BWW TV: See Tonya Pinkins In the New Trailer for RED PILL

Pinkins socio-political horror film, Red Pill, stars Catherine Curtin, Kathryn Erbe Colby Minifie, Luba Mason, Adesola Osakalumi, Jake O'Flaherty, Tonya Pinkins and Rubén Blades. 

San Francisco Ballet releases new dance film by Benjamin Millepied: ‘Dance of Dreams’ by Admin

San Francisco Ballet announces the premiere of Dance of Dreams, a new dance film directed by Benjamin Millepied, featuring San Francisco Ballet dancers performing choreography by Justin Pec…

UK broadcasters lose ground to streaming services during lockdown

Disney+, Netflix and Amazon enjoying sustained boom, regulator’s report on viewing habits shows

“Scored In Silence”: Digital Dance Piece Tells Stories Of Deaf Survivors Of The Hiroshima And Nagasaki Attacks by Kate Lovell

Digital dance piece tells the never-before heard stories of deaf survivors of the A-bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945 Reminding us of the stark truth of one of the world’s wo…

Celebrating Dame Joan Sutherland with Grand by Sean McLoughlin

The Australian Performing Arts Collection (APAC) has unveiled an exciting digital showcase titled Grand, which celebrates Dame Joan Sutherland and

Our Voices Matter: A Celebration of Black Lives Through Spoken Word, Song, and Dance by The Kennedy Center

NSO @ Home: Lisa Emenheiser, Keyboard | "Symphonic Dances" by Rachmaninoff by The Kennedy Center

London’s Victoria & Albert Museum prepares to reopen by Reuters

"We want people to enjoy themselves again after all these months of looking at screens - to go and see an artifact for yourself, to stand in front of an object, that's what's so important," …

Theater Preview: L.A. LAW REUNION (Stars in the House) by Tony Frankel

LAWFUL ENTRY Tonight, the cast of LA Law will join hosts Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley on Stars in the House LIVE at 8pm ET on the Stars in the House YouTube channel. Former staffers of …

Theater Preview: THE VIRAL MONOLOGUES (The 24 Hour Plays) by Tony Frankel

WHAT A DIFFERENCE A DAY MAKES Tonight through August 8, the extraordinary 2020 company members of The 24 Hour Plays: Nationals will begin their weeklong intensive with their very own editio…

Bill Boggs, TV Host and Author “The Adventures of Spike the Wonder Dog”, August 4, 2020 by Barry Gordin

It’s a Book. It’s a Podcast. It’s a Three-Act Play, in Your Ears. by Elisabeth Egan

Jesse Eisenberg’s audio drama, “When You Finish Saving the World,” is coming to Audible ahead of a film adaptation with Julianne Moore.

Princeton’s Existential Crisis by Artsjournal

Groups of students have variously described the composition of Princeton’s faculty and its “institutional culture” as “pillars of its oppressive past,” declared that their educatio…

San Francisco Opera Costume Shop Repurposed: Sews 10,000 Masks by Artsjournal

Since April, more than 20 members of the opera’s costume crew have been toiling away sewing face coverings which the opera is donating to firefighters, social service agencies and front li…

Journalist Sues Hollywood Foreign Press Association (Golden Globes) by Artsjournal

Kjersti Flaa, a Norwegian journalist living in Los Angeles, filed a complaint Monday in California federal court alleging that the HFPA has adopted membership rules that exclude qualified ap…

The Composting Costumier talks Bringing Objects to Life with Bryony Anderson from One Off Makery by The Composting Costumier

This interview took place between Wathaurang land and Palawa Land. I acknowledge the Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples

In the News: Darren Criss and John Boyega Tapped for New Podcast, Naomi Scott Joins Anthony Ramos in Sci-Fi Comedy Distance, More by Andrew Gans

A Quarantine Lab will explore creating new choreography in a virtual space and will feature the work of A Strange Loop's Raja Feather Kelly.

Renée Fleming, Heather Headley, More to Take Part in Virtual Gala for Lyric Opera of Chicago by Ryan McPhee

For the Love of Lyric will stream September 13.

