Angélique Kidjo, Wayne Shorter, Esperanza Spalding and Frank Gehry power artistic partnerships shaping a new direction, the Santa Monica company says.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 08:51PMTwo new versions — a National Theatre film coming to PBS and a Public Theater podcast out now — bring new life to Shakespeare's romantic tragedy.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 08:51PMFROM STAR TREK TO NUTCRACKER, ORSON WELLES TO NOËL COWARD, ROBERT FLETCHER LEFT HIS WHIMSICAL MARK Robert Fletcher, the prolific costume designer for both stage and screen, died peacefully …
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 08:46PMComing up on April 16, the New York Theater Company The Civilians is presenting Showing Up, a free live streamed evening of music and performance inspired by photographer Accra Shepp’s p…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 08:46PMAn open-ended run of The Housewives of Secaucus: What a Drag! is beginning LIVE performances on Saturday, May 1 at 8pm ET. This new interactive musical comedy at Actors Temple, (339 West 47…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 08:46PMBeginning tonight, April 10, 2021, Chicago’s Kane Repertory Theatre presents the world premiere online production of Hammaad Chaudry’s Security, directed by Executive Producer Ansley…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 08:46PMFOSTERING IN THE LIGHT New York City Center is offering a new digital program which was filmed live: Sutton Foster|Bring Me to Light. Foster does one mean concert, and now she’s taking ove…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 08:46PMThe upcoming program, including music and readings, will feature Samuel Kassow (renowned historian & author of WHO WILL WRITE OUR HISTORY?), Rivka Augenfeld (translator & Yiddish coach for �…
SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 08:45PMEven after a year of indoor theaters being shuttered in Los Angeles, it’s hard to imagine a future without the ArcLight Hollywood, the tony 15-screen megaplex that countless Angelenos cons…
SOURCE: Variety at 08:45PMKimberly Godwin, a veteran of local and national TV-news operations, will be the next president of ABC News — and the first Black executive to run a broadcast-network news operation. Dis…
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Thursday March 4th, 11th, and 18th at 8 PM.Streamed on YouTube as part of NYCB’s Digital Season. George Balanchine — the artist who, arguably, had more influence on American ballet than …
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 07:53PMThe playwrights scored for their recent work in drama.
SOURCE: Playbill at 07:21PMSylvia Khoury, Jordan E. Cooper, and Donnetta Lavinia Grays will each receive a $50,000 prize.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 07:18PMI can't believe it's been a whole year since I was on Lauren Moran's talk show Chew the Scene.
Since that time, we all had to pivot our lives due to the global pandemic. While Lauren contin…
SOURCE: Call Me Adam at 07:18PMJoin some of the creative team from our award-winning 2019 production of Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Lynn Nottage's MLIMA’S TALE as they discuss the process behind putting this stunn…
SOURCE: YouTube at 07:18PMCiting recent reports of abusive behavior, including by the powerful producer Scott Rudin, the actress said advocacy matters more than a lucrative role.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 07:06PMWatts Village Theater Company, The Fire This Time Festival, and Center Theatre Group present:
NOT A MOMENT, BUT A MOVEMENT
A series of events that amplify and center Black artists
Premieres…
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Three-part discussion series “The Clearing” will accompany the shadow/land audio play and be hosted by Soyica Diggs Colbert.
New Orleans has both the legacies of man-made disasters and …
SOURCE: YouTube at 05:54PMThree-part discussion series “The Clearing” will accompany the shadow/land audio play and be hosted by Soyica Diggs Colbert.
In the wake of a disaster, how does one heal? This episode c…
SOURCE: YouTube at 05:54PMThree-part discussion series “The Clearing” will accompany the shadow/land audio play and be hosted by Soyica Diggs Colbert.
