Australia Council announces Artist and Curator for Venice Biennale 2024

The post Australia Council announces Artist and Curator for Venice Biennale 2024 appeared first on Australian Arts Review.

Adelaide Writers’ Week 2023 Programme Announcement: Truth Be Told by Aussie Theatre

For the 38th Adelaide Writers’ Week, writers from around the world will come together in the Pioneer Women’s Memorial Gardens

Top 5 Shows of the Week (+1) by Lynne Menefee

Week of January 29, 2023 1. “Peter and the Starcatcher” at Children’s Theatre of Annapolis “This tight, well-timed production is constantly surprising, from the unexpected opening n…

Nonprofit organization Breaking the Binary Theatre announces launch by Caitlin Hornik

Founding artistic director George Strus has announced the launch of Breaking the Binary Theatre, a nonprofit organization dedicated to new work development and community-building for transge…

‘The Wizard of Oz’ Gets a 21st Century Makeover at Leicester’s Iconic Curve Theatre with Martin Fixtures by Michael Eddy

To provide Curve’s new production of The Wizard of Oz with a fresh and unique visual design, Lighting Designer Ben Cracknell deployed an impressive rig featuring a wide range of Martin lig…

Ecom Events Adds to the Enchantment of Fiers à Cheval with CHAUVET Professional by Michael Eddy

“We think of our creations as an invitation to dream,” Jean-Baptiste Duperray, founder and artistic director of La Compagnie des Quidams has said. This invitation was eagerly accepted …

Opera Review:  Mozart’s ‘The Abduction from the Seraglio’ by Bel Cantanti Opera by Dr. Mark Dreisonstok

“It is a far greater pleasure to repay injustices suffered by good deeds than to compensate evil by more evil.” Thus speaks the voice of Enlightenment reason in Mozart’s “The Abducti…

Keep An Eye On The Ticketing Uproar by Joe Patti

With people feeling more comfortable going to public events again, the travails consumers suffer when trying to purchase tickets are coming front and center. Last week TicketNews reported th…

Silver Spring Stage floats a buoyant ‘Men on Boats’ by Caroline Bock

The play is lifted up by a spirited cast of ten performers full of swagger and humor—all female and nonbinary—playing male historical figures.

Talkin' Broadway Off-Broadway - "Shedding Load" - 2/7/23 by Howard Miller

Patience is a virtue while attending a performance of Shedding Load, a Varsity Theatre Company production opening tonight at 59E59 Theaters. Written by Varsity's founder Jessica Owens, the 7…

La Cage Aux Folles

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Fountain Theatre welcomes journalist Erin Aubry Kaplan to its Board of Directors by Fountaintheatre

The Fountain Theatre is pleased and honored to welcome award-winning journalist Erin Aubry Kaplan to its Board of Directors. Born and raised in Los Angeles, Ms. Kaplan brings a longtime pass…

DCTA 2022 Staff Favorites: Outstanding Creative Components (Community) by Dc Theater Arts Staff

These designers, directors, and playwrights made an indelible impression on our writers this year. Did we overlook a favorite of yours? Let us know in a comment!

Lea Michele, ‘healing’ after ‘Glee,’ calls ‘Funny Girl’ the ‘hardest f–king role in New York’ by Erin Keller

Bombshell "Glee" claims first dropped in 2020. Michele apologized for her actions, saying that she “clearly acted in ways which hurt other people.”

Exclusive: See A Preview of the 2023 Kleban Prize Ceremony, Streaming On Broadway On Demand

Starting Friday, February 10 at 8PM, the 2023 Kleban Prize for Musical Theatre ceremony will stream, for free, on the Broadway On Demand SmartTV channel. 

