Beginning Tuesday, June 2, the Kennedy Center's lights that normally illuminate the Center will be dimmed for nine nights in honor of George Floyd, marking the final nine minutes of his life.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:39PMIn wake of the ongoing protests demanding justice for the murder of George Floyd and racial equality, several New York City theaters have opened their doors to provide a safe space. Closed d…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 08:24PMThe previously announced release of the new documentary We Are Freestyle Love Supreme has been postponed. The 15-year retrospective of Lin-Manuel Miranda, Thomas Kail and Anthony Veneziale's…
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Escerpt: In case you missed Noah Baumbsch's 2015 film, you can catch up with it at Netflix-- it includes bravura performance by Ben Stiller as well as the busy and …
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 08:12PMBy . PEN America, the Center for the Humanities at CUNY Graduate Center, and the Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers at the New York Public Library present Motherless Tongues, Multiple B…
SOURCE: HowlRound at 08:09PMHulu has released the trailer for the upcoming original documentary We Are Freestyle Love Supreme, which features Lin-Manuel Miranda, Arthur Lewis, Anthony Veneziale, Christopher Jackson…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:06PMFrench art institutions—including the Louvre, the Centre Pompidou, the Musée d’Orsay, and the Grand Palais—revealed this week that they are planning to welcome visitors again in June …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:02PMBy . PEN America, the Center for the Humanities at CUNY Graduate Center, and the Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers at the New York Public Library present Translating Plays and Playing …
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Executives’ job descriptions are changing under their feet, requiring skills in handling not only a global health crisis but also issues of racial equity. – The New York Times
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 05:48PMAs the world continues to stand up to racism in these turbulent times, Broadway actors, staying true to form, are making their voices heard... and the volume is rising.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:48PMThe fund comes amid backlash against entertainment companies that have shared messages of support for the Black Lives Matter movement on social media, without putting actions behind their wo…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 05:48PMAmid mass demonstrations against structural racism spurred by George Floyd’s death in police custody in Minneapolis, Minn., activist-created book lists have been widely shared across socia…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 05:48PMSubCulture released the 2018 performance of the Broadway veteran singing Jason Robert Brown’s powerful ballad.
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:47PMBy . Experimental Bitch Presents and 29PWC (29th Street Playwrights Collective) New Works Series present TANYA’S LIT CLIT by award-winning playwright Emma Goldman-Sherman livestreaming on …
SOURCE: HowlRound at 05:44PMAli Gass, who previously worked at the University of Chicago's Smart Museum of Art and Stanford's Cantor Center for the Arts, is the new executive director of the downtown museum.
SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 05:40PMBroadway.com delayed its “Show of Shows,” set to air Sunday online, in solidarity with those “in the fight for equality and unity” after George Floyd’s death, the site said.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:36PMThe performer appeared in Les Misérables and The Sound of Music.
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:34PMAmerican Guild of Musical Artists and Stage Directors and Choreographers Society will consult doctors to ensure workers' safety.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:13PMThe season, the last under artistic director Preston Whiteway, will take place entirely online.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:11PMThe Downtown theater has not yet rescheduled “The Cake” as it expresses respect and solidarity in this “moment of reckoning.”
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 05:11PMSubmit questions now and you might see them answered by these schools' faculty during the hour-long interview June 5.
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:03PMIf you have a minute, that is all Chicago actor Tania Richard needs to show you the awful effect of racism.
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Danielle Brooks and Grantham Coleman co-star in Shakespeare in the Park's 'Much Ado About Nothing,' streaming for free through June 7.
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SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 04:54PMNew York City-based activist and professional dancer, Nathaniel Hunt, presents RISE. REFLECT. RESTORE: A Three Day Virtual Fundraiser for the NAACP & Color of Change. Join Nathaniel on I…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:42PMAmanda Kloots has shared another update on the health journey of her husband, Broadway veteran Nick Cordero.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:42PMArs Nova has postponed The Ars Nova Forever Telethon, originally scheduled to stream online June 12-13. Amplifying the voices of a new generation of diverse artists is an essential part of A…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:42PMLiza Minnelli's official Facebook page has announced that 'Liza With a Z,' directed and choreographed by Bob Fosse, is now available to stream on Amazon Prime!