Why are some areas and communities hit harder when disaster …
SOURCE: YouTube at 05:54PMWORLD PREMIERE AUDIO PLAY
SHADOW/LAND
Written by Erika Dickerson-Despenza
Directed by Candis C. Jones
Featuring Te'Era Coleman (9-1-1 Caller), Lizan Mitchell (Magalee), Lance E. Nichols (9…
SOURCE: YouTube at 05:54PMPlus: Ann Roth wins Costume Designers Guild Award for Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, and new details on the Artios Awards ceremony.
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:54PMThe scholarship is named in honor of the lighting designer, who passed in 2020.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:46PMActor Karen Olivo, who is currently Tony-nominated for playing Satine in ‘Moulin Rouge!’, said she will not be returning to the production when it resumes. Olivo said she will not return…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 05:43PMThe world premiere of a Michael McKeever drama about the people who hid Anne Frank’s family and one of Lynn Nottage’s first mainstream successes about African Americans are among the fiv…
SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 05:24PMBroadway star Karen Olivo says she won’t return to “Moulin Rouge” once the musical reopens. She’s leaving her Tony-nominated role in protest of the theater industry’s silence on al…
SOURCE: Variety at 05:24PMFrom April 14, 2021. Get more Tovah news here: http://bway.world/TovahFeldshuh
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Richard Ridge chats with beloved sta…
SOURCE: YouTube at 05:12PMStarting Wednesday, the Actors Fund will help members of the performing arts community book appointments at the new Broadway vaccination site. The site, which opened Monday at 20 Times Squ…
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 05:03PMAt Seattle's Red Eagle Soaring, Sayet and Moses will share artistic director duties, modeling and shaping a decolonized process to better serve Native youth.
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Soyica Diggs Colbert’s “Radical Vision” situates the playwright of “A Raisin in the Sun” as a writer who offered “a road map to negotiate Black suffering in the past and present.…
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:54PMOpera America has created a new program, Mentorship Program for Opera Leaders of Color, which pairs BIPOC professionals with executive-level leaders who can support them in achieving their c…
SOURCE: Stage Directions at 04:52PMAll sorts of exciting things afoot; though fairly unrelated, I thought I’d bundle them all toegther in this handy news bulletin: Go here for my review/ article on Mike Daisey’s new show …
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 04:48PMKaren Olivo, the Tony-nominated star of Broadway hit musical Moulin Rouge!, will not return to the production when the industry re-opens in protest of what she says is the industry silence o…
SOURCE: Deadline at 04:40PMAfter over a year of Broadway tours being paused, productions are now beginning to announce returns to theatre across the country! Find out when Broadway will return to your city.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:32PMKaren Olivo, a 2020/21 Tony nominee for her performance in Moulin Rouge!, has just announced via Instagram that she will not return to the show when it reopens on Broadway.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:32PMEach April 19th, the Congress for Jewish Culture, along with Friends of the Bund, Jewish Labor Committee and Workers Circle, has organized a gathering of musicians, academics, and survivors …
SOURCE: saysmesaysmom.blogspot.com at 04:31PMDr. Julisa Rowe is a name that many may not recognize, but should. With over 35 years of experience in Theatre and Performing Arts, the 55-year-old theatre maker shows no signs of slowing do…
SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 04:28PMAn experienced producer and arts administrator, she'll replace Buzz Ward, who's retiring after 29 years in the post.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:26PMSince the beginning of the health crisis, silence has reigned over the Palais Garnier, home to the Paris Opera. So how could the Vestibule and Grand Staircase be awakened from their enforced…
SOURCE: Stage Directions at 04:24PMOlivo will not return to the production post-shutdown.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:24PMGlobal Creatures today revealed the Australian cast of its Tony-nominated production, Moulin Rouge! The Musical, playing at Melbourne’s Regent Theatre
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 04:22PMThe Tony winner shared an impassioned video calling for humanity and integrity in the theatre industry, saying, “social justice is actually more important than being a sparkling diamond.”
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:22PMAn exciting outdoor theatrical experience is heading to New York's Meatpacking District this summer. Presented by Tectonic Theater Project in association with Madison Wells Live, The Seven D…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:18PMThe Off-Broadway League and the Lucille Lortel Theatre will present the 2021 Lucille Lortel Awards as a celebration of all the people who create off-Broadway excellence. A pre-taped special …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:18PMHere's a quick roundup of stories you might have missed recently.
