop of Horrors at the Westside Theatre/Upstairs

SOURCE: simonsaltzman.blogspot.com at 02:49PM

Janet Jackson hired her as a backup dancer. Instagram made her a star. by Sarah L. Kaufman

How teenagers Kidathegreat, Kaycee Rice, Taylor Hatala and others are changing how we see and think about dance in the digital age.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 02:48PM

In ‘Little Shop of Horrors,’ a Colorful, Cautionary Tale Once Again Comes to Life by Matthew Wexler

Michael Mayer directs a slick revival of the hit Off-Broadway musical, "Little Shop of Horrors," starring Jonathan Groff and Tammy Blanchard. The post In ‘Little Shop of Horrors,’ a Colo…

SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 02:42PM

Happy Hour on the Fringe: Un Poyo Rojo by Jarod Hughes

In this episode of Happy Hour on the Fringe, Zach Blackwood, FringeArts’ Artistic Producer, talks to artists Luciano Rosso and Nicolás Poggi of Un Poyo Rojo, which ran Sept 19–21 at Chr…

SOURCE: fringearts.com at 02:39PM

“Little Shop of Horrors” at the Westside Theatre/Upstairs by [email protected] (simon Saltzman)

Tammy Blanchard and Jonathan Graff  Photo: Emilio Madrid-Kuser Everyone’s favorite mutating carnivorous plant is in bloom again. This time back Off Broadway where it belongs and where it…

SOURCE: simonsaltzman.blogspot.com at 02:36PM

Krystal Joy Brown to Join Broadway’s Hamilton by Ryan McPhee

The stage veteran returns to the Great White Way to play Eliza.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:34PM

"Forbidden Broadway" returns after five year hiatus by Simon Saltzman

Review of "Forbidden Broadway" at the Triad

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 02:33PM

Wicked’s Emily Koch Will Play Feinstein’s/54 Below by Andrew Gans

She’ll be joined by Jake Boyd, Liana Hunt, and more.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:18PM

Livestreaming Center for Cultural Innovation's inaugural AmbitioUS convening

By . Center for Cultural Innovation (CCI) presents the inaugural AmbitioUS convening encouraging the development of burgeoning alternative economies and a fr

SOURCE: HowlRound at 02:16PM

Final Casting Announced for NAMT’s 2019 Festival of New Musicals by Adam Hetrick

Julia Murney, Jenn Colella, and more will appear in the weekend-long event at New World Stages.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:10PM

Longtime London The Lion King Star George Asprey Reflects on the Show's 20 Years in the West End by Matt Wolf

The Lion King this month marks 20 years on the London stage, during which time it has become the sixth longest-running West End musical ever, with no end in sight. The iconic Disney musical …

SOURCE: Theatre.com at 02:08PM
Friday, October 18, 2019 at 1pm (Broadway Time)
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Dublin Carol by Darryl Reilly

Bearded, bald and utilizing a pronounced Irish accent, the physically imposing Jeffrey Bean is towering as John. The beaming Mr. Bean’s delightful bonhomie gives way to harrowing anguish a…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 01:56PM

2019 Theater Book Award Winners and Finalists from TLA by New York Theater

Books about Bob Fosse and Yiddish theater have been named the best theater books of the year by The Theatre Library Association,  which is presenting its TLA Book Awards tonight at the New…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 01:53PM

Six Questions with Jackie Draper

When Jackie Draper returns with Repeal the Blues (on Thursday, October 24, 7 PM, at the Laurie Beechman Theatre) she’ll be bringing long her musicians, and her dance partner, all set to bl…

SOURCE: NiteLifeExchange at 01:52PM

See Carolee Carmello, John Bolton & More Glisten in the Hello, Dolly! Tour by Ryan Gilbert

The road production of the Tony Award-winning revival of Hello, Dolly! has officially embarked on its second year of touring across North America. Starring three-time Tony nominee Carolee Ca…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:48PM

Baltimore's Hippodrome & The Phantom of the Opera Host Over 2,000 Students at Special Matinee by Ryan Gilbert

The North American touring production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera is currently playing Baltimore's Hippodrome Theatre through October 20, and on October 16 the Hippodro…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:48PM

Go Inside The Sound Inside, Starring Mary-Louise Parker, on Opening Night by Broadway.com

Adam Rapp's Broadway debut play The Sound Inside officially opened at Studio 54 on October 17. Featuring Tony winner Mary-Louise Parker, in the first of her two Broadway shows this season,�…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:48PM

Review: ‘The Rose Tattoo’ at the American Airlines Theatre by Deb Miller

Although Tennessee Williams’ rare romantic comedy won the Tony Award for Best Play when it made its Broadway debut in 1951, followed by a fiery 1955 film adaptation starring Anna Magnani (…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:41PM

Looking for Regional Jobs? Once on This Island, Diana, The Music Man, and More Are Casting by Playbill Staff

Find your next Equity job with this selection of upcoming calls for Broadway and shows around the country.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:29PM

New Revision of Broadway Musical ‘Rags’ is a Timely Story of the Immigrant Experience by David Siegel

Something’s coming: an exclusive opportunity to take in an award-winning creative team’s new adaptation of Rags, a hidden away musical gem.  If you are not familiar with it, “Rags is …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:25PM