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:42PMNow, at most 450 people at one time are allowed in the Uffizi’s many galleries, chock full of some of the art world’s greatest masterpieces. – Washington Post
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:42PMThe live stream, benefiting the Off-Broadway company, was set to take place June 12–13.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:40PMMCC Theater has announced that the scheduled live reading of Pues Nada by Aziza Barnes, scheduled for 5:30pm today on MCC's YouTube channel, has been cancelled due to a last minute actor con…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:39PMAfter the killing of George Floyd and the widespread protests the event sparked, members of the Broadway community are rising up to draw attention to racism within the industry. Broadway sta…
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The absence of a tactile literary culture—one that happens in real time rather than on a screen—meant an uncomfortable cultural silence. And yet, during early morning walks through an em…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:36PMA couple of architects are 3D printing using organic materials – a project to support coral reef restoration via protective clay ‘coral seeding units’, and a prototype cabin built from…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:36PM“Short as it is, [Jamar Roberts’s] video, Cooped, released last week, is one of the most powerful artistic responses yet to the Covid-19 crisis. And as that crisis changes shape, as the …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:36PM“I don’t understand the point of asking people who were already posting non-stop about George Floyd and Breonna Taylor and protests and racism and police brutality and links to financial…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:36PM“[She] first became known in Cambridge when she started selling her photos in a pushcart in Harvard Square. When police tried to chase her away, [her husband], a civil rights attorney, suc…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:36PMProgress is being made in the world of musical theatre today, as OnStage Blog's Chris Peterson reports that Hairspray creator Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman have announced a change that will…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:36PMThe Walt Disney Company announced that they have pledged $5 Million to support nonprofit organizations that advance social justice.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:36PMStars in the House continues tonight (8pm) with James Monroe Iglehart and friends!
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:36PMCody Renard Richard, Griffin Matthews, and many others are speaking out.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:32PMIf BAM is your jam (or places like it), here are digital offerings that offer weird Americana and bold visions from Europe. Plus: a 24-hour variety show.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:06PMWhether we’ve really had time to think about it or not, most of us theatremakers are feeling pretty crappy right now. Mirren Wilson certainly is and in an effort to make sense of her feeli…
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An alum of shows including Hair, Motown, and City Center’s Songs for a New World, Kilgore calls for white theatrical leaders to “change your mind.”
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:58PMSome of the fellows in Round 13 had projects delayed, canceled, or reconceived, but all are finding new ways to connect with their communities and their work during this pause.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:52PMThe composer earned the Pulitzer Prize earlier this year for the musical inspired by his own experience as a queer Black artist.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:49PM Joan Copeland, Broadway actor/singer and sister of playwright Arthur Miller, celebrated her 98th birthday on Zoom on Monday afternoon June 1. Many friends gathered virtually to wish h…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 02:48PM With Broadway and Off Broadway’s cancellation of the Broadway Sings for Pride’s 10th Charity Concert, due to Covid 19, the show must go on! And it will – virtually – at Westcheste…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 02:36PMBy Douglas Mayo
The Society Of London Theatres has extended London theatre closures due to COVID-19 until 2 August 2020. Check out the latest info.