Eva Noblezada Lands Next Film Gig
Hadestown Tony nominee and former vlogger Eva Noblezada has her next project lined up! De…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:18PMAs the Santa Fe Opera plans for its 2021 Season, the health and safety of its audience, staff, and artists are of the highest priority. Here’s a video from SFO on its current reopening pro…
SOURCE: Stage Directions at 04:15PMThe May 2 evening will benefit The Actors Fund.
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Casting has been announced for Theatre Orb in Japan's production of JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR in concert. The production is currently set to begin performances on July 12th, with the official o…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:52PMSara Bareilles, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Paula Pell and Busy Philipps also star in the new series, which will premiere on May 6th.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:49PMAfter an NFT fundraiser for independent venues raised more than $200,000 last week, Goldflyer and the National Independent Venue Association (NIVA) have announced the second round. Top NFT m…
SOURCE: Variety at 03:41PMBess Wohl, Moisés Kaufman, Ming Peiffer, and more will write new short plays for the production.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:26PMby Janine Sun Rogers
After a year of quarantine, contact is a hot commodity. While theatres across the globe have cancelled shows and pivoted to digital platforms, interactive performance cr…
SOURCE: Theatre Bay Area at 03:15PMLawyer and safety expert, Steve Adelman, principal of the Adelman Law Group, PLLC produces a newsletter, Adelman on Venues. In his April 12, 2021 edition, Adelman takes a look at Vaccine Pas…
SOURCE: Stage Directions at 03:14PMTheatre Communications Group (TCG) announces the inaugural Climate Action and Environmental Justice Summit, hosted online in partnership with Groundwater Arts, HowlRound, and Broadway Green …
SOURCE: Stage Directions at 03:08PMby Nicole Gluckstern
For performing arts workers who are accustomed to piecing together a living from freelance, contract, and part-time work, the pandemic shutdown of 2020 cut them off, …
SOURCE: Theatre Bay Area at 03:05PMAt times, the experience of “SOCIAL! the social distant dance club” felt no more freeing than dancing by myself in my cramped living room, our critic says.
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Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park announced the appointment of Abby Marcus as the new Managing Director. Currently, Marcus is managing director of the Orchard Project, a multidisciplinary art…
SOURCE: Stage Directions at 01:46PMEven though its titular character always does just the opposite
Meiselman is put-upon. Everything and everyone in his world is bent on humiliating and belittling…
SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 01:35PM“The Seven Deadly Sins,” a theatrical anthology series, will start off on June 23 at a series of storefront windows in the Meatpacking District.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:24PMParsons Dance takes the Joyce digital stage with the compelling world premiere of choreographer Chanel DaSilva’s On The Other Side, performed to a bold score for marimba, bass guitar, and …
SOURCE: YouTube at 01:21PMMetroStage continues its exploration of the works of the late Terrence McNally with a streaming reading of the multi–Tony Award playwright’s Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune. Dire…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:21PMThe season will feature a combination of indoor, outdoor, streaming, and audio productions.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:09PMNew York City began its return to live events last night with a celebration of 50 local frontline health care heroes in honor of their service to New York throughout the past year. CLEAR Con…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:06PMTwo towering talents are teaming up! Deadline reports that The Music Man-bound star Hugh Jackman and Oscar winner Laura Dern are set to star in writer/director Florian Zeller's The Son, a fo…
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Michael Ross will retire from his role as Managing Director of Baltimore Center Stage at the end of June, the theater’s Board of Trustees announced on April 13, 2021. Artistic Director Ste…
SOURCE: Stage Directions at 12:54PMOur content coordinator Hira lists her top five favourite Olivier Awards performances, from Jersey Boys in 2015 to SIX in 2019, who will take the crown?