The Real Problem With Cancel Culture by Artsjournal1

“The entire cancel culture conversation, including the debate over whether or not it exists at all, has largely missed a crucial point. While celebrities, successful artists, and other too…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:24PM

John Schaefer: Why We Still Need Music Curators by Artsjournal

“When what we listen to is all based on algorithms, you’re fed things that will already fit your taste. My intention with the show was always to make it like a series of doors. You could…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:24PM

American Theatre’s New Hot Topic: Recovery And Sobriety by Artsjournal1

“With overdoses at troubling heights and recovery no longer a sotto-voce secret, a new wave of plays dealing with the realities of rehab and the challenges of sobriety have started to emer…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:24PM

The Decline and Fall of the Entire World As Seen Through the Eyes of Cole Porter by Victor Gluck, Editor-In-Chief

As part of its Fall 2019 Musicals in Mufti Cole Porter Series, The York Theatre Company has smartly revived this 1965 Ben Bagley - Cole Porter revue not seen in New York in 54 years. Pamela …

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 01:14PM

Fast review at Park Theatre, London – ‘a fascinating true story’ by Rosemary Waugh

Ar the turn of the last century, long before Gwyneth Paltrow promoted alkaline water on her Goop well-being brand, ‘Doctor’ Linda Hazzard

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:12PM

The Sound Inside review at Studio 54, New York – ‘Mary-Louise Parker stars in a mysterious two-hander’ by Nicole Serratore

Playwright Adam Rapp’s Broadway debut, The Sound Inside, is a slippery mystery featuring a subtle central performance from Mary-Louise Parker. Parker plays Bella, a

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:07PM

‘Powerful, funny & sensitive piece of drama’: THE GIRL WHO FELL – Trafalgar Studios by Emma Clarendon

Sarah Rutherford’s powerful and honest play The Girl Who Fell examines grief, mental health and the influence of social media in a brilliantly sensitive way.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:00PM

Ballet dancer Anna Rose O’Sullivan – ‘Never lose your special something’ by Ruth Comerford

Royal Ballet first soloist Anna Rose O’ Sullivan is currently performing in Concerto / Enigma Variations / Raymonda Act III and soon

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:00PM
Friday, October 18, 2019 at noon (Broadway Time)
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ARTSFAIRFAX Presents 2019 Emerging Arts Award to NextStop Theatre Company by David Siegel

ARTSFAIRFAX presented its 2019 Emerging Arts Award at its eighth Arts Awards event on October 18, 2019. The award was given to the professional, black box NextStop Theatre Company.  The ART…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:54PM

‘A Quick 5’ with Angela Wilson, playwright and director, ‘Tears of the Soul’ by Susan Brall

 “Tears of the Soul” will be presented by the AngelWing Project, Inc. on October 25 at 10 A. M.  at the Chesapeake Arts Center in Brooklyn Park, MD as a Field Trip production but is op…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 12:49PM

Friday Playlist: The Broadway Musicals of the 1990s

Broadway in 1990s, a shift in the musical genre.

SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 12:31PM

Stephanie J. Block, Brian D’Arcy James, More Set for Return of The Courtroom by Dan Meyer

A re-enactment of deportation proceedings in the U.S. will highlight an immigrant’s story after she accidentally got registered to vote.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:28PM

London Theatre Review: Our Lady Of Kibeho

Katori Hall’s Our Lady of Kibeho lands at the Theatre Royal Stratford East – a production that delivers a hard-hitting true story to defy expectations. In 1981 a 16-year-old schoolg…

SOURCE: London Theatre Direct at 12:20PM

Daphne Rubin-Vega Talks Living In the Heights & Season 2 of The Horror of Dolores Roach Podcast by Caitlin Moynihan

Tony nominee Daphne Rubin-Vega has had a busy summer. The second season of her podcast The Horror of Dolores Roach, which is based on her solo show Empanada Loca and is getting a TV series a…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:18PM

Chris McCarrell and the Cast of The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical on the Show's Quest to Broadway by Broadway.com

Chris McCarrell, Kristin Stokes, Jorrel Javier and the cast of The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical talk the show's long quest to Broadway on opening night.

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:18PM

Quests, and Quizzes, and Quandaries Oh My! The Cast of The Lightning Thief Takes on a Red Carpet Challenge on Opening Night! by Broadway.com

The cast and friends of The Lightning Thief take on a quantifiably quizzical quest challenge on opening night!

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:18PM

Broadway.com #LiveatFive with Charlie Cox of Betrayal by Broadway.com

Charlie Cox stops by Broadway.com to chat about Betrayal and more with Paul Wontorek. 

