Monday, January 20, 2020 at 11pm (Broadway Time)
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A dip into Mexico City street music and avant-garde by Artsjournal1

The metropolis does not have a high profile in generally accepted narrative of jazz and other progressive music, although it should: Mexico City has a thriving community of skilled, sophisti…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:54PM

Podcasts are Wildly Popular Right Now. Do We Care If They’re Accurate? by Artsjournal

Podcasts rich in detail and narrative are finding big audiences. But many of the stories they tell are misleading or inaccurate. How do we know? How do we vet? – Harper’s

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:54PM

Not just subconscious, but DNA deep by Artsjournal1

When we talk about organizations, or other forms of collective action by groups of people, we often speak as if we have dominantly conscious control. But evidence from a range of disciplines…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:54PM

Alan Turing And The Shaping Of Artificial Intelligence by Artsjournal

Had Turing lived longer, perhaps the state of artificial intelligence would encompass more than drearily corporate banalities such as the Amazon checkout window making suggestions about what…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:54PM

Small Talk And The Jockeying For Status by Artsjournal

Status-mongering is the mess that results from leaving some of our ethical theorizing undone. We don’t know who we think we are, and it shows. – The Point

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:54PM

Study: Pop Culture And Nature Seem To Evolve At The Same Rate by Artsjournal

Using metrics designed by evolutionary biologists, they compared the rates of cultural change to the rates of biological change for finches from the Galapagos Islands, two kinds of moths, an…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:54PM

Tony Hall To Step Down From Running The BBC At Critical Moment by Artsjournal

The announcement comes as the publicly funded BBC is facing intense political and public pressure amid a fast-changing media landscape and viewing habits. It has been criticized by both side…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:54PM

Computer Can Tell It’s You By The Way You Dance by Artsjournal

Studying how people move to music is a powerful tool for researchers looking to understand how and why music affects us the way it does. Over the last few years, researchers at the Centre fo…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:54PM

Theater Review: BABETTE’S FEAST (Lamb’s Players Theatre in San Diego) by Milo Shapiro

SIMPLE PLEASURES IN THIS FEAST The Shakers have a song in their hymnal that reads: ’Tis the gift to be simple, ’tis the gift to be free ’Tis the gift to come down where we ought to be,…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 11:52PM

On the Couch with Jesse Scott and Lachlan McAulay by Arts Review

Who is Jesse Scott? A happy go lucky kind of guy with a quirky sense of humor and a love for friends and family. Who is Lachlan McAulay? Someone that can’t sit still for long between build…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 11:31PM

Emojiland Opening Nite at The Duke on 42 Street by Sandi Durell

  Video Interviews/Photos: Shoshana Medney                        Curtain Call   EMOJILAND opened at The Duke on 42nd Street on Monday, January 19 to a cheering audience of ent…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 11:26PM

2019 WATCH Award Nominations by News Desk

In a ceremony at the Birchmere in Alexandria, Virginia, the WATCH Award committee announced the 2019 WATCH Award nominees. 101 productions (40 musicals, 61 plays) were adjudicated in 2019. T…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:17PM
Monday, January 20, 2020 at 10pm (Broadway Time)
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Leaving the Blues Review: The (Gay) Life of Alberta Hunter by New York Theater

“Leaving the Blues” dramatizes the life of the amazing jazz, blues and Broadway singer/songwriter Alberta Hunter. I long thought her story was ideal for a musical, ever since I saw her a…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 10:36PM
Monday, January 20, 2020 at 9pm (Broadway Time)
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PCMS presents Emerging Voices: Art Song and Social Connection by Margaret Darby

In a special two-week series, Philadelphia Chamber Music Society takes a dramatic leap to explore the concept of art song and how it reflects history. Margaret Darby is there.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 09:45PM

Cats by Arts Review

Cats, the musical composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber has been running for almost 40 years and has become one of the stalwarts of musical theatre. An adaption of a book of cat poems by T. S. Eli…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 09:29PM

Forbidden Broadway at York **** by Barry Gordin

Tony Award winning parodist Gerard Alessandrini is back with a hilarious all new Forbidden Broadway: The Next Generation! By: Patrick Christiano January 20, 2020: After a five-year …

SOURCE: theaterlife at 09:10PM

2019 Sydney Theatre Awards Winners Announced by Arts Review

At a star-studded ceremony on Monday 20 January, the winners of the 2019 Sydney Theatre Awards were announced, with 35 Awards presented, shared between 18 productions which played in Sydney …

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 09:04PM
Monday, January 20, 2020 at 8pm (Broadway Time)
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WATCH: Trailer for HBO film on Oakland’s MLK Oratorical Fest by Chuck Barney

Moving images of children speaking out about issues they care about

SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 08:48PM

Theatre for a New Audience (TFANA) Presents ‘Timon of Athens’ by Patricia Contino

  The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) approximates that the Bard wrote Timon of Athens and King Lear between 1604-1606.  Lear is a masterpiece about dysfunctional families, abuse of p…

SOURCE: stagebiz.com at 08:44PM

For Indigenous Artists, ?Visibility is Key? When It Come To Land Acknowledgments in the Theatre

by Nicole Gluckstern Although the practice of land acknowledgement has long been the norm in activist circles, it?s one that still hasn?t proliferated very far into the mainstream. The firs…

SOURCE: Theatre Bay Area at 08:32PM

Australian Romantic and Classical Orchestra by Sean McLoughlin

Australia’s exceptional ‘HIP’ orchestra gathers a galaxy of international and local Australian stars to celebrate Beethoven’s birth, Mozart’s cheeky humour

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 08:21PM

Auslan interpreted performance of Shrek the Musical by Peter J Snee

He was a wonderful friendly face at the Sydney Deaf Festival, and now, Todd’s here to invite you to his

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 08:12PM

Mother and son fight to stay afloat in ‘Pipeline’ at Studio Theatre by Bob Ashby

The pipeline in the title of Dominique Morisseau’s play is the “school-to-prison pipeline” affecting young African-American men. Fueled, as Studio Theatre’s dramaturgical notes expla…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:09PM
Monday, January 20, 2020 at 7pm (Broadway Time)
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Daydreaming The Way To Better Performance by Joe Patti