Watch: Broadway Bares – Zoom In by Matthew Wexler

The show must go on! Don't miss the first-ever online version of Broadway Bares, which raises funds for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. The post Watch: Broadway Bares – Zoom In appeared…

Jenn Colella & More Join The Great American Songbook Concert Series by Lindsey Sullivan

A slew of stars are set for The Great American Songbook Concert Series! In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, producer Scott Siegel brings this virtual series, a celebration of American song…

Samantha Williams to Host Screening of High School Production of Fela! by Lindsey Sullivan

Broadway's Samantha Williams will host a free screening of the Kinder High School for the Performing Arts' production of Fela! on August 8 at 6:30PM ET. The school collaborated with Fela!’…

Don Hahn on Why Howard Ashman's Failure Was the World's Fortune & Telling His Story in the Documentary Howard by Caitlin Moynihan

Howard Ashman is responsible for bringing some of the most beloved Disney movie musicals to life like Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, The Little Mermaid and more. Known for his frequent coll…

We could all use a little ‘Doll Face Has a Party,’ a new virtual puppet show by Chicago Children’s Theatre by Hannah Herrera Greenspan

Chicago Children's Theatre has produced a digital puppet show based on the book "Doll Face Has a Party!"

New York Stage and Film Announces 2020 Residencies by American Theatre Editors

Kirya Traber and Estefanía Fadul will receive financial and administrative support to development new works as part of the residency program.

iO past, present, and nonfuture by Jack Helbig

Remembering the comedy theater’s humble beginnings and reflecting on its dramatic end How did you find out about iO closing?…

New AI Browser Extension Factchecks What You’re Seeing by Artsjournal

Beyond just matching up bogus claims with evidence to the contrary, the startup treats the fact-checking process like an assembly line, with an algorithm prioritizing and doling out tasks. A…

How To think About Leadership Transitions by Artsjournal

“I mentioned that I work in real estate. When a listing is advertised with the line, “First time on market after 40 years of family ownership,” it almost always includes the phrase, �…

Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Your Home! by New York Theater

The Edinburgh Fringe Festival is going online. (Check out the thirty below.)  Now, officially; the oldest and largest fringe festival has been canceled because of the pandemic. But the fest…

Peter Dinklage and Haley Bennett to Reprise Cyrano Roles in MGM Movie Musical Adaptation by Dan Meyer

The updated take co-created by Erica Schmidt played Off-Broadway last year.

BoHo Theatre Names Sana Selemon Executive Director by American Theatre Editors

The Chicago company welcomes Selemon to the leadership team.

ALAS and Of Dice and Men examine the vulnerability of social bonds by Kerry Reid

Trap Door reimagines its aesthetic for film; Otherworld films a onetime live performance (sans audience). As sacrifices go, staying home when possible and wearin…

Birdland Jazz Club Brings Concert Series To BroadwayWorld Events: Max Von Essen, Jessica Vosk, Kate Rockwell, Telly Leung, & More Announced!

Each concert will kick off with a live premiere event, featuring a special chat (which will include the performer) and will then be on-demand for 30 days on BroadwayWorld Events.

Matthew Broderick, John Leguizamo, Blair Underwood, Andrea Martin and More Featured in Virtual Benefit for Guild Hall

On August 16 at 8PM, beloved Hamptons venue Guild Hall will host a special virtual benefit featuring a cast of incredible actors performing three short plays by Emmy-nominated and Drama Desk…

Dane Figueroa Edidi co-produces new plays, Black Trans Women at the Center, with Long Wharf Theatre by Jon Jon Johnson

On Wednesday, August 5th at 8pm, Long Wharf Theatre, New Haven, CT, will livestream “Black Trans Women at the Center: An Evening of Short Plays”. The three new works will be: Sunshine b…

Performance Options: Live Stage, Virtual or Livestream? by Lindsay Price

Choosing a play for your group can be tough enough. Figuring out the best way to perform it given the current environment can seem overwhelming. We want to keep things as simple as possible …