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:18PM

Dep Kirkland to Star in His New Drama MsTRIAL at New World Stages by Andy Lefkowitz

Playwright Dep Kirkland (Lawyer Games) will head the cast of his new drama MsTRIAL, set to make its New York premiere at off-Broadway's New World Stages this fall. Rick Andosca will direct…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:18PM

Director Guillermo Cienfuegos finds family and forgiveness in ‘Between Riverside and Crazy’ by Fountaintheatre

by Guillermo Cienfuegos How the Los Angeles premiere of Between Riverside and Crazy, this great, Pulitzer Prize winning play by Stephen Adly Guirgis managed to fall into my hands, I’ll nev…

SOURCE: intimateexcellent.com at 12:12PM

More than 70 actors and crew left owed thousands following collapse of Shakespeare’s Rose Theatre by Giverny Masso

More than 70 actors and backstage staff have been left thousands of pounds out of pocket following the collapse of Shakespeare’s Rose

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:06PM

Stolen Royal Exchange van carrying Gypsy costumes is found by Matthew Hemley

Police have recovered a van carrying costumes for the Royal Exchange Theatre’s forthcoming production of Gypsy. The van was stolen on October

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:06PM

Roundhouse and Donmar Warehouse reveal Sackler grant refusals amid opioid crisis allegations by Georgia Snow

Two major British arts institutions have revealed that they have rejected grants from the Sackler family amid the controversy over its alleged

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:06PM

The Friday 5: 5 Musicals Based on Children's/Young Adult Novels by JK

With this week's opening of The Lightning Thief, we though we'd take a Friday 5 look five of our favorite (and not so favorite) shows based on other young adult/children's novels. How many …

SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 12:06PM

The D Road review at Spode Works, Stoke-on-Trent – ‘witty and well-performed’ by Natalie Douglas

For a production ostensibly about a major thoroughfare, The D Road is actually about stasis, and the bonds that bind us to

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:02PM
Friday, October 18, 2019 at 11am (Broadway Time)
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L’Elisir d’Amore review at Glyndebourne, Lewes – ‘lively and effortlessly charming’ by George Hall

Since its first showing in 2007, Annabel Arden’s staging of Donizetti’s heart-warming romcom L’Elisir d’Amore (The Love Potion) has become a welcome

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:54AM

Watch Signature Theatre’s A Chorus Line Cast Rehearse Denis Jones’ New Choreography by Andrew Gans

Matthew Gardiner directs the production of the Pulitzer Prize-winning musical.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:51AM

In Celebration of Ntozake Shange, Revisit For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow Is Enuf by Marc J. Franklin

The acclaimed writer, known for her Obie Award-winning choreopoem, was born October 18, 1948.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:50AM

The twenty-five record albums that changed my life (3) by Artsjournal1

I was introduced to this album by Bob Nelson, my eighth-grade social-studies teacher, who decided for reasons of his own to introduce me to the music of my own time. – Terry Teachout

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:48AM

Alicia Alonso, Cuba’s (Very) Long-Reigning Doyenne Of Ballet, Dead At 98 by Artsjournal1

“Alonso received recognition throughout the world for her flawless technique and her ability to become one with the characters she danced, even after she became nearly blind. After a caree…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:48AM

The twenty-five record albums that changed my life (2) by Artsjournal1

The public library in Smalltown, U.S.A., had a modest selection of classical albums. One of them was this two-disc set of “live” recordings by the first important classical-music instrum…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:48AM

Why Orchestras Giving Free Concerts Is A Very Bad Idea by Artsjournal1

Aubrey Bergauer: “Giving it away for free, whether by regularly scheduled programming or by striking or locked out musicians, is not getting the job done. It’s not growing audiences, it�…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:48AM

Oldest Known ‘Last Supper’ Painted By A Woman On Public View After 450 Years by Artsjournal1

Plautilla Nelli’s 23-by-6½-foot depiction of Jesus and his disciples was painted for her sisters at a convent in Florence in 1568. When that convent was shuttered by Napoleon’s forces i…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:48AM

Sean Dorsey Has Blazed A Trail For Trans Dance Artists by Artsjournal1

“Now in its 15th season, Dorsey’s award-winning San Francisco company, Sean Dorsey Dance, is heralded for intersectional dance-theater works that celebrate trans, gender-nonconforming an…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:48AM

How Theatres Can Strengthen Themselves For The Next Great Recession by Artsjournal1

“In this paper we first explore the U.S. economic and financial outlook to better understand the environment and its risks. Then we follow trends for theatres’ finances and operations, s…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:48AM

Epistolary Memoir, An Old Genre Having A New Heyday by Artsjournal1

The recounting of a life in the form of a letter may go all the way back to Benjamin Franklin, but it’s currently seeing a revival, kicked off by Ta-Nehisi Coates’s Between the World and…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:48AM

Dallas Placed 149th Among U.S. Cities On The Arts Vibrancy Index. Here’s How One Organization Is Trying To Change That by Artsjournal1

“The Arts Community Alliance (TACA) … has been raising money for the arts in Dallas since 1967. Today it doles that money out in the form of more than 60 general operating, artist reside…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:48AM

Do We Need Critics For Cities? by Artsjournal

Given how long we’ve relied on the work of critics on film, music, food, and much else besides, as well as the ever-increasing relevance of cities in our lives, it’s time we recognised c…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:48AM

London Theatre News Today: Friday 18 October by Kitty Underwood

Roll-up! Read all about the biggest news in Theatreland today. With new productions, casting announcements and extensions, there's lots to get excited about The post London Theatre News Toda…

SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 11:37AM

Watch Beth Leavel Perform ‘Everything’s Coming Up Roses’ at Best In Shows Benefit by Adam Hetrick

The Tony Award-winning Drowsy Chaperone star shared the stage with an adoptable bulldog at the recent Humane Society concert fundraiser.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:34AM

Look Back at the Original Broadway Production of Once On This Island by Marc J. Franklin

The Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty musical, starring LaChanze, opened at the Booth Theatre October 18, 1990.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:33AM

Check Out Ciarán Hinds, Judith Roddy, Fra Fee, and More in National Theatre's Translations by Nathan Skethway

The Ian Rickson–helmed production returned to the London venue October 15.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:32AM

Photo Flash: See Jane Krakowski, Hailee Steinfeld at the Premiere of Apple TV's DICKINSON

On Thursday October 17, Apple celebrated the global premiere of their highly anticipated series, DICKINSON, which debuts exclusively on Apple TV+ on November 1!