Tyler Cowen shared a link on his Marginal Revolution blog about Hillary Hahn discussing daydreaming as a form of practice. The link went to blog post by Bill Benzon featuring a video of an i…

SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 07:36PM

Special Live Stage Door Sessions Podcast at BroadwayCon by Broadway Direct

If you’re planning to be at BroadwayCon, plan to join us for a live recording of our podcast, Stage Door Sessions! In this special live podcast recording, our host, Elysa Gardner, will cha…

SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 07:30PM

The Iconic Broadway Musical Costumes We Love and Remember by Mark A. Robinson For Broadway Direct

Clothes make the man — and the woman — as the old adage proclaims. And that is doubly so in the case of theater. Those who act on the stage will tell you that the costumes are the final …

SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 07:25PM

How ‘I Have a Dream’ taught me never to apologize for the words I need to speak by Kyle V.  Hiller

For the first time in 15 years, Kyle V. Hiller shared some of his own spoken word—and as we observe MLK Day 2020, the timing couldn’t be better to think about the words we choose, write,…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 07:07PM

In the ‘Pipeline’ at Studio Theater, a Black son’s legacy of rage by John Stoltenberg

The set for Dominique Morisseau’s Pipeline at Studio Theatre could not be any whiter. Its white walls of freshly painted concrete blocks span the breadth of the stage and extend around the…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 07:03PM
Monday, January 20, 2020 at 6pm (Broadway Time)
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Wild Dogs Under My Skirt – Poems from Samoa by Sandi Durell

by Marcina Zaccaria   Wild Dogs Under My Skirt begins with the presentation a large knife, with a long, thick blade not curved like a hatchet or scythe.  The Wild is presented as a place …

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 06:50PM

Dominique Morisseau’s ‘Pipeline’ looks at a troubled young man, and who failed him by Peter Marks

The play by the librettist of the musical “Ain’t Too Proud” is the latest Studio Theatre offering.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 06:48PM

Le Petit has a smash hit with ‘Something Rotten’ by Alan Smason

By ALAN SMASON, WYES-TV Theatre Critic (“Steppin’ Out“) With its current production of Something Rotten!, Le Petit Theatre du Vieux Carré has set the bar so incredibly high that even …

SOURCE: TheatreCriticsm.com at 06:16PM
Monday, January 20, 2020 at 5pm (Broadway Time)
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‘A Quick 5’ with Benjamin Kintisch, Creator of “LIFE REVIEW:The Hospice Musical” by Mark Beachy

Benjamin Kintisch is the creator of a new musical called “LIFE REVIEW:The Hospice Musical.”  Show information: “Life Review: The Hospice Musical” will be performed Sunday, January 2…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 05:57PM

Grand Swan Lake (Shanghai Ballet) by Sheila Kogan

A recent iteration of the classic ballet "Swan Lake" was staged by Derek Deane and danced by the Shanghai Ballet and presented by the Shanghai Ballet with China Arts and Entertainment Group …

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 05:26PM

Joseph Hall named as Kelly Strayhorn Theater director by Sara Bauknecht / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Joseph Hall started as an intern at the Kelly Strayhorn Theater and now succeeds Janera Solomon as its new executive director. 

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 05:04PM

Lonely at the Top: A Review of Top Girls at Remy Bumppo Theatre Company by Ben Kaye

This production of Caryl Churchill's 1982 play attempts to examine the present by looking to the past.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 05:00PM
Monday, January 20, 2020 at 4pm (Broadway Time)
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Two River Theater presents Shakespeare’s ‘Twelfth Night’ by Cameron Kelsall

Two River Theater’s production of ‘Twelfth Night’ is visually appealing but tonally unbalanced. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:46PM

Concert Review: ‘Unforgettable: A Nat King Cole Tribute’ at Gaithersburg Arts on the Green by Jeannette Mulherin

Don Dillingham and the North Metro Jazz Collective made musical magic in a Nat King Cole tribute that transported listeners to a time and place long past but not forgotten.  With songs stil…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 04:39PM

‘The Gulf’ – An Intimate Story of Two Rural Lesbians by Matthew Wexler

About Face Theatre presents Audrey Cefaly's dramedy about a lesbian couple facing the pitfalls of their relationship when the motor fails on their boat. The post ‘The Gulf’ – An Intima…

SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 04:36PM

Antipodes Theatre Company announce 2020 season by Gabi Bergman

Antipodes Theatre Company is pleased to announce its second year of programming in Melbourne, which features an Australian musical premiere

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 04:00PM
Monday, January 20, 2020 at 3pm (Broadway Time)
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Time-Twisting Tale Of Love And Regret In Elite’s “Bloomsday” by Cary Ginell

Steven Dietz’s play, Bloomsday, which made its debut at the Elite Theatre Company in Oxnard January 17, is a Twilight Zone-like story that mixes past and present, using James Joyce’s nov…

SOURCE: vconstage.com at 03:28PM

Cast announced for new Gillian Greer play about consent by Mark Ludmon

By Mark Ludmon A new play about consent and class, by Irish playwright Gillian Greer, is to premiere at London’s Theatre503. Book Tickets This post Cast announced for new Gillian Greer pl…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 03:27PM

All Of The Winners Of The SAG Awards by Artsjournal2

Just a list, with no interpretation (look for that in another post). – Los Angeles Times

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:18PM

Vladimir Ashkenazy Retires Suddenly by Artsjournal2

His management company announced the conductor’s retirement from public performances. At the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, where he became Conductor Laureate last year, “Ashkenazy launched …

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:18PM

Did Streaming (Or Millennials) Kill The Music Chart? by Artsjournal2

Just kidding about the Millennials. Sort of. The thing is, streaming has messed with everything related to the music industry – and now there’s the elaborate rigging of streaming with �…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:18PM