Riffs and tutus: Black Sabbath ballet to be staged in Birmingham by Lyndsey Winship

Rock band to lend eight songs to the ‘world’s first heavy metal dance experience’ performed by Carlos Acosta’s Birmingham Royal Ballet in September A ballet soundtracked by the music…

NYC’s 2023 Kleban Prize for Musical Theatre presented at a star-studded reception by Deb Miller

Awards for the 33rd annual Kleban Prize for Musical Theatre, totaling $100,000 each and payable over two years, were presented to Most Promising Musical Theatre Lyricist Ryan Scott Oliver (…

Oscar-Winning Movie Musical La La Land Will Be Adapted for the Stage by Ruthie Fierberg

La La Land has its eyes on Broadway. The Academy Award-winning movie musical is being adapted into a stage project. Pulitzer Prize-winning and Tony Award-nominated playwright Ayad Akhtar an…

Delightful Honeymoon In Vegas Is Classic Musical Comedy by Bill Hirschman

From Slow Burn Theatre Company’s brass-unleashed overture with a live band, to an ebullient cast, to winning music and witty lyrics, this musical version of the film Honeymoon in Vegas is …

Wise, Candid and Talented Jazz Harpist-Vocalist Margot Sergent Answers Six Questions

French-born Margot Sergent began her musical studies at the tender age of four. At a still early age, she began her professional career performing as a classically-trained harp player. That …

Oscar-winning movie musical ‘La La Land’ will be adapted for the stage by Ruthie Fierberg

“La La Land” has its eyes on Broadway. The Academy Award-winning movie musical is being adapted into a stage project. Pulitzer Prize-winning and Tony Award-nominated playwright Ayad Akht…

St. Louis Theater Circle announces nominations for 2023 awards by Calvin Wilson St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Nominees were selected in more than 30 categories, covering comedies, dramas, musicals and operas presented by local professional theater and opera companies in 2022.

Gustavo Dudamel to Lead New York Philharmonic Beginning in 2026 by Logan Culwell-Block

The famed maestro is ending a long tenure at the head of the Los Angeles Philharmonic.

The comedy of Laughs in Spanish by Denver Center For The Performing Arts

Stephanie Machado (Mariana) and Maggie Bofill (Estella) chat about the mother/daughter relationship, comedy, and the joy of Laughs in Spanish.

Audra McDonald and Myles Frost to Star in Ava DuVernay Film Caste by Margaret Hall

The film is inspired by Pulitzer winner Isabel Wilkerson's Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents.

WTF is Shucked?! by Shucked Broadway

Many of you are wondering: what the f🌽ck is Shucked?! We have answers... kind of. Shucked is a hilarious new Broadway musical about an unlikely hero, an unscrupulous con man, and a battl…

Watch Jenn Colella and Anthony Rapp Belt Out Rent's 'Take Me or Leave Me' at Without You Curtain Call by Andrew Gans, Logan Culwell-Block

Based on Rent star Rapp's memoir, the autobiographical musical plays Off-Broadway's New World Stages.

Alex Brightman on the new play he is developing with Cynthia Nixon by Ruthie Fierberg

Upon the closing of Broadway’s “Beetlejuice,” Tony Award-nominated star Alex Brightman had planned to dedicate time to writing, and he is busy doing just that. “I am developing a pla…

BAD CINDERELLA launches partnership with The Broadway Exchange

The musical is the first Broadway production to partner with a digital collectibles marketplace.

See Willie Nelson and 18 more stars over 80 on potential farewell tours by Matt Levy

We found tickets to see 19 stars over 80-years-old on tour in 2023. Here's how you can see them this year.