Cultural Turmoil In Bolivia – Museum Directors Fired by Artsjournal

The dismissals are only a small part of the changes implemented by the new government. On 1 July, the National Archaeology Museum (MUNARQ), which answered to the ministry of cultures and tou…

Understanding The Charismatic Leader by Artsjournal

David Bell argues that charismatic leaders were a key product of the age of Revolution, which created the ideal political and cultural conditions for a new kind of civic heroism to emerge. I…

The Muppeteers Need To Concentrate On Some Other, Any Other, Couple Than Kermit And Miss Piggy by Artsjournal1

Never mind the enormous catalogue of their incompatibilities and the exhausting ups-and-downs of their relationship. “The Muppeteers’ obsession with Piggy and Kermit has come at the expe…

Can You Name the Performances That Earned These Stars Their 1st Tony Award? by Marc J. Franklin

Test your theatre knowledge by revisiting these Tony triumphs.

The Rockettes’ ‘Christmas Spectacular’ Is Canceled by Julia Carmel

MSG Entertainment, which owns Radio City Music Hall and manages the Rockettes, cited the uncertainty of the coronavirus.

Theatrefolk Featured Play – 6 ft Scenes by Lindsay Price by Lindsay Price

Welcome to our Featured Play Spotlight. Are you looking for scene work that works within a socially distanced environment? Lindsay Price’s collection of scenes, 6 ft Scenes, fits the bill…

Submit your events now for Fall Arts Guide 2020 by Seattle Times Staff

Calling artists and arts organizations: Do you have an arts event (virtual or otherwise) planned for between Sept. 13 and Thanksgiving? If so, we'd like to know about it for our Seattle Time…

Encores! Archives Project - Damn Yankees 2008 by New York City Center

Met Museum Ends Free Internships – Now They’ll All Be Paid by Artsjournal

The museum says that as a result of Adrienne Arsht’s gift, it is now the single biggest art museum in the US to offer 100% paid internships to nearly 120 undergraduate and graduate interns…

Even Out At The Beach, This NYC Dance Festival Couldn’t Go Ahead This Year. Here’s What Happened Instead by Artsjournal1

“Every August for the past five years, Beach Sessions Dance Series has been an exciting fixture on the sands of Rockaway Beach in Queens. The festival brings contemporary-dance luminaries …

Calvin Royal III’s roller coaster of dancing through COVID: Dance life in quarantine by Admin

“Well, it’s been a rollercoaster!” says American Ballet Theatre (ABT) Soloist Calvin Royal III when asked what his artistic life has been like through COVID lockdown. In a conversation…

This Month in Theatre History by American Theatre Editors

From the first staging of an English-language on U.S. soil to the founding of Arena Stage, August has been a hot month for theatre.

Watch the Star-Packed Trailer for Ratched, Starring Sarah Paulson by Lindsey Sullivan

The nail-biting trailer for Netflix's Ratched, which follows the origin story of Nurse Ratched from Ken Kesey's One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, has arrived. As previously reported, a theate…

Anthony Ramos & Naomi Scott Set for Comedic Sci-Fi Film Distant by Lindsey Sullivan

The camera loves this duo! Anthony Ramos, who can be seen in Hamilton on Disney+ and will star in the upcoming In the Heights film, and Aladdin leading lady Naomi Scott will star in Amblin P…

Broadway.com #LiveatFive: Home Edition with Howard Writer & Director Don Hahn by Broadway.com

Don Hahn, the writer and director of Disney+'s Howard Ashman documentary, chats with Paul Wontorek.