This Author Says This Moment Isn’t As New As We Like To Think by Artsjournal2

And actually, Jacqueline Woodson says, that’s a good thing to know on a deep level, so that she doesn’t only despair at lead poisoning in Flint or the rise of asthma after 9/11. “It’…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:18PM

An Israeli Museum Cancelled An Artist’s Talk Because He Identifies As Palestinian by Artsjournal2

The Hecht Museum at the University of Haifa said that Saher Miahi’s identity did not fit with guidelines from its funders, the Hecht Foundation. The university rescheduled the talk for els…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:18PM

The European Union Is Considering Banning Facial Recognition Technology For Five Years by Artsjournal2

Facial recognition tech is advanced and is everywhere from our phones to sports arenas to public spaces to, in China, everywhere. But it’s far from perfect. “One such risk of the technol…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:18PM

Singer-Songwriter David Olney Says ‘I’m Sorry,’ Closes His Eyes, Drops His Head, And Dies Onstage by Artsjournal2

Olney, 71 and regarded as “the founding father of Americana,” was performing at a songwriters’ festival in Florida when he suffered a fatal heart attack. “‘He was very still, sitti…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:18PM

When The Washington Post Talked About The Top Book Trends Of The Last Decade, They Went Kinda Easy On A Big (Sometimes Bad) Player by Artsjournal2

Normally terrific, WaPo book critic Ron Charles goes lightly on Amazon, whose CEO owns the paper. So it’s time to consider some issues he missed. “E-books and audiobooks have greatly imp…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:18PM

Not Telling The Same Old Story Again And Again And Again And Again And Again by Artsjournal2

Kumail Nanjiani and Emily Gordon created the movie The Big Sick, lightly based on their own lives and romance, and had such success that now they’ve won an Apple TV+ series, Little America…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:18PM

At Sundance This Year, One-Fourth Of The Documentaries Come From A New Company by Artsjournal2

Concordia Studio was founded two years ago by the multibillionaire widow of Steve Jobs and an Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker, and this is the year that money and expertise come onto the…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:18PM

Wait, ‘1917,’ It Might Be The Year Of ‘Parasite’ by Artsjournal2

If the SAG Awards are any guide – and they can be – Parasite may win best picture; it won best ensemble at the ceremony on Sunday night. “When the Parasite cast, none of whom received…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:18PM

Jazz Saxophonist Jimmy Heath, 93 by Artsjournal

Mr. Heath’s saxophone sound was spare but playful, with a beaming tone that exuded both joy and command. But his reputation rested equally on his abilities as a composer and arranger for l…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:18PM

How Did The Grammys Go From ‘Step Up’ To This CEO Implosion? by Artsjournal2

After a male CEO told women in music to “step up” if they wanted to win Grammys, the Recording Academy formed a blue-ribbon task force to reform the organization, hired a woman CEO last …

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:18PM

National Archives Blurs Anti-Trump Protest Signs Of 2017 Women’s March In Exhibition by Artsjournal

By blurring out details from protest signs in an image of the 2017 Women’s March, including the name of President Trump and references to the female anatomy — a decision the Archives pub…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:18PM

A Group Of Musicians Relocate To A Failing Town To Create A New Culture. Townspeople Resist by Artsjournal

The group wanted to Klein Jasedow provides a nearly perfect test case for a theory, popular within the classical music industry, which postulates that if we could just tweak the atmosphere i…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:18PM

How Ubiquitous Public Surveillance Is Changing Our Understanding Of Human Behavior by Artsjournal

“My colleagues want to better understand how people behave in the wild and how we can capture every-day behavior without asking people to self report … [because] that’s a very unreliab…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:18PM

Reconsidering Alan Bloom’s “Closed Minds” by Artsjournal

Re-reading Bloom, I am thunderstruck, because my inclination is to blame it all on social media and attendant technologies favoring vicarious experience. But Bloom’s 1987 narrative establi…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:18PM

Is Amazon About To Take Over The Bestseller Book Business? by Artsjournal

The conventional wisdom that now governs book publishing—that things are, for the first time in a long time, not that bad—is wrong. At the very least, it overlooks the fact that Amazon h…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:18PM

Canada’s “Prairie Castles” Are Disappearing by Artsjournal

Grain elevators were once an icon of Canada’s west: often painted a bright boxcar red, they stood in towns across Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. As the tallest structures in the vast …

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:18PM

The Quality Versus Opportunity Debate – A Predictable Oscars Ritual by Artsjournal

The Academy’s perceived snubs—of actors such as Us’s Lupita Nyong’o and Hustlers’ Jennifer Lopez, along with directors such as Little Women’s Greta Gerwig and The Farewell’s Lu…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:18PM

The Hollywood Gown Song SAG Awards 2020, COMPANY 2020 tribute, and tribute to the late Jerry Herman by Fred Landau

The HOLLYWOOD GOWN SONG (short version) - SAG AWARDS 2020 - feat. Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston's gownhttps://youtu.be/Zp58fA38qdoparody lyric by Fred Landauto Harriet…

SOURCE: Music and Comedy at 03:16PM

PHOTOS: Kinky Boots stars reunite for cast screening ahead of the musical’s cinema release by Featured Content

Matt Henry and other members of the Kinky Boots cast reunited yesterday, a year after the multi-award-winning musical finished in the West End, for a private screening of the forthcoming cin…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 03:03PM
Monday, January 20, 2020 at 2pm (Broadway Time)
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BWW Camp Guide - Everything You Need to Know About Camp Broadway in 2020

With the new year officially here, we're looking ahead to this coming summer and getting an in-depth look at some of the country's most prestigious summer theatre camps! We're chatting with …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:58PM

Martin Luther King Jr. Day 1/20/2020: King on Health Over Hotels, Housing Over War, Morality Over Materialism by New York Theater

“We must devote at least as much to our children’s education and the health of the poor as we do to the care of our automobiles and the building of beautiful, impressive hotels,” Marti…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 02:53PM

For 13 Years, He Has Humanized the Villain of ‘Oklahoma!’ by Laura Collins-Hughes