Audra McDonald & Myles Frost Join Ava DuVernay's CASTE Film

Audra McDonald and Myles Frost have joined the cast of Ava DuVernay’s upcoming film Caste: The Origins of our Discontents. The pair will join the previously announced Jasmine Cephas-Jones…

How ‘Lifespan of a Fact’ grew from a compelling book to a funny and timely stage play by Fountaintheatre

by Thomas Floyd When Jeremy Kareken and David Murrell set out to adapt the 2012 book “The Lifespan of a Fact” for the Broadway stage, the longtime creative partners thought they were tac…

Broadway box office sees a February decline by Caitlin Hornik

Broadway grosses have seen a slide with the start of February. For the week ending Feb. 5, the 22 shows on Broadway grossed $23,518,702, a decrease of 9%. Capacity was at 93%, a 2% fall from…

iMPeRFeCT Gallery presents Terrell Halsey's Ascend: Beyond the Veil by Hanae Mason

Terrell Halsey’s Ascend: Beyond the Veil is a breath of fresh air for “street portraits,” featuring a collection of photography of Center City Philadelphia from 2015-2020. Hanae Mason …

Video: Watch Anthony Rapp & John Rubinstein is Twisted Musical Sequel, TROUBLE

Watch Jacob Chase's TROUBLE starring Anthony Rapp and Tony Award Winner John Rubinstein.

Audience by Wendy Caster

Among Václav Havel's extraordinary traits--talent, bravery, more bravery--his compassion is in some ways the most impressive. In his one-act play Audience, Havel's stand-in, Ferdinand Vaně…

How National Black Theatre is Making a New Home in Harlem — and on Broadway by Gordon Cox

National Black Theatre is in the midst of a building itself a new home in Harlem — but then, the company has been in the business of building a home for 55 years. Listen to this week’s …

Jamie Brewer to Lead AMY & THE ORPHANS Film Adaptation

Jamie Brewer will reprise her role in the film adaptation of the 2018 Off-Broadway play Amy & The Orphans. Lindsey Ferrentino will adapt the play for the big screen, also making her dire…

Truman Capote-based musical in development from Ryan Scott Oliver by Ruthie Fierberg

Award-winning composer-lyricist Ryan Scott Oliver is working on a new musical framed around a notorious event involving Truman Capote. Titled “Party of the Century,” the musical is sourc…

Video: ALMOST FAMOUS Cast Takes Over Broadway Sessions

Broadway Sessions is back for 2023! In this video, check out highlights from the cast of Almost Famous, which concluded its Broadway run on January 8, 2023.

Ma-Yi Names New Writers Group Members by American Theatre Editors

7 new playwrights will be in residence with the New York-based Asian American and Pacific Islander theatre company.

London's Heathers: The Musical Will Welcome New Cast by Andrew Gans

The musical adaptation of the 1989 cult film favorite features a book, music, and lyrics by Kevin Murphy and Laurence O'Keefe.

Hotter Than Egypt at the DCPA by Denver Center For The Performing Arts

Hotter Than Egypt By Yussef El Guindi Directed by Chris Coleman “In El Guindi’s plays, personal and political are in bed together.” – The New York Times No matter where you live…

The Philadelphia Ballet presents Forward Motion by Melissa Strong

The three world premieres in Philadelphia Ballet’s Forward Motion reflect diverse visions of contemporary ballet onstage at the Kimmel's intimate Perelman Theater. Melissa Strong reviews.

Charles Kimbrough, 'Murphy Brown' actor with prim persona, dies at 86 by Harrison Smith / The Washington Post

For 50 years, he brought to life a parade of buttoned-down aristocrats, pompous executives and genteel society men who wore their business suits like armor.

‘La La Land’ musical headed to Broadway stage by Samantha Ibrahim

The 2016 film, starring Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling as an aspiring actress and a jazz musician, won six Oscars.

Norma Desmond, Girlboss: Sammi Cannold’s SUNSET BOULEVARD — Review

Theatrely's Juan A. Ramirez traveled down to Washington DC to catch Andrew Lloyd Webber's Sunset Boulevard at the Kennedy Center.

AUDIENCE by Václav Havel by Edward Kliszus

AUDIENCE was presented with fine acting, powerful multi-dimensional visuals, cultural significance, context and import, rich vigilance, and irony.