Word of Mouth Live! • Sunday, August 9, 2020 by Bucks County Playhouse

Bucks County Playhouse's Word of Mouth Live!, an online storytelling series, returns this Sunday, August 9 at 7pm with an all-new show featuring Chris Daniel, Drew Prochaska, and Bethany Van…

Review: Source Material’s ‘In These Uncertain Times’ finds the beauty in quarantine by Erin Kahn

A digital collage of social posts, monologues, and Zoom conversations, In These Uncertain Times, devised by Source Material and directed by Samantha Shay, takes a tragicomic look at being an…

André Ptaszynski obituary by Michael Coveney

Theatre producer and chief executive of the Really Useful group who enjoyed great success with the musical MatildaEach new generation of actors and writers is buoyed, if they are lucky, thro…

'We all felt like the kids from Fame!' Stage stars on Alan Parker's classic by Interviews By Lyndsey Winship

For Mica Paris, Jenna Russell and Drew McOnie, the hit film was not only an inspiration – it mirrored the exuberant joy and harsh reality of show business Sir Alan Parker obituary Continue…

08/06 @ 7:00 pm Brandy’s Piano Bar Fundraiser by Sue Matsuki

Dear Cabaret and Piano Bar Community: This is the first in a series of Thursday night concerts that will be broadcast Live from Brandy’s in the month of August featuring the staff and frie…

BOOK: JOHN B. ROBERTS II INTERVIEW (Pt. 2): INSIDE THE 1984 REELECTION CAMPAIGN’S SECRET OPERATION AGAINST GERALDINE FERRARO by Robert Shuman

DIGGING DEEPER:  JOHN B. ROBERTS II ON THE 1984 REELECTION CAMPAIGN’S SECRET OPERATION AGAINST GERALDINE FERRARO, THINKING OUTSIDE THE BALLOT BOX, AND HIS NEW BOOK  ON MORNING IN AMERICA…

The Bottle and the Song by Mirvish Productions

CHECK IN FROM AWAY | Episode 13 | Summer In The City by Mirvish Productions

Please Yield To Oncoming Road Boxes Before Proceeding To Dance On Stage by Joe Patti

I had a post today on ArtsHacker with the click-baity title, You Can’t Just Let People Tear Your Clothes Off Anymore. The post talks about the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Em…

Do We Really Want Brain-To-Brain Communication? by Artsjournal

Let’s face it: we’ve all had second thoughts about language. Hardly a day goes by when we don’t stumble for words, stagger into misunderstandings, or struggle with a double negative. I…

A COVID Face Mask That Can Translate Eight Languages And Take Dictation by Artsjournal1

“In conjunction with an app, the C-Face Smart mask can transcribe dictation, amplify the wearer’s voice, and translate speech … between Japanese and Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, Indone…

Time To Repatriate Africa’s Heritage by Artsjournal

It’s a familiar story across Africa: 90 to 95 percent of Africa’s heritage is held outside the continent, according to a 2018 report commissioned by French President Emmanuel Macron. Gi…

God, What A Treat To See Live Dance Again, Writes New York Times Critic by Artsjournal1

Gia Kourlas: “It didn’t bode well that the first live dance I was going to see since mid-March was one I had seen many times before. Sunshine, a Larry Keigwin war horse set to the Bill W…

Reclaiming The Life Story Of America’s First Published Black Poet by Artsjournal1

In 1761, at roughly age 7, the girl who would become Phillis Wheatley was taken from Africa to Boston and sold to the wife of a local merchant who educated her. Within a dozen years, she had…

Jake David Smith Joins Arielle Jacobs to Perform a Sneak Preview of Between the Lines by Dan Meyer

New York Theatre Barn's New Works Series August lineup includes the Broadway alums and more.

Taylor Swift's folklore With Broadway 'Sequin Smile' Perspectives That Fit Like Your Fave "Cardigan"

The terrific Taylor Swift recently released her 8th album folklore and we got to thinking, "it would have been fun" to imagine if these songs were from the perspective of some of our favorit…

Reality Hits: Radio City Music Hall Cancels Christmas Spectacular 1st Time Since 1933, Bad Omen for Movies, Theater by Roger Friedman

Reality has set in: Radio City Music Hall has cancelled the Christmas Spectacular for the first time since 1933. I give them

REVIEW: Seth Rudetsky with Cheyenne Jackson, Online ✭✭✭✭✭ by Julian Eaves

By Julian Eaves Julian Eaves reviews Seth Rudetsky and Cheyenne Jackson appearing as part of the latest instalment of The Seth Concert Series streamed online. This post REVIEW: Seth Rudetsky…

Hey, Big Spender: Spend a Little Time With Nurse Ratched in New Trailer by Dan Meyer

The Netflix series from Ryan Murphy stars Sarah Paulson, as well as Tony winners Cynthia Nixon and Sophie Okonedo.