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SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 02:15PMAvailable onlineLee’s 2018 film of Antoinette Nwandu’s powerful play, written as a response to the shooting of Trayvon Martin, resonates after the George Floyd killing
Two homeless men i…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:12PMJohn Boyega has issued an emotional rallying cry in support of Black Lives Matter in London's Hyde Park. 'I need you to understand how painful it is to be reminded every day that your race m…
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The live stream features Gilbert Bailey, Andréa Burns, Ann Harada, Orville Mendoza, Nik Walker, and more.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:56PMNorth Carolina Thespians pay homage to a long-running musical
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SOURCE: Dramatics Magazine at 01:49PMAfter originally cancelling the 10th anniversary Broadway Sings for Pride charity concert due to Covid-19, Broadway stars will still sing out in honor of Pride Month. Hamilton's Tamar Greene…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:48PMAfter 62 days suffering from the effects of COVID 19, Nick Cordero’s wife Amanda Kloots is sadly admitting what the doctors have
SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 01:42PM Wynton Marsalis’ response to George Floyd’s killing should be read by everyone. Wynton is an internationally acclaimed musician, composer, educator and a leading advocate of American …
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 01:37PMAnthony Newfield, who also stars, will direct Richard Alleman's drama to benefit The Episcopal Actors' Guild.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:30PMAmid cancellation of Broadway Sings for Pride's 10th Pride Charity Concert due to Covid, Broadway and Off-Broadway performers representing Broadway Sings for Pride will still take part in vi…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:24PMLea has now issued an apology in response. 'I apologize for my behavior and for any pain which I have caused,' says Michele. 'We can all grow and change and I have definitely used these pas…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:24PMYesterday, BroadwayWorld photographer Jessica Fallon Gordon took to the streets during peaceful protesting. She shares her experience, as well as the photos she captured.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:24PM“‘I can’t make my characters exist without interaction,” [one novelist] says. ‘While, for instance, I can edit out cheek kisses because this may no longer seem the norm, my charact…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:24PMWhat then can we expect of the contemporary artistic community by way of helping us digest this experience of physical confinement and anxiety? Some have already shared their creations durin…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:24PMCompetition co-founder Kenny Leon says the virtual finals, held on Zoom, were the 'proudest moment' in the event's history.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:20PMSometimes it snows in April Sometimes I feel so bad, so bad Sometimes I wish life was never ending And all good things, they say, never last Prince wrote that in 1985 on the song “Someti…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 01:06PMWe ask: what art by artists of color sustains or inspires you? From Gregory J. Ford comes this answer. As a little Black boy being “raised” in the Church of God in Christ, the 23rd Psalm…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 01:06PMThe My Fair Lady and Hello, Dolly! alum issues a call to raise “warriors of equality.”
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Joining the Oscar- and Tony-winners for virtual tutorials are Tony award-winning Broadway director Jerry Zaks and Tony-nominee Judy Kuhn. Broadway director Stephen Brackett, composer Joe Ico…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 12:58PMMandala Theatre Company uses performance to change young lives & foster social justice. The company needs funds to survive through this pandemic.
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SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 12:57PMBrimming with history, Père-Lachaise Cemetery is the final resting place of Paris’ rich and famous.
You don’t even need to budge from your armchair to take a trip there, thanks to Ca…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 12:48PMFinalists for the LGBTQ drama award include 'The Amateurs' by Jordan Harrison and 'Dr. Ride’s American Beach House' by Liza Birkenmeier.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:42PMRead a piece from Broadway veteran Jenny Laroche, who last appeared on stage as the Dance Captain of Summer: The Donna Summer Musical. Jenny writes:
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:18PMBroadway.com has postponed its benefit celebrating the Tony Awards®, 'Show of Shows: Broadway.com Salutes the Tonys,' that was previously scheduled on Sunday, June 7 at 7:00 PM ET.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:18PM“Without the availability of insurance policies to cover future COVID-19 risks, most production in Canada will not resume. A government-backstopped insurance program will provide confidenc…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:18PM“Hoffman was one of the first book retailers to employ aggressive marketing techniques in the service of creating mass market bookselling. Despite occasional criticism from authors and pub…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:18PMThe collaborative video was created “to be whimsical and fun, and make us all feel better.”
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:17PMThe Black artist revealed what went on behind the scenes of the musical (formerly Witness Uganda) he co-wrote and starred in Off-Broadway in 2015.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:13PMThe latest statement from the Society of London Theatre (SOLT) - on behalf of the major commercial West End theatre operators - has been issued today, confirming that theatres will remain cl…
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By Douglas Mayo
Producers are to trial the re-opening of immersive shows this autumn with The Great Gatsby from 1st October 2020. Book Now!
