Explore how theater becomes film with Viola Davis, her “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” colleagues and the creative team behind the feel-good musical “The Prom.”
SOURCE: YouTube at 06:56PMCapturing the right musical ambiance for Billie Holiday in “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” was the product of a year-and-a-half of research and planning, even before shooting bega…
SOURCE: Variety at 06:56PMThe Disney songwriting power couple behind “Frozen” and “Coco” wrote the very spoiler-y “WandaVision” theme that has permanently lodged itself in people’s brains.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:56PMWith several films competing for Golden Globes on Sunday and a number of high-priced movies coming this year, the streaming service has altered its reputation in Hollywood.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:56PM(Michael Billington’s article appeared in the Guardian, 2/26; Photo: Self-deprecating … Ronald Pickup in 1972. Photograph: Evening Standard/Getty Images.) The actor, who has died aged …
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 06:33PMLincoln Center for the Performing Arts today announced Restart Stages, a sweeping initiative that will create 10 outdoor performance and rehearsal spaces.
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SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 06:24PMFrom February 19, 2021.
Richard Ridge chats with Tony winner Santino Fontana!
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Richard Ridge chats with stage and screen star Anna Deavere Smith, who is currently appearing in Flora & Ulysses, streaming now on Disney+!
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Richard Ridge he chats with star of stage and screen Laura Bell Bundy, who just released her self-directed music video for her newest single "American Girl" Feat. Sh…
SOURCE: YouTube at 06:24PMAnanias J Dixon, Nina Domingue, Siaara Freeman, and Toby Vera Bercovici have been named Premiere Fellows.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 06:05PMWhen the worldwide theatre community shut down last March, Andréa Burns was riding high. She was getting ready to fly out to San Diego to be one one a group of actors who would be mounting …
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The initiative includes a new five-person Playwrights' Group.
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It's Showtime! Beetlejuice Heads to Brazil
Touché Entretenimento will bring the Tony-nominated musical Beetlejuice to Braz…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:32PMOriginally Aired February 23, 2021
Catherine T. Morris talks about Boston Art & Music Soul (BAMS) Fest, the organization she founded to break down racial and social barriers to arts, music, …
SOURCE: YouTube at 04:24PMThe Broadway and The Rosie O'Donnell Show veteran turns 60 February 26.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:09PMThe Southeastern Theatre Conference (SETC) 72nd annual convention—and first virtual convention—is just five days away! SETC will be holding its 2021 convention as a 100% virtual event fr…
SOURCE: Stage Directions at 04:00PMEvolution Of The "Friends" Theme (I''ll Be There For You) ft. The Rembrandts.
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Broadway alums Alex Newell, Marisha Wallace, Jelani Remy, and more are set for the Clubhouse production.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:55PMGeorge Street Playhouse presents BAD DATES, a one-woman comedy about a single mom in search of cute shoes, the perfect dress and a romantic table for two at a great restaurant. Written by Th…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:45PMCourtney Bryan’s ‘Blessed,’ the second of four digital commissions from Opera Philadelphia, is a stirring exploration of Christian theology and present-day activism. Cameron Kelsall re…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:45PMThis week's birthdays include William Finn, Andréa Burns, and Seth himself.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:21PM‘The Manic Monologues,’ an interdisciplinary streaming theatrical experience from McCarter and other partners, enlists actors to tell true stories gathered from people living with mental…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:16PMAdapted from the Broadway stage hit, the film stars Rex Harrison as Professor Higgins, a role that earned him the Oscar® for Best Actor in a Leading Role, and Audrey Hepburn as the unforge…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:08PMRadio producer-host Caroline Breder-Watts recorded interviews with theater professionals over the years. Among them was this conversation likely recorded in around 2011 between the actress-i…
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A quarter century ago, Jonathan Larson's groundbreaking musical, RENT, opened at New York Theatre Workshop. From its humble beginnings at NYTW, this rock musical went on to shape a generatio…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:37PMThe 30th anniversary reunion is part of the Studio Tenn Talks: Conversations with Patrick Cassidy series.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:35PMLane starred in director Mike Nichols' 'The Birdcage' opposite Robin Williams. Though both Nichols and Williams have since passed, Lane believes there's merit to a sequel idea that originat…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:10PMLive Nation Women announced a collaboration with Girls With Impact to produce the first-ever virtual concert event for International Women's Day. The benefit concert will deliver a unique li…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:06PMLess fragrant this year, the St. Louis Art Museum's celebration of flowers and art runs March 3-31.
SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 02:03PMUpdated for the 200th anniversary of Missouri's statehood, book includes people well-known to St. Louisans — Nelly, Tina, Maya, Lou and more.
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Frequent TCM viewers will undoubtedly be familiar with the Technicolor short subjects entitled TravelTalks, which the network employs in much the same way as these little films were original…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 01:54PMIf there were a vaudeville today, Marilyn Michaels (Marilyn Sternberg, b. 1943) would be a star of it. It’s an odd thing: back in the day, many or most of the show biz impressionists were …
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 01:54PMSeth Rudetsky and James Wesley's daily series benefits The Actors Fund.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:51PMPatrick Cassidy, Artistic Director of Studio Tenn Theatre Company in Franklin, TN, has organized a star-studded 30-year reunion of the original cast and creative team of Stephen Sondheim and…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:31PMThe featured performers are Brandon A. McCall, TyNia Brandon, L. Steven Taylor, Mason Reeves, Nteliseng Nkhela, and Olivia Donalson. 'They Live in You' comes from the stage adaptation of '…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:19PMAttention college theatre kids! This round-up will help you get your degree without breaking the bank.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:15PMWe're rounding up 27 tweets from the week of 2/22/2021 to 2/26/2021 from Broadway stars and theater fans!
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New Jersey's George Street Playhouse presents a new digital production of Theresa Rebeck's one-woman comedy BAD DATES, about a single mom recounting all the duds she's endured on her quest f…
SOURCE: TDF at 12:55PMSimply put: Can you answer these musical theatre questions about trees, dogs, and rocks?
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:55PMCLUB44 RECORDS is launching their relationship with acclaimed vocalist Nicolas King with the release of his new collection Act One: Celebrating 25 Years of Recordings, which is available on…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:46PMHowlRound is hosting, Design (in a Time of Reckoning) Meeting that will be livestreaming on the global, commons-based, peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Friday, February …
SOURCE: Stage Directions at 12:25PMFrom February 12, 2021.
Richard Ridge chats with favorite of stage and screen, Paolo Montalbán, who will charm you all over again in the 1997 adaptation of Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderel…
SOURCE: YouTube at 12:18PMThe musical stars Nicola Blackman, Dawn Hope, and David Thaxton.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:17PMThe Melbourne production reopened February 25 following the COVID-19 shutdown.
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SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 12:06PMThere's a new marquee on Broadway! Keenan Scott II's Thoughts of a Colored Man, directed by Steve H. Broadnax III, will bow at the Golden Theatre. Casting and dates will be announced late…
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Glenn Close & Dr. Anthony Fauci to Receive amfAR’s Award of Courage
March 4 will mark amfAR’s first virtual gala, …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:06PMThe newest episode of Broadway Profiles with Tamsen Fadal, airing in New York City on February 28 at 6PM ET on WPIX, includes a chat with Legally Blonde Tony nominee Laura Bell Bundy. Bundy…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:06PMHayao Miyazaki’s 2001 Oscar-winning Japanese animated film Spirited Away is getting the stage treatment. Tony and Olivier-winning director John Caird is set to write and direct the product…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:06PMIn honor of Black History Month, Broadway.com is once again inviting Broadway artists to celebrate the Black theatermakers who inspire them. Stars are taking this chance to honor their fri…
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by Zach Raffio. @zachraffio. LOS ANGELES - Disney+ has announced a spinoff of their popular original series High School Musical: The Musi...
SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 11:59AMOn Thursday, March 4, 2021, at 8 p.m. EST amfAR will be livestreaming its first ever virtual fundraising gala, A Gala for Our Time. amfAR will be honoring Dr. Anthony S. Fauci and Glenn Cl…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:39AMThe rebranding comes with a honing of the org's mission statement to serve 'women, trans, and gender-expansive' theatre artists.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:28AMPopejoy Hall (Albuquerque, NM) has announced the 2021-2022 season featuring the long-awaited Broadway national tour of Hamilton, now scheduled for 24 performances over three weeks, beginnin…
SOURCE: tourstoyou.org at 11:23AMTo all theater people out there who have suddenly found themselves spending endless amounts of time scrolling through TikTok... you are not alone! If you are a fellow theater nerd looking fo…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:22AMNetflix unveiled its first comprehensive study of diversity and inclusion in its film and series programming, from Dr. Stacy Smith and the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative research team. M…
SOURCE: Variety at 11:16AMLive Nation has taken a timeline provided by the British government as an all-clear for the summer festival season, selling some 170,000 tickets this week to three major U.K. summer festival…
SOURCE: Variety at 11:16AMAn Ali Stroker concert, André De Shields' solo Frederick Douglass show, and more online offerings this weekend.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:08AMCalling their collection Grimm Tales For Fragile Times And Broken People, Creation have woven together five of the Grimm brothers’ stories which have resonances with the current lockdown s…
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The co-creators of the comedy sketch Instagram series dive into their own experiences to share "a raw slice of the #actorslife."
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:54AMOn Thursday, Thoughts of a Colored Man has announced it will play at the Golden Theatre. The new play by Keenan Scott II, directed by Steve H. Broadnax III, has not yet announced official d…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 10:50AMAcademy Award winners Olivia Colman and Anthony Hopkins lead the adaptation, which is now out in select theaters and will be available to stream on demand March 26th.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:35AMThe hit musical Dreamgirls will be live streamed in four unique performances on the Clubhouse app on Saturday, February 27 (3pm and 7pm EST) and on Sunday, February 28 (1pm an…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:31AMKeenan Scott II’s play Thoughts of a Colored Man has officially landed a venue – the Golden Theatre – becoming the first new, non-revival show to take up Broadway residence since the i…
SOURCE: Deadline at 10:23AMAdditionally, Zhailon Levingston has been promoted to director of industry initiatives for the arts-based advocacy organization.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:23AMNY PopsUp has announced the lineup for its next performance, taking place this Saturday, February 27. This weekend's performance will feature a 'musical collaboration' between Gavin Creel, S…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:21AMAs we come to the end of Black History Month and celebrate the diverse artists who have helped shape the theatre, we take you on a quick journey through verbatim theatre and explore the powe…
SOURCE: blog.stageagent.com at 10:18AMThe record features six additional renditions of timeless classics, including “Nature Boy” (written by eden ahbez and performed by Nat King Cole, a GRAMMY Hall of Fame recipient); “…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:16AMIn partnership with Van Dirk Fisher (Founding Artistic Director of the Riant Theatre/Strawberry One-Act Festival), Triangle Rainbow Productions Executive Director Anthony Fusco is presenting…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:16AMA quarter century ago, Jonathan Larson's groundbreaking musical, RENT, opened at New York Theatre Workshop. From its humble beginnings at NYTW, this rock musical went on to shape a generatio…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:04AMFlorian Zeller brings his breakthrough stage play to the screen in an adaptation co-starring Olivia Colman.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:03AMThe Tony nominees describe what it was like to appear in two difficult roles, loosely modeled on themselves.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:03AMRead the latest from student bloggers Jaclyn, Drew, Madison, Rachel, and more!
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:01AMOne of the busiest choreographers in ballet is back in the studio, thanks to bubble protocols. “For what I do, and for the language I use, the stage is needed,” Ratmansky said.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:00AMFeaturing plays and related content from countries like Nigeria and Argentina — and from the Cree, Saulteaux and Métis nations in Canada — Soulpepper hopes to broaden artistic horizons.…
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Steve H. Broadnax III will direct the play by Keenan Scott II.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:59AMThe new movie is based on the Florian Zeller drama that played Broadway in 2016.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:47AMIn the era of Covid-19, The Squirrel Comedy Theatre is a thrilling new force for sketch and improv comedy.
SOURCE: Forbes at 09:43AMToday (February 26) in live streaming: a Jerome Robbins Broadway reunion on Stars in the House, Alex Timbers on Backstage Live, and more!