A Trio of Fighters: Gregory, Blau, and Freedman by American Theatre Editors

Three books look at the lives and impact of three influential 20th-century directors.

I am a theater critic in New York. Not a hair salon in Dublin. Let me explain. by Peter Marks

How a comedy of errors on Irish Twitter led to an honorary doctorate in hairdressing.

Theater Preview: THE JACKSONIAN (The New Group Off Stage) by Dmitry Zvonkov

ORIGINAL CAST MEMBERS OF THE JACKSONIAN UNITE FOR WORLD PREMIERE RECORDING The New Group will present as part of its Reunion Reading Series Beth Henley’s The Jacksonian. featuring original…

Practice 30, Day 4: Aaron Diehl by New York Philharmonic

Jamie deRoy & friends by Barry Gordin

August 4, 2020: Jamie deRoy & friends presents CREATING MUSICAL THEATER OFF-BROADWAY from the Archives of Primary Stages Off-Broadway Oral History Project.   Utilizing previousl…

The San Antonio Film Festival Is Online This Year by Kurt Gardner

Festival films will be available for streaming.

Broadway Bares: Zoom In Raises $596,504 for BC/EFA by Lindsey Sullivan

Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS raised $596,504 from its first online edition of its annual striptease spectacular. Broadway Bares: Zoom In took place on August 1 and featured new perform…

Freestyle Love Supreme, L.A. Law Reunion & More Set for This Week's Stars in the House by Lindsey Sullivan

Exciting reunions are planned for this week's episodes of Stars in the House, a daily online series from SiriusXM On Broadway personality Seth Rudetsky and his husband, producer James Wesley…

Radio City "Christmas Spectacular” Canceled After Camel from Nativity Scene Comes Out as Anti-Mask by Broadway Beat

by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. NEW YORK, NY - The legendary Christmas Spectacular Starring the Radio City Rockettes has been canceled for t...

On show this week: El Greco retrospective in Chicago

An Old Master show for our times centres on the artist’s restored-to-gleaming ‘Assumption of the Virgin’

BOLD Announces 2020 Short-Play Festival by American Theatre Editors

The 10-minute plays are written and directed by Black women.

Broadway Breakdown: Happy Hunting by Broadway By Ghostlight

This week we look at the 1956 musical Happy Hunting which starred Ethel Merman and Fernando Lamas. This show had more drama off stage than on and even affected the future career of Stephen S…

The 24 Hour Plays: Nationals Take Over the August 4 Edition of The 24-Hour Plays: Viral Monologues by Dan Meyer

A group of up-and-coming performers, writers, directors, composers, and more debut their work.

ABT Us: Alexandra Basmagy by American Ballet Theatre

West End stars: “Fringe theatre is the one that will rock ‘n’ roll again” by A Younger Theatre

For this episode of AYT in Isolation, we got very greedy and decided to talk to three people, cos, why not? With about a million credits between them, we give you West End stars, Helen Hobso…

Connecticut theaters band together, urge government to ‘Save Our Stages’ through stimulus bill by Christopher Arnott

Over 40 Connecticut clubs and theaters have joined the new National Independent Venue Association and its "Save Our Stages" campaign. The venues are urging passage of a stimulus bill that in…

Bush Theatre launches Write The Bush’s Future Campaign by Kitty Underwood

The Bush Theatre has launched a fundraising initiative that aims to secure the venue's future in a difficult and uncertain time. The post Bush Theatre launches Write The Bush’s Future Camp…

No Rockettes This Christmas! MSG Cancels Christmas Spectacular at Radio City Music Hall by Lindsey Sullivan

For the first time since its premiere in 1933, the Radio City Christmas Spectacular has been canceled. MSG Entertainment called off the beloved show at Radio City Music Hall due to the ongo…