Broadway Grosses Analysis: Take Me Out Hits a Home Run in Final Week on Broadway by Logan Culwell-Block

The Richard Greenberg revival closed things out with the highest-grossing week of both of the production's recent Broadway runs.

LUCY by Tulis McCall

By David Walters There’s a wonderful modern apartment set on the stage at the Audible Theater for the play Lucy. Modern whites and shades of gray, a little blonde wood and some chrome on t…

Entertainment Community Fund Will Celebrate Chita Rivera's 90th Birthday With Starry Broadway Concert by Andrew Gans

And All That Jazz: A Celebration of the Legendary Chita Rivera will play the Shubert Theatre.

Who would be invited to your BHM cookout? by Fat Ham Broadway

SOME LIKE IT HOT Musical | Now on Broadway by Some Like It Hot Musical

SOME LIKE IT HOT - Now at The Shubert Theatre! Learn more about #SomeLikeItHotMusical at https://somelikeithotmusical.com/ About SOME LIKE IT HOT WHO SAYS THEY DON’T MAKE GREAT BIG MUS…

SOME LIKE IT HOT Musical | Now at The Shubert Theatre by Some Like It Hot Musical

SOME LIKE IT HOT - Now at The Shubert Theatre! Learn more about #SomeLikeItHotMusical at https://somelikeithotmusical.com/ About SOME LIKE IT HOT WHO SAYS THEY DON’T MAKE GREAT BIG MUS…

Leicester’s Curve Will Stage New Production of Evita This Fall by Andrew Gans

The U.K. venue also announced the performance schedule for Come From Away and Jim Cartwright’s Road.

TimeLine Theatre will stage ‘The Lehman Trilogy’ this fall, a coup for the theater by Chris Jones

The Chicago premiere of the Tony Award-winning play is a big "get" for the theater, which is partnering with Broadway in Chicago.

La La Land Will Jump From Screen to Stage by Logan Culwell-Block

The 2016 movie musical features songs with music by Justin Hurwitz and lyrics by Tony winners Benj Pasek and Justin Paul.

A BEAUTIFUL NOISE, THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL Releases New Block of Tickets Through January 2024

A new block of tickets are on sale now for A Beautiful Noise, The Neil Diamond Musical on Broadway. Tickets are now available through Sunday, January 7, 2024.

Laura Benanti, Nathan Lane, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Bebe Neuwirth & More to Join Concert Celebrating Chita Rivera

The Entertainment Community Fund will present And All That Jazz: A Celebration of the Legendary Chita Rivera, a one-night-only benefit concert celebrating Chita Rivera’s 90th birthda…

Broadway Box Office & Ticket Prices Slip As Productions Continue Wintertime Discounts; ‘Phantom’ Top Earner Again by Greg Evans

Discounts, winter promotions, benefit performances and the absence from the roster of now-closed solid earner The Piano Lesson added up to a slide in Broadway box office for the week ending …

Broadway's Bad Cinderella Is Doing NFTs by Logan Culwell-Block

The first wave of digital collectibles for the new Andrew Lloyd Webber musical is available at the low, low price of free.

Listen To Anthony Rapp's Surprise Curtain Call Pals at Without You

A fun event happening every so often at Anthony Rapp's Without You curtain call has been surprise friends of Anthony joining him for an impromptu performance! See who's stopped by!

48 Regional Awards Programs to Participate in 14th Annual Jimmy Awards

The Broadway League Foundation has announced 48 participating Regional Awards Programs for the 14th annual Jimmy Awards which will take place on Monday, June 26, 2023 at 7:30pm at Broadway�…

Video: Watch Steven Boyer Sing 'This Time' from KIMBERLY AKIMBO

In just one week, on February 14, Ghostlight Records will release the cast recording of the critically-lauded new musical Kimberly Akimbo. Ahead of the album's release, check out a new music…

Amanda Seyfried to Play a Theatre Director in Atom Egoyan's SEVEN VEILS Film

Seyfried plays Jeanine, an earnest theatre director, who has been given the daunting task of remounting her former mentor’s most famous work, the opera Salome. Haunted by dark and disturbi…

Alicia Keys Musical Hell's Kitchen in Development Through Off-Broadway's Public Theater by Logan Culwell-Block

A casting notice leaked the project, which will feature a book by The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity playwright Kristoffer Diaz.