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:37AMIn a unique public-private partnership, a new world-class performing arts destination is nearing completion in the Tysons-Mclean area of Fairfax County. It is Capital One Center, scheduled t…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:36AMWant to connect with your favorite theater stars on Stage Door? Check out the stars of Broadway, the West End, National Tours, viral stars, and more that are available to book for video shou…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:33AMThe organization will launch the Restart Stages initiative.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:32AMThe new play is written by Keenan Scott II.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:32AMTikTok users have been circulating information from 2013 that Imagine Dragons wrote demo tracks for the musical Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:21AMThe production was filmed at London's Cadogan Hall.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:16AMThe new film 'One Night In Miami' is about an imagined night out on the town shared by Muhammad Ali, Malcolm X, Sam Cooke, and Jim Brown.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:13AMDirector Igor Golyak’s latest work fuses film, theatre, and video game technology.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:11AMAustin Pendleton directs the 1963 play by Tony nominee Murray Schisgal.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:09AMA celebration of Thornton Wilder’s Pulitzer Prize winning play and Howard Sherman’s new book On March 11, 2021 at 6:30pm PT, Pasadena Playhouse presents the live streaming of Another Day…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 09:05AMEasing of restrictions on May 17 means that Glyndebourne and others can go ahead as planned — though on a smaller scale
SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 09:05AMBAZ BAMIGBOYE: Bridgerton star Ruby Barker would one day love to write to the parents, who put her up for adoption as a baby, to let them know she 'turned out alright'.
SOURCE: Daily Mail at 09:05AMBAZ BAMIGBOYE: Jack O'Connell will star in a mammoth new BBC series about the fearless fighters who were the founding members of the Special Air Service, better known as the SAS.
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SOURCE: ArtsATL at 09:05AMDisney Television Studios mounted a panel Thursday at the TCA press tour entitled “Inclusion is Not A Spectator Sport” — a panel on which five of the participants were white and two we…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:05AMIn its earnings reports for the last quarter and full year of 2020, the year of the pandemic, Live Nation shows remarkable optimism for the projected return of live entertainment. Despite a …
SOURCE: Variety at 09:05AMUSA TODAY's Anika Reed chats with Andra Day, the star of "The United States vs. Billie Holiday," about her portrayal of the iconic singer.
SOURCE: USA Today at 09:05AM“There is no economic recovery in our area unless a working creative engine is driving it,” said Representative Karen Bass of California.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 09:05AMThe Melbourne production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child reopened officially yesterday, February 25, 2021. The production had previously closed on March 16 due to the health crisis, and…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:05AMHaving first performed in 2019 at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe before transferring to Soho Theatre for a sell-out run, Ryan Calais Cameron’s play Typical has now been released digitally f…
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Five Outstanding Black Directors
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SOURCE: Dramatics Magazine at 08:57AMArtsBeat TV/Radio 2/26/21. A salute to The Capitol Steps, the musical political satire group. Relive their laughs with Elaina Newport, Bari Biern, Janet Gordon Davidson, Evan Casey, and Mike…
SOURCE: YouTube at 08:52AM(Judith Miller’s article appeared in City Journal, 2/22.) Live theater has been devastated by the pandemic, and its return remains uncertain. No industry in New York City has been hit as h…
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 08:48AMActors' Equity Association, the national labor union representing more than 51,000 professional actors and stage managers in live theatre, has submitted testimony on New York City's Open Cul…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:45AMThe Broadway Advocacy Coalition has announced Chesray Dolpha will join the organization as the new Artistic Director. Dolpha has worked with some of NYC's top arts education institutions inc…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:08AM“‘I am calling you for a poetic consultation,’ said a warm voice on the telephone. ‘It all starts with a very simple question: How are you?’ Since March, almost 15,000 people aroun…
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“Thoughts of a Colored Man” Confirmed for the Golden, Lincoln Center Launches “Restart Stages,” NYC Arts Sector Hit Hardest by COVID, Stars Love “Agatha All Along” Any and all fe…
SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 07:55AMThe actor, who has died aged 80, had a thriving screen career but was also a terrific stage star and an essential member of Laurence Olivier’s National Theatre company
Ronald Pickup, who h…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:18AMIn a project sponsored by York and Brock universities, 21 students shared their responses to the plays in ‘21 Black Futures.’ In songs, poems, American Sign Language videos and more, the…
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By Douglas Mayo
The Magical Music of Harry Potter is headed to the UK bringing the magical film scores to life this December. Tickets on sale now.
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