New Musical Sing Street Postpones Broadway Run by Broadway.com

The previously announced Sing Street is postponing its Broadway bow. The show is now aiming for an opening between winter 2021 and 2022 at a Shubert theater to be announced. The musical w…

Tonight on the Livestream: 4-Time Tony Award-Winning Producer, Dori Berinstein

Programming alert! Your mind is NOT playing pandemic tricks on you.  We WERE originally scheduled to have Broadway leading man, Norm Lewis, on the show this evening. Mr. Lewis had a last mi…

‘Sing Street’ delays Broadway opening to winter 2021-2022 by Caitlin Huston

“Sing Street” is delaying its Broadway opening to a date between winter 2021 and winter 2022, the producers announced Monday. The new musical, based on the 2016 film by John Carney, was …

Watch Sophia Anne Caruso's New Music Video for Her Single 'Toys' by Dan Meyer

The Beetlejuice star returns with a moody, atmospheric love song.

Stream Stealers Aug 11, 2020 by Playbill

August 13, 2020 Stream Stealers by Playbill

[HD] MTTP Summer Intensive 2020, Episode 3: They Rehearse by York Theatre Company

Radio City Cancels 2020 Christmas Spectacular With the Rockettes by Ryan McPhee

The annual event at the famed venue will not take place this year due to the pandemic.

Hot Clip of the Day: SING STREET's "Riddle of the Model" Sings in 2021-2022

It was recently announced that the forthcoming Broadway musical Sing Street which had a fantastic fall/winter run Off-Broadway at New York Theatre Workshop at the end of last year will now b…

Livestreaming Anti-Racism And The Arts by Reynaldi Lindner Lolong

By Reynaldi Lindner Lolong. Reynaldi Lindner Lolong presents Anti-Racism And The Arts livestreaming on the global, commons-based, peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Wednes…

Notre-Dame’s Organ Is Being Taken Apart Piece By Piece To Get The Lead Out by Artsjournal1

Miraculously, the enormous instrument suffered no structural damage from the April 15, 2019 fire at the medieval Paris cathedral. But the 8,000 pipes, five keyboards, and intricate mechanism…

Another Selfie-Greedy Tourist Breaks Another Artwork by Artsjournal1

“This time, the victim was a historic plaster model by the Italian artist Antonio Canova (1757–1822). On July 31, a misguided Austrian tourist snapped the toes off the Neoclassical sculp…

James Silberman, Who Edited Books That Changed America, Dead At 93 by Artsjournal1

Among the many important titles he midwifed over a long career at Dial, Random House, Simon & Schuster, and Little Brown were James Baldwin’s Giovanni’s Room and The Fire Next Time, …

‘Verbatim theatre with a twist’: It’s True. It’s True. It’s True: Artemisia On Trial – Breach Theatre (Online review) by John Chapman

One of the early entries into the lockdown theatre world was Breach Theatre’s It’s True. It’s True. It’s True: Artemisia On Trial. After some time on furlough it’s now back online …

GRACE NOTES: Tuesday, August 4, 2020 by Susan Grace

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Costume Design Feature: Creating El Chupacabra from El Coquí Espectacular and the Bottle of Doom by Two River Theater

Tony and Emmy Winner Courtney B. Vance Joins Playbill's Stream Stealers August 4 to Discuss New Series Lovecraft Country by Playbill Staff

The president of SAG-AFTRA Foundation talks about his role on the upcoming HBO series, starring Jonathan Majors and Jurnee Smollett.

Tony and Emmy Winner Courtney B. Vance On New Series Lovecraft Country, Working on Lucky Guy With Tom Hanks, and More by Playbill Staff

The president of SAG-AFTRA Foundation talks about his role on the upcoming HBO series, starring Jonathan Majors and Jurnee Smollett.