Patrick Vaill took his final Broadway bow as Jud Fry, after performing in Daniel Fish’s production of the musical since college.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:33PM

Idol Spectacle: A Review of Voice of Good Hope at City Lit Theater by Aaron Hunt

Kristine Thatcher’s biographical drama on Barbara Jordan resurfaces at a crucial juncture in American history.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 02:30PM

Casting consultant and choreographer Graeme Pickering: ‘Networking is more than following someone on Instagram’ by Giverny Masso

Having recently written his first book, called 50 Tips: Audition Success, Graeme Pickering tells Giverny Masso why performers should treat auditions as

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:24PM

RSC’s Carl Root: ‘Production managers are administrators, organisers, politicians and diplomats’ by Fergus Morgan

Royal Shakespeare Company production manager Carl Root left the National Theatre for Stratford four years ago. He tells Fergus Morgan about what

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:24PM

Fountain Theatre wins 6 Ovation Awards including Best Season and Best Production of a Play by Fountaintheatre

The Fountain Theatre dominated the 2020 LA Ovation Awards Monday night, January 13th, by winning six awards, including the prestigious Best Season and Best Production of a Play.  The LA Tim…

SOURCE: intimateexcellent.com at 02:17PM

McCarter Theatre Center presents Rachel Bonds’s ‘Goodnight Nobody’ by Cameron Kelsall

‘Goodnight Nobody,’ a promising and well-produced world premiere at McCarter Theatre Center, still needs to figure out what kind of play it wants to be. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 02:15PM

Forbidden Broadway Opens at York by Barry Gordin

Tony Award winning parodist Gerard Alessandrini is back with a hilarious all new Forbidden Brodway: The Next Generation! January 20, 2020: Forbidden Broadway: The Next Generation opened …

SOURCE: theaterlife at 02:07PM

Theater Review: TOP GIRLS (Remy Bumppo Theatre Company at Theater Wit) by Lawrence Bommer

LONELY HUBRIS “I want it all.” “The sky’s [not] the limit.” “You only live once.” “You can’t take it with you.”: We’re fascinated by all the pride that precedes a fall.…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 02:00PM

The Art of Loss: A Review of Thirst at Strawdog Theatre Company by Irene Hsiao

Playwright C.A. Johnson's world of civil war, bombs, looting, gangs and starvation is hardly fictional. It is practically here.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 02:00PM
Monday, January 20, 2020 at 1pm (Broadway Time)
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Broadway Horoscopes: GRAMMY Awards Edition by Felicia Fitzpatrick

Which Grammy-winning musical theatre album are you, according to your astrological sign?

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:39PM

Receipts by Daisy Eagan

If you haven’t read the post before this one, go read it now. Then come back. The infamous tweet. James Joyce’s The Dead poster. Original water color costume painting signed by Theoni V.…

SOURCE: daisyeagan.wordpress.com at 01:38PM

Atlas Obscura presents Janaka Stuckey’s ‘Ascend Ascend’ by Aaron Pond

Atlas Obscura presents a mildly amusing performance of Janaka Stuckey’s necrophilous ritual poetry. Aaron Pond Reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 01:37PM

Review: Bess Myerson’s ‘Ugly Daughter’ Recalls Miss America Dearest by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Barra Grant’s autobiographical solo play plumbs her fraught relationship with her mother, the famous politician and beauty queen Bess Myerson.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:36PM

Nothing to Shout About: A Review of Whisper House at Black Button Eyes Productions by Noel Schecter

This spooky meta musical from Kyle Jarrow ("SpongeBob Squarepants: The Broadway Musical") and Duncan Sheik ("Spring Awakening") cares more than it scares.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 01:30PM

London Theatre News Today: Monday 20 January by Hira Desai

We've got a booking extension of Penn & Teller's Magic Goes Wrong, some exciting news for Lucie Jones Live fans and lots more in today's news roundup. The post London Theatre News Today…

SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 01:22PM

Inside Opening Night of Emojiland Off-Broadway by Marc J. Franklin

The new musical comedy, starring Lesli Margherita, Lucas Steele, Natalie Weiss, and more, opened at the Duke on 42nd Street January 19.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:18PM

Review: Joe Calarco’s A Measure of Cruelty from 4615 Theatre Company by Julian Oquendo

There is something very refreshing about being an audience to theatre outside of a theater. 4615 Theatre Company is  proving, as did the bar hopping runaway hit The Smuggler late last year…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 01:18PM

A gripping take on jazz standards from Anthony Braxton

The saxophonist and his rhythm section were brimming with confidence at London’s Cafe Oto

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 01:08PM

’A show for lovers of great music’: BEAUTIFUL THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL – Touring ★★★★ by Jonathan Baz

Simultaneously an homage to talent, love and friendship – with others and oneself – Beautiful – The Carole King Musical is a masterclass in musical theatre.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:00PM
Monday, January 20, 2020 at noon (Broadway Time)
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Greek National Opera arrives on the international stage with Wozzeck

This production of Berg’s opera challenges audiences with its resonance for today

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 12:55PM

Rossini for the age of the influencer at Staatsoper Hannover

The singing shines in a new Barber of Seville production — but a little more levity wouldn’t go amiss

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 12:48PM

Gone Fishin’: A Review of The Gulf at About Face Theatre by Ben Kaye

A slow and solitary, meditative musing on human nature. And fish.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 12:45PM

Eminem’s new album Music to Be Murdered By features a torrent of words but precious few stories

The rapper brings his disruptive, offensive energies to a new collection of songs

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 12:41PM

VIDEO: David Alan Grier Gives Advice to the Young Cast of A SOLDIER'S PLAY

David Alan Grier was a guest on Monday's episode of Live with Kelly and Ryan to talk about starring in A Soldier's Play on Broadway. During the interview, Grier talks about how this is his t…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:41PM

Timon of Athens: From Riches to Rags, With a Twist by Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★★ Shakespeare’s rarely produced tale of a big-hearted spendthrift gets a powerful production with a first-rate female Timon The post Timon of Athens: From Riches to Rags, With a…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 12:32PM