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SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 11:52AMThe free Help Hub supports understanding of the industry - bridging the gap between graduating and working at a time when ‘learning on the job’ isn’t possible.
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SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 11:51AMWinters has been seen in Hamilton, The Lion King, and more.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:48AMThe play examines the struggle for change in the Black British and African-American communities.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:48AMThe reading will take place at 5:30pm, with a cast that includes Samira Wiley and Karen Pittman.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:48AMStories from Giovanni Boccaccio’s ‘The Decameron’ to be made available online.
SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:48AMThe musical comedy opened at the Sam S. Shubert Theatre June 3, 1942.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:37AMThe Great Gatsby, London's longest-running immersive production, is scheduled to reopen at the West End venue IMMERSIVE | LDN on October 1. As with all U.K. productions, the show was forced…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:36AMThe previously announced special Show of Shows: Broadway.com Salutes the Tonys has been postponed. The benefit event for both the American Theatre Wing and the Broadway League, was schedule…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:36AMTheatre at its best encourages empathy. It fosters understanding and conversation. We at GSP denounce racism and social injustice of any kind.
SOURCE: Facebook Registration at 11:35AMStars in the House continues today (2pm) with Plays In The House: Free Speech: Performing Artists and the Power of the Spoken Word with Gilbert Bailey, Gabriel Brown, Andréa Burns, Mich…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:19AMWare alleged that Michele had committed several 'traumatic microaggressions' while filming the series.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:19AMBroadwayWorld is saddened to report that actor and musicians Chris Trousdale has passed away. He was 34.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:14AM“Deserted by tourists, a hotel in Vienna gave itself a temporary one-night-only makeover, turning itself into an outdoor concert hall. The guest bedrooms, which have stood empty during the…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:12AM“Amanda Crowe, a museum employee who was laid off on March 30, filed a lawsuit in a county court against the institution and [ex-director Mark] Masuoka last week, alleging that she had bee…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:12AMNo, this isn’t some Regieoper conceit. This performance will take place on an actual parking deck — the one at the Deutsche Oper Berlin, where, starting next Friday (June 12), music dire…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:12AMDue to the ongoing coronavirus epidemic and social distancing rules, the company is postponing everything through the end of the year that had been announced for its Stratford-upon-Avon head…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:12AM“Carol Murphy, whom [former director Mark] Masuoka fired in 2015 as director of external affairs, painted him as a boss who was ‘quiet,’ ‘strange’ and ‘extremely introverted’ y…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:12AMAmanda Hess: “The mask is a public health device, but it has also revealed itself as a mask in the more traditional sense: a tool in a social ritual, a fetish object that signifies a perso…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:12AM“The COVID-19 Theatre Think-Tank (CTT) deliberately draws from as many of theater-making corners as possible, from stage managers to directors, from the Great White Way to regional theater…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:12AMThe world’s largest movie theater chain revealed that it expects its financial report for the first quarter of 2020, during which the COVID lockdowns began, to show a loss of up to $2.4 bi…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:12AMToday (June 3) in live streaming: Stars in the House celebrates Free Speech, MCC Theater presents PUES NADA, and so much more!
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:05AMThe Great Gatsby, which had previously set a record as the UK’s longest-running immersive production, is planning to re-open at Immersive | Ldn in Mayfair on 1 October 2020.