Specters of Queer Trauma in Nosferatu, The Vampyr by Chloe Hyman

By Chloe Hyman. Chloe Hyman reflects on M Sloth Levine’s play Nosferatu, The Vampyr, which she believes serves to dismantle anti-Semitic tropes, due to the fact that Jewishness and queerne…

Government failure to provide guidance on Pantomime is concerning by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo Michael Harrison of QDOS pantomimes set a deadline for the government to give producers and venues info to enable planning. The response wasn't great! This post Government fa…

Black Lives, Black Words Launches Online Bookstore With Plays, Anthologies, More by Ryan McPhee

The shop stems from the international initiative first launched in 2015.

Richard Dreyfuss and Marsha Mason to Virtually Reunite for The Letters of Noël Coward by Dan Meyer

The production from Bay Street Theater is curated and directed by Bob Balaban.

Broadway Bares: Zoom In Raises Nearly $600K for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS by Andrew Gans

The annual striptease was presented online due to the ongoing pandemic.

UK theatre boss fears backward step for diversity in Covid-19 arts rescue fund by Mark Brown Arts Correspondent

New leader of British Asian company Tara Arts says focus on cultural ‘crown jewels’ could mean missed opportunity Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The ne…

Well, England Didn’t Re-Start Indoor Performances On August 1 After All by Artsjournal1

“Indoor English venues were scheduled to open on 1 August with social distancing measures in place for audiences and performers – emulating the pilot run performed at The London Palladiu…

Unemployment In UK Theatre Up By Two-Thirds In Just A Few Weeks by Artsjournal1

“Job losses at theatres across the UK have jumped from 3,000 to 5,000 in less than a month, according to figures from the Bectu trade union. The job losses include redundancies of permanen…

Digital Streaming Platforms Emerge as Live Theatre Shifts Online by Dan Meyer

Ma-Yi Theatre, Pasadena Playhouse, Broadway Unlocked, and more are providing the technological resources for theatre companies during the shutdown.

Best of the Decade: Up and Comers, Part I by JK

Over the past ten seasons, theater fans were blessed with some amazing performances, design marvels and directorial wonders from from lifelong favorites. But the decade also brought us the b…

Scenes for Survival review – Alan Cumming runs wild in lockdown drama by Mark Fisher

Available onlineCumming, Val McDermid and others explore pandemic life in this series from National Theatre of Scotland and the BBC During the Covid crisis, the Victoria and Albert Museum in…

Fleabag producer unveils Shedinburgh fringe festival streamed from sheds by Chris Wiegand

With this year’s Edinburgh festival cancelled, performers including Sara Pascoe, Deborah Frances-White and Gary McNair will be broadcasting live from the tiniest of venues It started as a …

Associate Director of PHANTOM in South Korea Discusses the Show's Success

Rainer Fried, the associate director of The Phantom of the Opera in Seoul, South Korea, recently chatted with The Korea Herald about the production, which wraps up this weekend to move on to…

The Kids Will Play: Digitizing Theater Camp by Amanda Finn

A cornerstone in the creative development of many performers, theater camps face significant challenges from COVID-19 and shelter-in-place orders.

Bloomfield Garden Club cultivates artists for backyard performances by Marylynne Pitz / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Independent curator Tina Dillman organizes a series of outdoor performances by artists in Bloomfield during August, September and October.

PBT dancers reunite to film ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ for TV by Sara Bauknecht / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

PBT is the first ballet company in the American Guild of Musical Artists to perform together since COVID-19 halted live dance.

Special Episode: Talent Manager ChiChi Anyanwu by Matt Tamanini

ABOUT CHICHI ANYANWU ChiChi Anyanwu started her professional career in casting at Laura Stanczyk Casting and Finnegan/Keller Casting. She has served as producer for the NOW AFRICA: Playwrigh…

Westfield News ArtsBeat 8/4/20 by Mark G. Auerbach

Westfield News ArtsBeat 8/4/20. Barrington Stage and Berkshire Theatre Group enhance summer schedule. Gaslight Entertainment brings Kashmir to Westfield, and arts news for WMass and No.CT. h…

ArtsBeat on Pioneer Valley Radio 8/4/20 by Mark G. Auerbach

#ArtsBeat on Pioneer Valley Radio Brad Shepard Today. News about Hartford Stage, Barrington Stage and Berkshire Theatre Group. segment begins at: 2:50