Wherefore Art Thou: A Review of Juliet at Theatre Y by Persephone Jones

Putting the theme of "motherhood" through the dramatic wringer, András Visky's play becomes less a distillation than a reduction.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 12:30PM

NEWS: Mischief Theatre’s Magic Goes Wrong extends its West End run to August 2020 by Featured Content

Mischief Theatre, the Olivier award-winning company behind The Play That Goes Wrong, has announced a new booking period for Magic Goes Wrong, with tickets now on sale until 30th August 2020.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:30PM

Timon of Athens: Re-gendered and Re-Engineered for Audiences Today by Michael Sommers

★★★ Kathryn Hunter plays the title figure in a relatively obscure play by Shakespeare (and Thomas Middleton) The post Timon of Athens: Re-gendered and Re-Engineered for Audiences Today…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 12:30PM

VIDEO: Daniel Radcliffe Talks Starring Opposite Alan Cumming in ENDGAME

Daniel Radcliffe stopped by Live With Kelly and Ryan on Monday to talk about about the plays he's rehearsing with Alan Cumming, Endgame.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:29PM

INDUSTRY: Social Insight Report - January 20thth - AMERICAN UTOPIA & JAGGED LITTLE PILL Top Growth For 2nd Consecutive Week

The top growing current Broadway musicals were Jagged Little Pill (1.70%), Ain't Too Proud (1.20%), Beetlejuice (1.10%), Oklahoma! (1.01%) and Frozen (0.93%). The top growing curre…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:25PM

Australian Fires: Bravo to Broadway for Enlightened Philanthropy by Marilyn Lester

Hats off and applause to the Broadway and theater community for their outpouring of love and for their actions in response to the devastating bush fires in Australia. As a result of record …

SOURCE: NiteLifeExchange at 12:20PM

Simon Rattle and the LSO unearth a Beethoven rarity

This Barbican performance of the composer’s only oratorio could hardly be bettered

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 12:11PM

Simon Stephens and Barbara Broccoli join Enda Walsh to judge new playwriting competition by Ruth Comerford

Simon Stephens and Barbara Broccoli have been confirmed as judges for the inaugural Phil Fox Award for Playwriting. They will join the

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:03PM

National Youth Theatre unveils multimillion-pound plans for major overhaul of north London home by Ruth Comerford

The National Youth Theatre is to undergo a £4.25 million redevelopment of its north London home, which will enable it to double

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:03PM

Oscar Toeman “You can write the characters off in one sentence, but it takes a play to understand them” by Lindsey Huebner

Lindsey Huebner interviews Oscar Toeman, runner up of this year’s JMK awards as he gears up to direct Lucy Prebble’s controversial play, The Sugar Syndrome. I meet Oscar Toeman at the BF…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 12:03PM

Guildford drama college PPA to recycle restaurant and office furniture for new home by Georgia Snow

Drama college Performance Preparation Academy has revealed it is fitting out its new premises in Guildford with tens of thousands of pounds

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:03PM

BWW Exclusive: Ben Rimalower's Broken Records with Special Guest Varla Jean Merman!

In this episode, Ben and Daniel talk to actor, singer, and drag legend Jeffery Roberson (aka Varla Jean Merman) about the 1966 cast recording of 'The Mad Show.' They also discuss Coco Peru, …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:01PM

Les Misérables returns to the Sondheim Theatre, London – review round-up by Fergus Morgan

Do you hear the people sing? Well, they are singing in the West End again. Les Misérables has returned to its ancestral

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:00PM

Me & Mr. Jones: My Intimate Relationship with David Bowie by Darryl Reilly

With her richly expressive character voice, alternating between appealing deepness and wonderfully hitting high notes, she beautifully does justice to each song. We see every hallowed surrea…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:00PM
Monday, January 20, 2020 at 11am (Broadway Time)
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Reece Clarke performs with power and subtlety in the Royal Ballet’s Onegin

The newly promoted dancer partnered Natalia Osipova at the Royal Opera House

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 11:48AM

First Look: Grand Horizons by Broadway Direct

Bill and Nancy have spent fifty full years as husband and wife. They practically breathe in unison, and can anticipate each other’s every sigh, snore and sneeze. But just as they settle co…

SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 11:43AM

Samantha Mathis to Lead Off-Broadway Premiere of Duncan Sheik and Kyle Jarrow's Whisper House by Olivia Clement

James Yaegashi, Wyatt Cirbus, and more are also tapped for the ghost story musical at 59E59.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:29AM

Critics Praising "1917" for Filming as One Continuous Shot Reveal They've Never Seen a Play by Broadway Beat

by Kath Dunham. @kathdunham. LOS ANGELES - After months of film critics describing the Oscar-nominated feature 1917’s one-shot filming style as “groundbreaking” and “unheard of,” T…

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 11:28AM

Emojiland: Once You Get Restarted by Elysa Gardner

★★★★ A delightful new musical takes us behind the screen—of our smartphones. The post Emojiland: Once You Get Restarted appeared first on New York Stage Review.

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 11:18AM

In Praise of Zippy the Pinhead by Trav S.D.

Some days a theme emerges on Travalanche and today it is sideshow. Having just written about little person actor John George and plus-sized comedian “Fat” Karr, we take the occasion of c…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 11:18AM

Dad’s Garage interim leader Jon Carr bullish on company’s place in the theater universe by Jim Farmer

Jon Carr has been involved with Dad’s Garage Theatre Company for almost... The post Dad’s Garage interim leader Jon Carr bullish on company’s place in the theater universe appeared fir…

SOURCE: ArtsATL at 11:18AM

VIDEO: See Billy Porter, Neil Patrick Harris, & More in the Trailer for VISIBLE: OUT ON TELEVISION

Apple has released the trailer for Visible: Out on Television, a five-part documentary series that premieres exclusively on Apple TV+ February 14. 