Official London Theatre is the numb…
SOURCE: YouTube at 12:30PMStarting on Wednesday, April 14, The Actors Fund can help schedule COVID-19 vaccine appointments at The Broadway Vaccination Site (ATC Vaccination Times Square, located at 47th Street & …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:26PMPRIVATE REELS: FROM THE LCT ARCHIVES, streamed recordings of LCT productions in their entirety, will continue on Thursday, April 22 at 7pm with Lincoln Center Theater’s 2016 production o…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:12PMAs the next offering in Manhattan Theatre Club’s virtual Curtain Call series celebrating acclaimed past productions, two-time Obie Award winner and Tony nominee Charlayne Woodard (Ain’t …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:08PMBefore it airs nationwide, we're offering a look at the newest episode of Broadway Profiles. Hosted by Emmy-winning anchor Tamsen Fadal and powered by Broadway.com, this installment will …
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By Ezra Brain. Ezra Brain argues that political theatre has largely been reduced to simply calling out the problems in society, effectively preaching to the choir, and believes that in order…
SOURCE: HowlRound at 11:53AMThe free evening will spotlight the work of emerging Broadway talent created in response to the pandemic.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:44AMTheatre, dance, music, festivals, museums, galleries, outdoor & combined arts organisations have signed up to the cross-sector interactive tool for measuring anti-racist progress in the …
SOURCE: officiallondontheatre.com at 11:39AMIn the wake of escalating violence against Asians in the U.S., crowdfunding site GoFundMe collaborated with independent film director Bao Nguyen to produce a short film that shines a light o…
SOURCE: Variety at 11:24AMZeller and Christopher Hampton will adapt their successor to The Father, the film adaptation of which is currently Oscar-nominated.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:12AMLondon audiences will be welcomed back to the rock this summer! The Olivier-winning musical Come From Away has announced it will return to the West End's Phoenix Theatre beginning July 22. A…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:06AMPerfect Crime is set to join off-Broadway's Blindness and The Office! A Musical Parody in welcoming audiences back to New York. The thriller is scheduled to resume performances beginning on …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:06AMTake a walk down memory lane with the writer and director of a musical that has now become legend.
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Hugh Jackman and Laura Dern will star in “The Son,” writer-director Florian Zeller’s follow-up to the BAFTA winning and Academy Award nominated “The Father.” The film is adapted fr…
SOURCE: Variety at 10:35AMThe actor will release his debut album of original songs, Monotony, in May.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:29AMRobert Fletcher, a costumer designer whose more than six decades of credits on screen and the Broadway stage included the first four Star Trek films, died April 5 in Kansas City, Missouri. H…
SOURCE: Deadline at 10:17AMRobert Fletcher, the prolific costume designer for both stage and screen, died peacefully in Kansas City, MO on April 5, 2021 at the age of 98. He was born August 23, 1922. He was married, f…
SOURCE: Stage Directions at 10:14AMTwo $2,500 scholarships will support student and professional musicians working in the theatre.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:11AMThe project, presenting the Adam Guettel song cycle as a series of short films, also includes a piece helmed by Tony winner Victoria Clark.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:08AMSeth Rudetsky and James Wesley's daily series benefits The Actors Fund.
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Late Late Show music guest Darren Criss shares a very special performance of 'Running Around' featuring Este Haim, Charlene Kaye and The Pocket Queen.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:54AMSpoofing 'My Shot' from 'Hamilton,' 'The Late Show' made the best use of puns to get the audience excited about the potential for the return of all Broadway shows.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:54AMThe Olivier-winning musical will return to the Phoenix Theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:54AMAfter a full year of closures, see which Broadway shows are making their way to your local venues in the upcoming year.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:54AMToday (April 14) in live streaming: a Cagney & Lacey reunion on Stars in the House, Tovah Feldshuh visits Backstage Live, and more!