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:12AM

‘Orton-esque in its conceit’: THE HOUSE OF YES – Hope Theatre ★★★★ by Michael Davis

As Matthew Parker’s swansong as artistic director at the Hope Theatre, The House of Yes isn’t afraid to show the underbelly of ‘respectable society’.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AM

‘The Sound Inside’: ‘Stunning’ new play starring a ‘never better’ Mary-Louise Parker is an early Tony contender by David Buchanan

The Tony and Emmy-winning actress Mary-Louise Parker, who last starred on Broadway in the two-character play “Heisenberg” in 2016, returned in another two-hander play “The Sound Inside…

SOURCE: Gold Derby at 11:00AM
Friday, October 18, 2019 at 10am (Broadway Time)
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Corey Cott to Perform Benefit Concert for Concordia Conservatory by Adam Hetrick

The Newsies and Bandstand leading man will play the Sommer Center for Worship & the Performing Arts, in Bronxville, New York.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:58AM

Sex Education’s Aimee Lou Wood, Ciarán Hinds, and More Join West End Uncle Vanya by Olivia Clement

See who's joining the previously announced Toby Jones and Richard Armitage in the Conor McPherson adaptation of Chekhov’s play.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:56AM

Come From Away extends its run at the West End's Phoenix Theatre

Backed by popular demand, multi-award-winning Canadian-American musical Come From Away has announced a West End extension as it continues to warm the hearts of London audiences on the Phoe…

SOURCE: London Theatre Direct at 10:55AM

Groan Ups post-show video and photos: With the original Mischief Theatre company and co-writers by Terri Paddock

As part of an ongoing series, I’ve chaired post-show talks with various Mischief Theatre casts this year, all of whom waxed lyrical about the brilliance of the company founders. Last night…

SOURCE: Terri Paddock at 10:52AM

Dearbhla Molloy & Ciarán Hinds Join West End Premiere of Conor McPherson's Uncle Vanya by Andy Lefkowitz

Further casting is here for the upcoming fresh West End staging of Chekhov's Uncle Vanya, featuring a new adaptation by Conor McPherson. The previously announced production, directed by Ian …

SOURCE: Theatre.com at 10:46AM

Dearbhla Molloy & Ciarán Hinds Join West End Production of Conor McPherson's Adaptation of Uncle Vanya by Andy Lefkowitz

Further casting is here for the upcoming fresh West End staging of Chekhov's Uncle Vanya, featuring a new adaptation by Conor McPherson. The previously announced production, directed by Ian …

SOURCE: Theatre.com at 10:46AM

Dearbhla Molloy & Ciarán Hinds Join West End Uncle Vanya Featuring New Adaptation by Conor McPherson by Andy Lefkowitz

Further casting is here for the upcoming fresh West End staging of Chekhov's Uncle Vanya, featuring a new adaptation by Conor McPherson. The previously announced production, directed by Ian …

SOURCE: Theatre.com at 10:46AM

Touring with a star used to be a dancer’s dream. Now it’s all about getting social media followers. by Sarah L. Kaufman

How teenagers Kidathegreat, Kaycee Rice, Taylor Hatala and others are changing how we see and think about dance in the digital age.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 10:33AM

Tony Winner Idina Menzel Releases Christmas: A Season of Love October 18 by Andrew Gans

The Wicked star will offer several holiday concerts following the release of her latest solo recording.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:23AM

Jason Danieley Opens Up About His Last New York Performance With Marin Mazzie and the New Enduring Album by Ruthie Fierberg

As the live album Broadway & Beyond drops October 18, Danieley talks 22 years of love and performing together in this exclusive interview.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:21AM

NEWS: West End transfer of Moulin Rouge! The Musical is set for March 2021 by Press Releases

The first UK production of acclaimed show Moulin Rouge! The Musical will open at London’s Piccadilly Theatre in March 2021.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:21AM

What Did Critics Think of Forbidden Broadway: The Next Generation? by Dan Meyer

The parody cabaret returns with a new set of musical targets, including Hadestown, Judy, and Fosse/Verdon.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:13AM

Moulin Rouge! The Musical Will Open in London's West End in Spring 2021 by Andy Lefkowitz

Broadway's new smash hit Moulin Rouge! The Musical is heading across the pond. The spectacular show based on Baz Luhrmann's 2001 motion picture will receive its debut in London's West End …

SOURCE: Theatre.com at 10:09AM

‘Moulin Rouge!’ will stage a West End transfer in 2021 by Caitlin Huston

“Moulin Rouge!” will debut on the West End in 2021. The musical, which opened on Broadway on July 25, will play London’s Piccadilly Theatre in March 2021. This adds on to the already a…

SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 10:01AM

A Tale of Two ‘Little Shop(s) of Horrors’ by American Theatre Editors

Two high-profile, celebrity laden versions of the campy musical are playing on opposite coasts: which one is better? It depends if you prefer innovation or nostalgia.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:00AM

San Jose actor embraces ’emerging artist’ label: Pizarro by Sal Pizarro

Tasi Alabastro, one of four recipients of this year's Leigh Weimers Emerging Artists Awards, says he's "leaning into" the label and using the freedom to develop new skills as an artist.

SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 10:00AM

Megan Hilty and Jessie Mueller trade Broadway for Nashville in Lifetime's Patsy & Loretta by Sarah Rodman

Megan Hilty and Jessie Mueller were well aware that they had a formidable task ahead of them when they signed on to play Patsy Cline and Loretta Lynn, respectively, in the new Lifetime mov…

SOURCE: Entertainment Weekly at 10:00AM

Broadway’s Moulin Rouge to can-can to the West End in 2021

We can-can confirm that Broadway’s Moulin Rouge will be making a trip over the pond and will be transferring to the West End’s Piccadilly Theatre. The show is set to open in spring 2021 …

SOURCE: London Theatre Direct at 10:00AM
Friday, October 18, 2019 at 9am (Broadway Time)
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25 Spooktacular Musicals To Listen To For All The Halloween Feels by Robert Peterpaul

As the Karen Smith of Mean Girls once crooned: If we could change the world we’d make it Halloween every single day. The over-the-top holiday is a Theatre Nerd’s dream, with its candy fi…

SOURCE: theatrenerds.com at 09:58AM

How Broadway's The Sound Inside Got Made and Why Audiences Should See It by Dan Meyer

Insider secrets from opening night at Studio 54 with Mary-Louise Parker, Will Hochman, Adam Rapp, and David Cromer.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:52AM

I Have Met the Enemy (and the Enemy Is Us) review at Byker Community Centre – ‘bold but uneven’ by Tracey Sinclair

A co-production with Northern Stage, Common Wealth’s I Have Met the Enemy (and the Enemy Is Us) is a bold and passionate

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:43AM

FIRST-LOOK PHOTOS: Joseph Marcell & Christopher Fairbank in the UK premiere of Sam Shepard’s Ages of the Moon by Press Releases

Ahead of Mates founder Terri Paddock's post-show Q&A tonight and next Wednesday's press performance, we've got first-look photos for the posthumous UK premiere of Sam Shepard's Ages of t…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:40AM

See Mary-Louise Parker, Will Hochman, Adam Rapp, and More Hit the Red Carpet as The Sound Inside Opens on Broadway by Nathan Skethway

The new production, directed by Tony winner David Cromer, opened October 17 at Studio 54.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:40AM

London Theatre Review: Oh, Come From Away, please don’t drift too far!

On the surface, Come From Away, currently in situ at London's Phoenix Theatre, doesn't seem like a show that you would want to indulge in if you are having a bad day. How wrong was I?! Th…

SOURCE: London Theatre Direct at 09:40AM

GRACE NOTES: Friday, October 18, 2019 by Susan Grace

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Opera North site added to Heritage Risk Register by Ruth Comerford

An area in Leeds that includes the home of Opera North has been added to a list of sites that are most

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:24AM

Puppet designer withdraws unpaid placement on National Theatre show following exploitation accusations by Matthew Hemley

A freelance designer working on a National Theatre show has been forced to backtrack on plans to use volunteers on the project,

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:24AM

Liverpool’s Unity Theatre to mark 40th birthday with £40k fundraising drive for outreach work by Georgia Snow

Liverpool’s Unity Theatre is launching a campaign to raise £40,000 to expand its outreach work, to mark the venue’s 40th birthday. The

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:24AM

Grade II-listed Isle of Wight theatre set to be resurrected by Giverny Masso

A local council is striving to bring a grade II-listed theatre on the Isle of Wight back into use after nine years.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:24AM

Moulin Rouge! The Musical Will Open in London in 2021 by Andrew Gans

The musical based on the hit film opened on Broadway in July.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:18AM

BWW Review: Mary-Louise Parker Cerebrally Fascinates in Adam Rapp's Quietly Riveting THE SOUND INSIDE

'Beyond her somewhat forgiving brown eyes,' the subject of Adam Rapp's subtly riveting character study, The Sound Inside says of herself, 'your narrator could be described as unremarkable. I…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:18AM

10 Broadway Actors Taking Hollywood by Storm by Paige Gittelson

Ben Platt Ben Platt has been working in professional theatre since he was 9 years old. He burst onto the scene in the Pitch Perfect movies, and starred as Elder Cunningham in The Book of Mor…

SOURCE: theatrenerds.com at 09:17AM

For All the Women Who Thought They Were Mad review – a great unravelling by Arifa Akbar

Hackney Showroom, LondonZawe Ashton aims high with an intricate dissection of race and gender but a smart ending can’t save this muddled show Zawe Ashton has described her play as both an …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:12AM

92Y Will Hold Conversation With Leslie Odom, Jr.

The 92nd Street Y is hosting a conversation with Leslie Odom, Jr. The event takes place on November 3 at 8 PM.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:02AM

Global Roundup 10/18 - ONCE ON THIS ISLAND Tour, Starry THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA & More!