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:17AM

Original Swagger by Devon Glover

How I discovered Shakespeare through hip-hop The post Original Swagger appeared first on Dramatics Magazine Online.

SOURCE: Dramatics Magazine at 11:12AM

Alex Newell Will Host BroadwayCon's First Look Featuring COMPANY, CAROLINE, OR CHANGE, SING STREET and More

At BroadwayCon's First Look, attendees will be treated to an exclusive showcase of performances from the newest and most talked-about shows of the season. Hosted by Alex Newell, Broadway alu…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:11AM

‘Some genuinely disturbing moments’: FIX – Pleasance Theatre by Laura Kressly

Despite the issues, the script’s range of influences and forms, combined with great performances, result in a generally strong production of Fix at the Pleasance Theatre.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AM

Six The Musical London extends to January 2021

There’s no doubt that Six the Musical is one of the most acclaimed shows at present. Since it began at Edinburgh, it has grown rapidly, in both popularity and productions. Now the West En…

SOURCE: London Theatre Direct at 11:00AM
Monday, January 20, 2020 at 10am (Broadway Time)
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FIRST-LOOK: Arresting production photos & trailer for new 1950s-set police drama COPS by Featured Content

We need to take a trip down to the station. Check out our gallery of production photos and trailer for the world premiere of Tony Tortora's COPS, set in a Chicago police precinct office in 1…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:58AM

Watch COPS’s post-show Q&A: How does a new play feel like a finely minted period revival? by Terri Paddock

To me, COPS, set in 1950s Chicago, comes across as so authentically period that it feels like it must be a finely minted revival. But it's not: it's a new play. Even more surprising then tha…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:30AM

What can you learn from a Broadway legend like Stephen Schwartz? Watch Terri’s post-show Q&A at Rags The Musical

After acclaim last year at Manchester's mighty Hope Mill Theatre, RAGS The Musical has transferred to the Park Theatre. It's a Broadway musical with a long, chequered history and is premieri…

SOURCE: Stage Faves at 10:30AM

John George: A Distinctive Little Devil by Trav S.D.

A tribute today to little person/actor John George (Tutie Fatella, 1898-1968). While George had over 225 screen credits, it is fitting that one of his biggest and best known parts was in a f…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 10:18AM

The Backstory on Hilliard “Fat” Karr by Trav S.D.

Hilliard “Fat” Karr (1899-1945) is today best remembered as one third of the plus sized silent comedy team Tons of Fun, but he had a thriving solo career before, during, and after that p…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 10:18AM

Four Play review at Above the Stag, London – ‘honest and insightful’ by Paul Vale

Gay men have never had to conform to a heteronormative relationship standards in the past. But now we live in a world

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:06AM
Monday, January 20, 2020 at 9am (Broadway Time)
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World premiere ‘Human Interest Story’ explores homelessness and truth in journalism by Fountaintheatre

“The line between where you are now and sleeping in your car is much thinner than you think.” The Fountain Theatre presents the world premiere of a timely new play, written and direc…

SOURCE: intimateexcellent.com at 09:56AM

Review: My Name Is Lucy Bartonat curtainup.com/ by Elyse Sommer

Excerpt: Olive Strout's melancholy memoir adapted as a solo play with Laura Linney deftly narrating in the voice of both the mother and daughter whose brief reunion…

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 09:54AM

Ordinary Americans Digs Into Tragedy Of Blacklisting by Bill Hirschman

GableStage's co-production with Palm Beach Dramaworks of the world premiere of Ordinary Americans traces TV icon Gertrude Berg as she battles blacklisting, featuring stellar performance by E…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 09:54AM

5 Debut Questions: Wicked's Lauren Cannon by Angela Tricarico

Today on our blog, we welcome Lauren Cannon to the Great White Way and learn about her journey to her Broadway debut. …

SOURCE: www.theensemblist.com at 09:51AM

GRACE NOTES: Monday, January 20, 2020 by Susan Grace

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Broadway Heat: West Side Story Edition: The Finals by JK

There's no doubting that West Side Story has been one of the buzziest shows of the season. Between script and cast changes, injuries and controversial staging choices, it is no wonder ever…

SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 09:33AM
Monday, January 20, 2020 at 8am (Broadway Time)
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Watch Hamilton Stars Solea Pfeiffer and Emmy Raver-Lampman Sing ’Freedom’ From New Musical Gun & Powder by Andrew Gans

Slave Play's Robert O’Hara will direct the upcoming world premiere at Virginia’s Signature Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 08:59AM

Look back in Vanya: my encounters with Chekhov's classic over 60 years by Michael Billington

From Rome to Paris to London, Uncle Vanya delivers fresh meanings wherever and whenever it’s performed Which is Chekhov’s greatest play? It tends to be the one you’ve seen most recentl…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:42AM

Cops review at Southwark Playhouse, London – ‘undercooked play about police corruption’ by Mert Dilek

Set in Chicago in 1957, Tony Tortora’s Cops zooms in on four jaded police detectives trying to navigate a police force steeped

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:01AM
Monday, January 20, 2020 at 7am (Broadway Time)
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Today on Broadway: Monday, January 20, 2020 by Matt Tamanini

“Matilda” Movie in the Works, The Public Cancels “The Truth Has Changed” at UTR, Isaac Powell Returned to “WSS” “Today on Broadway” is a daily, Monday through Friday, podcast…

SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 07:55AM

Street Scene review at Grand Theatre, Leeds – ‘intricate staging of Kurt Weill’s opera’ by George Hall

Premiered on Broadway in 1947, Kurt Weill’s ‘American opera’ drew on a Pulitzer-winning play that sought to depict realistically the interconnected lives

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:44AM

Movin' on up: five dazzling dancers to watch by Lyndsey Winship

From the soulful Jemima Brown to BBC Young Dancer champ Nafisah Baba, these dynamos have a stellar year ahead This Northern Irish dancer starts the year nominated for two Critics Circle danc…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:36AM

To Research How To Make A Better Museum, Ask Kids by Artsjournal2

Says one designer who experienced many a test lab with kids and families at London’s V&A: “A nine-year-old said: ‘Objects have rights.’ The phrase has stuck. It captures both the…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:36AM