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:51AMThe socially distanced Picnic Performances series will kick off in June with the New York Philharmonic.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:45AMThe Importance of Tattoos in Different Cultures Throughout history, many cultures have been enriched through their use of tattoos. The word tattoo comes from the…
The post The Importance …
SOURCE: phindie.com at 09:44AMAlexis J Roston will host the latest edition of the popular series that tackles a particular year and Broadway season, with songs sung by a cast of new faces and up-and-coming talent.
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 09:27AMI can't believe it's been a whole year since I was on Lauren Moran's talk show "Chew the Scene." Since that time, we all had to pivot our lives due to the global pandemic. While Lauren conti…
SOURCE: YouTube at 09:15AMStars in the House continues tonight (8pm ET) with a CAGNEY & LACEY Reunion with Sharon Gless, Tyne Daly and Martin Kove!
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:01AMDirectors Sid Phoenix and David Alwyn have delivered the goods once again for CtrlAltRepeat with The Temporal Society providing a mind-blowing evening which more than stimulates “the littl…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AMThe park will host events for live audiences of 200 with institutions including the New York Philharmonic, Jazz at Lincoln Center, Joe’s Pub and the Classical Theater of Harlem.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 09:00AMA new initiative from Seattle's The Hansberry Project and Atlanta’s True Colors Theatre Company aims to co-commission, co-develop and co-premiere new plays by Black writers. A virtual read…
SOURCE: www.seattletimes.com at 09:00AM
Pioneer Valley Radio review of "John Cullum: An Accidental Star" now streaming from Goodspeed. At 91, a Broadway legend looks back on an extraordinary career. segment starts at: 4:59
SOURCE: pioneervalleyradio.com at 08:49AMThe murder mystery will restart its run by celebrating its 34th anniversary.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 08:48AMIn search of an original, new play to read or perform? Well, look no further. This blog post is for you! Here are our top five shows with small casts.
SOURCE: blog.stageagent.com at 08:36AM Adam Rapp’s The Sound Inside is featured at TheaterWorks Hartford. The play garnered six 2020 Tony nominations including Best Play. The TheaterWorks Hartford production is a filmed [li…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 08:27AMHighlights include a virtual production of Adam Rapp’s “The Sound Inside” and a new reading series by Roundabout Theater Company.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 08:24AMThe Metropolitan Playhouse has a new free “screened” reading on April 17 at 8 pm (thru April 22 at 10 pm, so enormous it must be presented over two weekends, live-streamed at no charg…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 08:15AM"Where or When"
From Rodgers & Hart's BABES IN ARMS
Music by Richard Rodgers
Lyrics by Lorenz Hart
Performed by Carly Simon
Connect with RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN here:
https://www.rodgersandha…
SOURCE: YouTube at 08:00AMThis last week was a start reminder that the performing arts, when they do return to the stage in Chicago, need to address the fears and tensions we all feel this spring.
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Edinburgh Fringe is on for August, “Phantom” Orchestra to Stay Intact, “ETAB” to Premiere in LA “Today on Broadway” is a daily, Monday through Friday, podcast hitting the top the…
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SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:42AMBy Douglas Mayo
Amelie the musical transfers to the Criterion Theatre London playing initially to a socially distanced audience from 20 May 2021.
This post Amelie the musical transfers to Cr…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 07:36AMAvailable online A volunteer driver, a dog walker and an injured elderly woman fight personal lockdown battles – with playwright Stewart Melton’s welcome addition of the determination to…
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SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:36AMThe original West End Queens of the musical SIX (Aimie Atkinson, Alexia McIntosh, Grace Mouat, Millie O'Connell, Natalie Paris, Maiya Quansah-Breed and Jarneia Richard-Noel) join Theatre Cha…
SOURCE: YouTube at 06:17AMFor Bristol-based Brave Mirror Productions, Antigone is adapted and directed by Jamie Saul, performed on Zoom, and edited by Thomas Duggan. The ten-strong cast are led by Gemma Lee (a powerf…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:00AMThe 14th annual SWAN Day CT (Support Women Artists Now) will be held April 17 from Free Center in Middletown. The event is virtual and can be seen on Facebook Live.
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