Lookback: on various things I wish I could do and be by Terry Teachout

From 2004: I’m not funny, and wish I were. Witty, yes, sometimes, and I’m pretty good at making an audience laugh when lecturing (a situation in which the prevailing standards are admitt…

Almanac: Virgil Thomson on artists and money by Terry Teachout

“I have never known an artist of any kind who didn’t do better work when he got properly paid for it.” Virgil Thomson, The State of Music Continue reading Almanac: Virgil Thomson on a…

‘Adds some dynamism’: THE SECRET LOVE LIFE OF OPHELIA – Greenwich Theatre (Online review) by Maryam Philpott

The Greenwich Theatre production of The Secret Love Life of Ophelia showcases a selection of excellent young performers that inadvertently asks some big questions about how we cast Hamlet in…

Call for 2021 Glover Prize Entries by Arts Review

Marking the beginning of the 18th year of the prestigious landscape art award, entries for the 2021 Glover Prize are now open! Entries are open to artists from anywhere in the world, who are…

Babe at 25, a trailblazing cinematic classic by Arts Review

Many years, and many film sets later, I heard from a friend who was working on a movie that mixed cute furry farm animals with state of the art technology. I knew instantly I had to get smug…

Harvey Fierstein on the Timely Lessons of AIDS, Gay Rights and Bella Abzug by Variety

The Broadway favorite reveals how his work, including new Audible release “Bella Bella,” speaks to the current moment.

A Song For Our Time Winner Announced by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo Marking 20 week since theatres were shut down, the winning song from the search for ‘A Song For Our Time’ is announced. This post A Song For Our Time Winner Announced fir…

Zoetic Sweeps Online Carbonell Gala With Focus On Diversity by Bill Hirschman

The 44th annual Carbonell Awards celebration Monday was unique, not simply because it was online, but because of its noticeable acknowledgement of the diversity of the South Florida theater …

Free TheaterMania Jigsaw Puzzle: Hair Edition

See how long it takes for you to put this puzzle back together.

Broadway Songs by Stephen Sondheim by Broadway Direct

Stephen Sondheim is beloved by many for his extensive repertoire of musicals. From a few short-lived musicals to best-selling, multi-revived hits, he has written 19 musicals in total through…

Ayodele Casel’s Diary of a Tap Dancer V.6: Us Episode 4: Anthony Morigerato by New York City Center

‘Koothu’ Comes Home: How Group Of Shadow Puppeteers In Salem Streamed A Play Live On Facebook by Akila Kannadasan

There was a new energy about Mu Harikrishnan’s terrace. In the village of Yervadi near Salem that evening, over half a dozen shadow puppetry artisans and musicians moved about busily, giv…

Egypt’s Sharm El-Sheikh Int’l Theatre Festival For Youth Launches YouTube, SoundCloud Channels by Ahram Online

The channels aim to archive the festival’s previous sessions and their activities. The Sharm El-Sheikh International Theatre Festival for Youth (SITFY) has launched YouTube and SoundCloud …

5 Questions with Theresa Rebeck by Broadway Direct

Theresa Rebeck’s work has appeared on the Broadway and Off-Broadway stage, in film, and on television. Her most recent production, Bernhardt/Hamlet, opened on Broadway in September 2018 st…

Broadway Musicals that Celebrate Friendship by Broadway Direct

Friendship is one of the most joyous things we can partake in. Having a best friend means having someone you can trust, through thick and thin, that will be there for you. You might even hav…

Stars in the House Reunites Cast of L.A. Law, Including Harry Hamlin, Jimmy Smits, Blair Underwood, Susan Dey, More by Andrew Gans

The August 4 virtual reunion benefits The Actors Fund.

Does live performance really matter?

Streaming of performing arts has come to the rescue during the pandemic — but a London cultural centre believes there is nothing like being there

James Harkness, Lauren Elder, Nathan Salstone Are Part of August 4 Broadway Buskers Virtual Concert Series by Andrew Gans

Ben Cameron hosts the live streamed performance.