Movie Theatres With Shaking Seats Are Gimmicky – And Also A Good Education In Filmmaking by Artsjournal2

Basically, The NYT says, you could easily tell how bad Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker was by going to a theatre with 4DX technology. The experience “should really be considered an intell…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:36AM

Edith Kunhardt Davis, Author Of ‘Pat The Bunny’ Sequels, Has Died At 82 by Artsjournal2

Davis followed rather literally in her mother’s footsteps when she wrote the sequels to her mother’s bestselling and beloved children’s book. But she didn’t write the children’s bo…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:36AM

Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation awards new grants totalling £225,000 by Giverny Masso

The Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation has awarded 16 grants totalling more than £225,000 to organisations including Bristol Old Vic, Southwark Playhouse and

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:22AM

WIN a leotard with ILOGEAR by Admin

You may have caught our recent feature article on Ilogear and founder Liz Nieves – if not, read it here. This dancewear brand is making waves, and now is your chance to WIN a new leotard c…

SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 07:05AM

Orange Tree unveils plans to screen plays free of charge online by Georgia Snow

The Orange Tree Theatre in Richmond will begin broadcasting productions free of charge online, enabling audiences cross the globe to access its

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:03AM

Equity in censorship row over Laurence Fox tweets by Matthew Hemley

Union Equity is embroiled in a censorship row after members of its minority ethnic members committee claimed the union had deleted its

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:03AM

Poll: How much have you spent in total when auditioning for drama schools? by The Stage

Last week, LAMDA director Sarah Frankcom said she hoped to abolish the school’s audition fees entirely, having already slashed the cost for

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:02AM

Just because: Merv Griffin interviews Martin Luther King Jr. by Terry Teachout

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., is interviwed by Merv Griffin on an episode of The Merv Griffin Show, taped in New York in 1967: (This is the latest in a series of arts- and history-relate…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:01AM

‘Moves with a fast pace & sensitivity’: FOUR PLAY – Above The Stag Theatre ★★★★ by Luca Molinari

Fourplay is a cleverly written, well-acted and directed, highly entertaining show that will make you laugh and think, and everything in between.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AM

Almanac: Martin Luther King Jr. on the ultimate futility of revenge by Terry Teachout

“If I hit you and you hit me and I hit you back and you hit me back and go on, you see, that goes on ad infinitum. It just never ends. Somewhere somebody must have a little sense, and tha…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:00AM
Monday, January 20, 2020 at 6am (Broadway Time)
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Beckett Triple Bill review at Jermyn Street Theatre, London – ‘humour and humanity’ by Dave Fargnoli

Memories can either comfort or torment us. Samuel Beckett’s fascination with the ways we distort, betray and cling to our past experiences

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:31AM

Review: RAGS The Musical, Park Theatre by Joseph Winer

Review: RAGS The Musical, Park Theatre 4.0stars It seems no surprise from a read of the programme note that composer Charles Strouse wrote the music to RAGS before collaborator and lyricist …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:18AM

Review: Jew… ish, King’s Head Theatre by Nina Cave

Review: Jew... ish, King's Head Theatre4.0starsOn he runs, singing “I’m a Jew… one of God’s chosen few” and we realise what we’ve let ourselves in for – an hour of a ludicrous,…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:18AM

2019 Sydney Theatre Award winners announced by Peter J Snee

The winners of the 2019 Sydney Theatre Awards were announced tonight at a star-studded ceremony, with 35 Awards presented, shared

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 06:17AM

Onegin review at Royal Opera House, London – ‘ferocious and captivating’ by Neil Norman

Choreographer John Cranko was the Marlowe to Kenneth MacMillan’s Shakespeare. Onegin is his masterpiece, created for Stuttgart Ballet in 1965 and revised

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:14AM

On the Couch with Patrick Livesey by Arts Review

Who is Patrick Livesey? Patrick Livesey – I’m an actor starring in the Victorian premiere of The Campaign by Campion Decent. What would you do differently to what you do now? I would mak…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 06:09AM

World premieres, a ‘Chicago’ coup and a venue to unite acting greats by Ryan Porter - Special To The Star

The Stratford Festival’s artistic director Antoni Cimolino previews the theatre company’s historic 2020 season

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 06:00AM
Monday, January 20, 2020 at 5am (Broadway Time)
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In The Spotlight: New Portraits of the Cast of GRAND HORIZONS

Grand Horizons is now in previews on Broadway! Grand Horizons will play a strictly limited 10-week engagement, and officially open on January 23, 2020 at The Hayes Theater.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:35AM

Photo Flashback: Peter O'Toole On the Set of MY FAVORITE YEAR in 1981

Take a look back into our archives with us as we bring you another photo flashback! This time, we've got a photo of Peter O'Toole on the set of My Favorite Year in 1981.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:32AM

NEWS: Menier Chocolate Factory announces its spring season for 2020 by Press Releases

The Menier Chocolate Factory has announced the forthcoming two productions – the European premiere of Paula Vogel’s Tony Award-winning play Indecent, directed by Rebecca Taichman; and Al…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:30AM

Alexandra Billings Joins WICKED as Madame Morrible Tonight

Beginning performances tonight, January 20, 2020, Alexandra Billings, from the hit show, 'Transparent,' will assume the role of Madame Morrible in the Broadway production of Wicked.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:30AM

Wake Up With BWW 1/20: Alexandra Billings Joins WICKED, and More!

Today's top stories: Alexandra Billings joins Wicked, and more!