BroadwayWorld presents a comprehensive weekly roundup of regional stories around our Broadway World, which include videos, editor spotlights, regional reviews and more. This week, we feature…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:01AM

‘Short & sharp thriller’: FAST – Park Theatre by Luca Molinari

While Fast did feel like it dragged at some points, the clever use of a projector screen and off-stage narration works hard to bring the audience back.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AM

What’s there to do in Seattle this weekend? Happy hours, crime fiction, beer science and more by Yasmeen Wafai

If you haven't already heard, "The Big Dark" is here, and it's taking no mercy on your weekend. Luckily, Seattle has an abundance of activities for you to enjoy and we're here to tell you ab…

SOURCE: www.seattletimes.com at 09:00AM

Betrayal ***1/2 by Barry Gordin

By: Isa Goldberg October 18, 2019: Director James Lloyd’s revival of Harold Pinter’s Betrayal embraces a chilly minimalism.  As the pinnacle of this complex love triangle, Robert (…

SOURCE: theaterlife at 09:00AM
Friday, October 18, 2019 at 8am (Broadway Time)
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Life of Pi officially sets sail to the West End next summer

It was docked on our West End wish list following its highly successful run at The Crucible, now the Sheffield Theatres production of Life of Pi is officially sailing to Wyndham's Theatre …

SOURCE: London Theatre Direct at 08:45AM

Moulin Rouge! The Musical announces London transfer by Giverny Masso

Moulin Rouge! The Musical will transfer to London’s West End in March 2021. Based on Baz Luhrmann’s film, the musical will run

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:12AM

Moulin Rouge the musical to open in London March 2021 by Editorial Staff

By Editorial Staff Producers of Moulin Rouge The Musical, announced today that the first UK production will open at the Piccadilly Theatre London in March 2021. This post Moulin Rouge the mu…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 08:05AM
Friday, October 18, 2019 at 7am (Broadway Time)
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For All the Women Who Thought They Were Mad review at Stoke Newington Town Hall – ‘a balm’ by JN Benjamin

To be a black woman in contemporary Britain is a lot. Our bodies are over-policed, exoticised and brutalised. Our minds are gaslighted

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:28AM

Adam Rapp's beautifully written/emotionally involving "The Sound Inside" by Simon Saltzman

A review of "The Sound Inside" at Studio 54

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 07:22AM

[Blank] review – Alice Birch's build-your-own-play experiment by Michael Billington

Donmar Warehouse, LondonThe playwright throws down the gauntlet to directors, and the result is a show full of ideas but lacking unity Alice Birch’s new play, whose title comes with built-…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:18AM

Evo Morales: ‘We are not a country of beggars any more’

The Bolivian president on fighting for a fourth term, his autocrat ‘friends’ — and why he’d like to chew coca with Corbyn

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 07:03AM

Watchmen, Sky Atlantic — Jeremy Irons and Regina King star in an alternative America

A band of incognito cops try to keep the peace in the racially tense town of Tulsa

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 07:03AM

Warrior Women with Lupita Nyong’o, Channel 4

Fresh from starring in Black Panther, Nyong’o travels to west Africa to trace the story of the famed Agoji women

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 07:03AM

Paul Rudd sparkles in Living with Yourself on Netflix

Comic actor Rudd plays a sloppy advertising executive and his better, cloned self in new series starring Aisling Bea

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 07:03AM

On digital: Support the Girls / Hitsville: The Making of Motown

Friendship and feminism in a Hooters-style bar; and a fascinating insight into the workings of a pop factory

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The twenty-five record albums that changed my life (4) by Terry Teachout

Various forms of the records-that-changed-my-life meme have been making the rounds lately, so I came up with my own version, which I call “The Twenty-Five Record Albums That Changed My Lif…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:02AM

Replay: José Iturbi plays Liszt by Terry Teachout

José Iturbi plays Liszt’s Eleventh Hungarian Rhapsody in a 1940 film: (This is the latest in a series of arts- and history-related videos that appear in this space each Monday, Wednesday,…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:01AM

No Two Ways About It: 3-D Theatricals’ “Once, The Musical” Is A ‘Roundly’ Stirring Love Story! by Leo Buck

Even with a decade of providing Southland theater enthusiasts with top-flight entertainment under their belts, this marks something of a distinguished achievement for 3-D Theatricals, as it�…

SOURCE: buckingtrends.me at 07:00AM

Almanac: Arturo Toscanini on the tragedy of the great performer by Terry Teachout

“No true musician can be satisfied with his performance, even through an audience is driven to a frenzy.” Arturo Toscanini (quoted by Halina Rodzinski in Our Two Lives)

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:00AM

REVIEW ROUND-UP: Ghost Stories at Ambassadors Theatre by Emma Clarendon

We round up the reviews for Andy Nyman and Jeremy Dyson’s Ghost Stories which is back in London in time for Halloween…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AM
Friday, October 18, 2019 at 6am (Broadway Time)
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Year of the Monkey by Patti Smith — a dreamlike state

A melancholy and surreal tale of two friends on the threshold of death

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 06:52AM

Floating Points: Crush

Introspective melodies unfold amid skittering beats and echoing sound effects, and electronic oscillations give an atmospheric sense of space

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 06:44AM

clipping.: There Existed an Addiction to Blood

Inspired by horrorcore rap, songs ratchet up tension with stark beats, oppressive bass and unsettling outbreaks of white noise