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Broadway’s former Cinderella, Scream Queens star, and recording artist is shown on camera begging for the National Guard to join their march.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:51AMBroadway’s former Cinderella, Scream Queens star, and recording artist is shown on camera begging for the National Guard to join their march.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:51AMAvailable online With weariness and seething frustration, the comedian sounds off in style about gender inequality and sexism
The starting point of Jen Brister’s 2018 show Meaningless, no…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:48AMWinters and Mfoniso Udofia's work dramatizes the late Horne's fight for the right to be seen and understood.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:40AM By Marilyn Lester Willy Falk: Mostly Love Following a brilliant 35-year career on Broadway, in concert halls and beyond, actor-singer Willy Falk (Tony nominated for his role as Chri…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 10:40AMLazing on a sunny afternoon…
…got me to thinking. We all know that theatre is currently in the interval. We've taken a comfort break, bought the obligatory Ben & Jerrys - (insert y…
SOURCE: London Theatre Direct at 10:40AMA play based on Charles W. Chesnutt’s “Marrow of Tradition” shows the writer of “A Raisin in the Sun” attuned to the history of white violence.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:36AMWith the launch of TheatreWorksUSAcademy, we're looking back at some of the organization's most memorable productions.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:21AMWith the launch of TheaterWorksUSAcademy, we’re looking back at some of the organization’s most memorable productions.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:21AMThe Royal Opera House announces ‘Live from Covent Garden’, three unique broadcasts live on YouTube and Facebook from its world-famous home in Covent Garden.
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SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 10:12AM Anaïs Reno offers Harlem Nocturne (Earle Hagen/Dick Rogers, 1939) to #PerformersSingForFans. Accompanying her are Julie Kurtzman on violin and Pete Malinverni on piano who is the he…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 10:10AMThe Show Must Go Online was firmly back in history mode with the beginning of Shakespeare’s second tetralogy in Richard II. Not quite as much bloodshed as the previous set of histories tha…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:00AMThe Society of London Theatre (SOLT) has announced today that all West End theatres will remain closed until at least 2 August 2020. The suspension of theatre performances has been announc…
SOURCE: London Theatre Direct at 10:00AMBy: Samuel L. Leiter
(No. 5 in the series)
June 3, 2020: A survey of shows that opened in New York on either June 3, 4, or 5 in the twenties, thirties, and forties reveals that, over…
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The Society of London Theatres continues to keep theatres shuttered due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:46AMThe reading, helmed by Whitney White and scheduled for June 3, has been postponed due to a last minute conflict.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:38AMWhitney White directs a cast that includes Orange Is the New Black's Samira Wiley, Disgraced's Karen Pittman, and more.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:38AMThe Royal Shakespeare Company announced yesterday that they have made the difficult decision to postpone more events, including their whole summer season.
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SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 09:31AMSocial distancing, but make it fashion! London's immensely popular, immersive Gatsby experience has now let the cat out of the bag, revealing it will be returning this October as a masquera…
SOURCE: London Theatre Direct at 09:20AMHe was the most influential of European artists and his works still speak to us today — as this momentous exhibition reminds us
SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 09:19AMGatsby's party will be re-imagined enabling audiences to wear masks and gloves with temperature checks and reduced capacity to enable social distancing.
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The Show Must Go Online announce the full cast for livestreamed reading of William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night’s Dream on 3 June at 7pm.
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SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 07:51AMWe've got an exciting extract from actor, writer and director Martin Milnes, who has just recorded his memoir as a brand new audiobook.
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SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 07:23AMA scene from The Third Man, written by Graham Greene, starring Joseph Cotten and Orson Welles, and directed by Carol Reed:
(This is the latest in a series of arts- and history-related vide…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:01AM“It is impossible to go through life without trust: that is to be imprisoned in the worst cell of all, oneself.”
Graham Greene, The Ministry of Fear
Continue reading Almanac: Graham Gre…
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Since its first event in 2012, Groove Dance Competition and Convention has been renowned on the competition circuit for its high-energy, high-production-value events. CEO Daniel DeFranco is…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 05:55AMWho is Shelly Higgs? A lover of stories, art, climbing mountains and drinking good coffee. I am a restless creator driven to understand what makes us all tick. I am fascinated by humans, by …
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 05:43AMBritish theatre teeters on the brink of total collapse and restaurants, pubs and cinemas are yet to reopen. Photographer Martin Godwin takes a stroll through an eery West End Continue readin…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:18AMAre you already humming Any Dream Will Do in anticipation? You'll have to wait a year longer but Jac Yarrow will reprise his acclaimed performance in Joseph & The Amazing Technicolor Dre…
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