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:10AM

You & I by Arts Review

Proudly supported by Gasworks Arts Park, Melbourne’s premier Southside Arts Hub, international award-winning company Casus Circus bring their much anticipated and exclusive season of You &…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 05:07AM

Onegin review – Natalia Osipova thrills with ecstatic, lovestruck obsession by Lyndsey Winship

Royal Opera House, LondonThe Russian ballerina is exhilarating to watch in John Cranko’s 1965 take on Pushkin’s novel, partnered by Reece Clarke in the title role There are few dancers w…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:03AM

Gary Beadle: how I took on the curse of EastEnders – and won by Bridget Minamore

Albert Square’s bad boy was told leaving would end his career. But he has no regrets. He relives his journey from Bugsy Malone to existential Cormac McCarthy play Gary Beadle fell in love …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:03AM

Best of the Blogs: Les Misérables, Rags, Lullabies for the Lost & more by Lisa Martland

In our continuing series, our editor Lisa Martland picks out some of her Top Picks from the last week of theatre (to 19 January 2020), including Aleks Sierz’s view that the new production …

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AM
Monday, January 20, 2020 at 4am (Broadway Time)
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Sydney WorldPride 2023 appoints Kate Wickett as Interim CEO by Arts Review

Sydney WorldPride 2023, the company charged with the design and delivery of this marquee international LGBTQI pride event, has announced the appointment of Kate Wickett as Interim CEO. Curre…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 04:43AM

AS ONE by Arts Review

Gertrude Opera will present the Australian premiere of the groundbreaking and acclaimed chamber opera AS ONE at fortyfivedownstairs from 23 January as part of the 2020 Midsumma Festival. Ins…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 04:30AM

Thiago Soares: ‘I came across the ocean with just hope – I’ve had a magical time’ by Anna Winter

The world-renowned Brazilian dancer left the Royal Ballet in 2019 after more than a decade as a principal, but will not be

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 04:00AM
Monday, January 20, 2020 at 3am (Broadway Time)
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13 Outstanding Theatrical Performances of 2019 in India by Vikram Phukan

This year the stage threw up apostles of hope aplenty, whose quiet energy and presence allowed us to re-imagine our own lives in the sheer privacy afforded by a seat in a darkened auditorium…

SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 03:30AM

Emojiland: The Musical: 😜 by Jk Clarke

      By Samuel L. Leiter   Emojis! Those ubiquitous computer images we attach to our emails offering shortcut messages showing feelings, foods, celebrations, machines, weather, flags, a…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 03:11AM
Monday, January 20, 2020 at 2am (Broadway Time)
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1930s America on Opera Stage with “Gangster” Musical in Ankara by Anadolu Agency

The world premiere of the Gangster musical, which will be staged by the Ankara State Opera and Ballet Modern Dance Ensemble, will be held Saturday, Jan. 11 in the capital Ankara. The musical…

SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 02:46AM

Lyn Gardner: Diverse theatre means diverse audiences – so expect change by Lyn Gardner

I really enjoyed Inua Ellams’ new version of Three Sisters at the National Theatre. It relocates the play to Biafra during the

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AM

Top 5 theatres shows to see this week (January 20-26) by Natasha Tripney

Scenes With Girls – Royal Court, London The Royal Court starts the year with a new play by Miriam Battye about female

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AM

Rufus Norris: There are reasons to be cheerful about theatre, and politics, in 2020 by Rufus Norris

Some decades ago I made my living in a different way, and one cold January I was up a ladder, grappling to

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AM
Monday, January 20, 2020 at 1am (Broadway Time)
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Final Bow: How Slave Play Taught Joaquina Kalukango to Get out of Her Own Head

The star of Jeremy O. Harris's Broadway drama learns how to not let people's responses get in the way of storytelling.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:33AM

Alexandra Billings Joins Wicked as Madame Morrible; Becomes First Openly Trans Actress to Play the Role by Andy Lefkowitz

Stage-and-screen veteran Alexandra Billings, acclaimed for her turn on Amazon's Transparent, joins the Broadway company of Wicked as Madame Morrible on January 20. Billings makes history, b…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:12AM

Theatrefolk Featured Play – Being Bianca: The Semi-Complete Guide by Alan Haehnel by Lindsay Price

Welcome to our Featured Play Spotlight. Being Bianca: The Semi-Complete Guide by Alan Haehnel is a fun play for a huge cast – perfect if you’re in a rebuilding year with your program. B…

SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AM
Monday, January 20, 2020 at midnight (Broadway Time)
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Theatre News: Announcement of Nominations 20th Annual Washington Area Theatre Community Honors by Md Theatre Guide News Desk

101 productions (40 musicals, 61 plays) were adjudicated in 2019.Twenty-eight community theater companies participated in WATCH adjudication. Nominations for outstanding technical achievemen…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 12:37AM

RESIDENCY SETLIST: VOSK ON FIRE 1/12/20 by Jason Robert Brown

I can’t predict how 2020 is going to go, but I can tell you one thing: I was more than ready to be done with 2019. Show #56 of the SubCulture Residency was designed to start the year off r…

SOURCE: Jason Robert Brown at 12:12AM

The Best & Worst of 2019, Part II by David Levy

All 9 of our regular contributors have gathered: Aurin, Ben, David, Jack, Jose, Liz, Nicole, Patty, and PennyMaria! We’re back together for our year-end spectacular, our annual ep…

SOURCE: Maxamoo at 12:11AM

Living with Damien Hirst and friends

Robert Tibbles was an early collector of the Young British Artists — now he is preparing to sell many of his acquisitions

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 12:00AM

Blue Monday — New Order’s track was a watershed moment in British pop

Frequently sampled and covered since its release in 1983, the song was created from a patchwork of sources

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 12:00AM

IMPRESSIONS: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at New York City Center with Choreography by Camille A. Brown, Robert Battle, and Alvin Ailey by The Dance Enthusiast

In IMPRESSIONS: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at New York City Center with Choreography by Camille A. Brown, Robert Battle, and Alvin Ailey, "My impressions may echo the words of many …

SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 12:00AM

Hadestown Tony Nominee Patrick Page Is Part of January 20 Presentation of Major Barbara by Andrew Gans

David Staller directs the reading for the Project Shaw series.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Transparent Star Alexandra Billings Joins Broadway Cast of Wicked January 20 by Andrew Gans

Michael X. Martin also joins the company of the international hit musical at the Gershwin Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

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Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
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Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
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