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 06:44AM

Bantou Mentale: Bantou Mentale

Conversational vocals combine with shuffling hollow drum-machine beats, thin guitar riffs and a swaggering funk bassline

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 06:44AM

Chick Corea Trio: Trilogy 2

Unaccompanied beginnings shift this way and that, solos freshen the palate and impressionist mists yield to flurries of swing

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 06:44AM

Jonas Kaufmann: Wien

Album includes Strauss’s ‘Eine Nacht in Venedig’ along with favourite solos, a handful of duets and lesser-known Viennese songs

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 06:44AM

Snapshot: ‘Horacio Salinas: Photography 19 x 15’

Abstract collages that evoke the imaginative worlds of Picasso and Hannah Höch

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 06:37AM

Further casting announced for new Uncle Vanya production at The Pinter

A lot of buzz has been circling Conor McPherson's new show after the initial announcement was made last month and London theatre fans have been aching for some additional details. Now, So…

SOURCE: London Theatre Direct at 06:20AM

Last Orders: The Haunting of the Old Red Lion review – ‘as entertaining as it is scary’ by Paul Vale

Whether or not it’s a trick of the air-con or simply a fluke, there’s a definite chill in the tiny theatre housed

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:18AM

[Blank] review at Donmar Warehouse, London – ‘written with exquisite precision’ by Natasha Tripney

As a text Alice Birch’s [Blank] is a phenomenal thing. The play began as a co-commission between National Theatre Connections and theatre

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:17AM

Wake Up With BWW 10/18: THE SOUND INSIDE and LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS Reviews, and More!

Today's top stories: read reviews for The Sound Inside and Little Shop of Horrors, and more!

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:15AM

The secrets of ‘Succession’

HBO’s hit series features a cast of grasping tycoons with few redeeming qualities. What’s not to like?

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 06:10AM

Lucian Freud: The Self-portraits — enthralling glimpse into a life on canvas

The Royal Academy celebrates the self-scrutiny of an artist who said ‘I want to paint myself to death’

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 06:07AM

Anna Meredith: ‘I never listen to music. It just distracts me’

The composer on straddling the worlds of classical and pop and why ‘selling out’ isn’t all it’s cracked up to be

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 06:06AM

How Indian TV and film is riding the bullish national mood

Amazon Prime’s The Family Man reflects a broader trend of patriotic — even nationalistic — themes in Hindi output

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 06:01AM

The best products to help households avoid single-use plastic

Embrace a sustainable lifestyle with these reusable substitutes

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Sir Kenneth Grange: the designer behind Anglepoise

Britain’s most prominent industrial designer on modernity and consistency

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The houses that fit into London’s awkward spaces

From garages to car parks, gaps are filled by innovative architects

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Karl Queensborough has got his shot in Hamilton. Who's joining him in the new cast?

We love it when understudies and alternates step into the main role. Now it's Karl Queensborough's time to take the lead on Alexander Hamilton and no one's taking away his shot. Full details…

SOURCE: Stage Faves at 06:00AM

Behind the Making of the New Dance Movie Highstrung Free Dance by Ruthie Fierberg

Get a backstage pass to the new movie.

SOURCE: Playbill at 06:00AM
Friday, October 18, 2019 at 5am (Broadway Time)
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Moulin Rouge The Musical is coming to the West End by Kitty Underwood

Dust off your feather boas and pour some champagne, Moulin Rouge! The Musical is coming to the West End at the Piccadilly Theatre in March 2021 The post Moulin Rouge The Musical is coming to…

SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 05:58AM

On the Couch with Monique Fisher by Arts Review

Who is Monique Fisher? A Melbourne born and raised actress who loves food, her dog and making art. She is the artistic director of the new production company ‘Around The Moon’  and is c…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 05:56AM

‘It’s starting to lose its soul’: the makers of The Last Black Man in San Francisco

Director Joe Talbot and writer/star Jimmie Fails discuss their critique of gentrification and tribute to a vanishing minority

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Little Shop of Horrors review – gory musical blooms again off-Broadway by Alexis Soloski

Westside Theatre, New York Killer performances from Jonathan Groff and Tammy Blanchard bring a revival of the 1982 tale of a bloodthirsty plant to vibrant life The musical comedy our climate…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:54AM

Further casting announced for Uncle Vanya by Kitty Underwood

The full cast for Uncle Vanya has been announced tooday. Find out who'll be joining Toby Jones and Richard Armitage at the Harold Pinter Theatre next year The post Further casting announced …

SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 05:48AM

Tasmanian Theatre Company announce new Artistic Director by Arts Review

Tasmanian Theatre Company has announced Maeve Mhairi MacGregor as their new Artistic Director/CEO. In making the announcement, Anne Cordiner, Acting Chair Tasmanian Theatre Company said “T…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 05:38AM

From prison to prize contender: Shahidul Alam’s tumultuous year

Tortured for denouncing his country’s regime, the Bangladeshi photographer is among the frontrunners for this year’s Prix Pictet

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Actor Wendell Pierce: ‘Fame is obscurity in waiting’

As ‘Death of a Salesman’ returns to the London stage, the actor talks politics, prejudice and the power of art

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The Week in Arts: Alicia Keys, Mark Morris and an Expanded MoMA

The singer headlines Tidal’s benefit concert in Brooklyn; and the Museum of Modern Art debuts its larger, more diverse collection.

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Caroline Polachek: Pang

The singer sounds languid and self-composed on an album embedded with a hyper-busy, surreal pop aesthetic

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‘Writes with poetic vigour & concision’: A HISTORY OF WATER IN THE MIDDLE EAST – Royal Court Theatre by Aleks Sierz

Sabrina Mahfouz’s feminist account of British imperialism in A History of Water in the Middle East is energetic and passionate but also turns out to be a very slender piece of theatre.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AM
Friday, October 18, 2019 at 4am (Broadway Time)
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Lobby Hero by Arts Review

In a night of suspense, humour and compromised morality, Around the Moon Productions presents Lobby Hero by Oscar-winning playwright Kenneth Lonergan at fortyfivedownstairs from 22 October 2…

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[BLANK] Donmar, WC2 by Libby Purves and Friends

A COOL EYE ON SHATTERED LIVES          Of all the well known flaws of our criminal justice system,  one of the most glaring is how badly it fits women – though they  are only around…

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Female Playwrights Are on Form (for the Most Part) by Matt Wolf

Whether it’s finishing what Jane Austen started, imagining the private conversations of first ladies or inserting the personal, on London stages female playwrights are mixing things up.

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Alicia Alonso death: Revered Cuban ballet star dies aged 98 by Roisin O'Connor, Roisin O'Connor

Cuba's president thanked her for her 'immortal work'

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Friday, October 18, 2019 at 3am (Broadway Time)
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Los Angeles Ballet seeks Controller by Artsjournal

Los Angeles Ballet is seeking an individual with a minimum of 5 years of experience as a controller, preferably for nonprofit arts institutions.

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Los Angeles Ballet seeks Administrative Director by Artsjournal

Los Angeles Ballet is seeking an experienced, energetic arts administrator with demonstrable leadership qualities.

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Jenny Kee and Linda Jackson: Step Into Paradise by Arts Review

Drawing on more than four decades of one of the most influential pairings in the history of Australian fashion, the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences (MAAS) presents Jenny Kee and Linda Ja…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 03:30AM

Broadway Has a Major Hit in “The Sound Inside,” And an Early Tony Nominee for Best Actress in Mary Louise Parker by Roger Friedman

Sometimes the magic is there, everything works. The play is unexpectedly great, the star has a towering moment, the director bats a

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 03:24AM

Samuel Sims: Working front-of-house can feel like a trap by Samuel Sims

That front-of-house workers are not mindless robots there to serve every whim of patrons is hopefully becoming more apparent to those who

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Friday, October 18, 2019 at 2am (Broadway Time)
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Roaring success: backstage at The Lion King – in pictures by David Levene

Celebrating 20 years at the Lyceum theatre in London this weekend, the Lion King stage show has been seen by 16 million people. Guardian photographer David Levene was given exclusive behind-…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:33AM

Howard Sherman: In a world of entertainment on demand, theatre needs to tinker with start times by Howard Sherman

Four matinees a week is not typical on Broadway. But that’s exactly what the new musical The Lightning Thief is offering. The

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Friday, October 18, 2019 at 1am (Broadway Time)
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Promised by Arts Review

Though extremely capable of outlasting others on a deserted Fijian island, it is Pia Miranda’s AACTA award-winning performance in 2000s Looking for Alibrandi that will remain her careers m…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 01:42AM

Review: The Pout-Pout Fish by Elyse Trevers

Want to keep your kids away from screens?  Take them to the theater; it’s never too early! Often the best introduction the theater is something familiar, a show based upon a favorite book…

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Friday, October 18, 2019 at midnight (Broadway Time)
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Oh, snap! Photographer Pete Souza's 'Shade' tour focuses on presidential contrasts by Jane Henderson St. Louis Post-Dispatch

When photographer Pete Souza started "throwing shade" at President Donald Trump, he was fairly subtle.

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Best new London theatre: Solaris; A History of Water in the Middle East

Two new shows explore watery planets — an alien one, and our own

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The Sound Inside — intimacy and unexpressed desire in academia

A dark and ingenious exploration of a student-teacher relationship at Studio 54, New York

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Art sales get an injection of energy

Fairs change hands; spotlight on Hamdi Bey; mash-ups at Tefaf New York; Rockwell’s vaccination painting

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Who Tells Your Story? You Do at FLS Academy - Lin-Manuel Miranda's 'freestyle love supreme' ends in January, but its sister school is here to stay

Lin-Manuel Miranda's freestyle love supreme ends in January, but its sister school is here to stay and open to all---Don't be surprised if you find yourself tearing up at Broadway's freestyl…

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Off-Broadway Horror Musical All Hallows Eve Begins October 18 by Andrew Gans

Little Shop of Horrors’ Martin P. Robinson, who wrote the book and lyrics and designed the puppets, directs.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

National Tour of A Bronx Tale Launches October 18 by Andrew Gans

The production, featuring American Idol winner Nick Fradiani, kicks off in Elmira, New York.

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Rent Tony Nominee Adam Pascal Is Harold Hill in The Music Man Beginning October 18 by Andrew Gans

The Meredith Willson musical continues through October 27 in Thousand Oaks, California.

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Sid & Judy, About Judy Garland and Sid Luft, Debuts on Showtime October 18 by Andrew Gans

Jon Hamm and Jennifer Jason Leigh narrate the new documentary.

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