From Ashes They Rise: INDECENT to ASHER LEV by Lauren Van Hemert

On this episode of the podcast, hear what Madeline Scotti (INDECENT) and Matthew Hager (MY NAME IS ASHER LEV) say about art, religion, and censorship. The post From Ashes They Rise: INDECENT…

Every Brilliant Thing at NC Stage Co. by Edwin Arnaudin

Scott Treadway adds to his illustrious career with this mesmerizing one-man show.

Cartoonish comedy is in the crabgrass in this ‘Native Gardens’ by Celia Wren

GALA Hispanic Theatre’s world premiere is a Spanish-language adaptation that lacks subtlety

Delaware Theatre Company presents Richard Bean’s One Man, Two Guvnors by Gail Obenreder

After a decade at the helm of Delaware Theatre Company, Bud Martin says goodbye with an uproarious, perfectly orchestrated production of One Man, Two Guvnors, true to its commedia roots. Gai…

From INDECENT to ASHER LEV by Lauren Van Hemert

Thank you for listening to this very important episode. For more information on any of the topics you've heard in this episode, see the links below.Links Aggregate Theatre Company Jewish For…

New Songs Previewed in Full Rise of the Pink Ladies Trailer by Logan Culwell-Block

Premiering April 6, the Grease prequel series will include both original songs and Grease standards.

La La Land musical set to open on Broadway by Benjamin Lee

Damien Chazelle’s Oscar-winning film will be transformed into a stage show featuring music from the same team The Oscar-winning musical La La Land is to be transformed into a stage show. …

Barbra Streisand Memoir Sets Fall Release by Andrew Gans

Penguin Random House will release My Name Is Barbra.

Master FX Expands Canadian Dealers by Michael Eddy

Master FX, an American manufacturer and distributor of professional special effects equipment and customized solutions, is proud to announce the launch of its Canadian dealer network. They h…

Celebrating Playwright John Guare by New York Theater

It was as if John Guare had come to his own memorial service, he joked at the end of last night’s two-hour celebration of his work at the 92nd Street Y. “But I’m so happy to be alive.…

Wyllie Longmore obituary by Barbara Peirson

My friend Wyllie Longmore, who has died aged 82, was an esteemed actor, director and acting teacher. Based in Manchester, he appeared in many stage productions in the north-west of Britain, …

VIDEO: Watch the GREASE: RISE OF THE PINK LADIES Trailer Featuring New Songs

Paramount+ has released the video trailer for the Grease prequel series, Rise of the Pink Ladies, taking place four years before “Grease.” In 1954, before rock ‘n’ roll ruled, before…

Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 2/5/23

Grosses for all the Broadway shows for the week ending 2/5/2023.

LA LA LAND Broadway Musical In the Works Directed By Bartlett Sher

Marc Platt has announced that La La Land will be adapted into a Broadway musical directed by Bartlett Sher. The musical will feature music from the film's composer, Justin Hurwitz and lyrics…

LA LA LAND To Be Adapted for Broadway

The 2016 movie musical will make its way to Broadway in the future.

Video: Ramin Karimloo Teases THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA Return on TikTok

In a newly-posted TikTok, Ramin Karimloo is teasing a possible return to The Phantom of the Opera! In the TikTok, Karimloo FaceTimes with his son as they go through a series of Phantom masks.

‘La La Land’ Broadway Musical In The Works by Anthony D'Alessandro

A Broadway musical take of the six-time Oscar-winning, $472 million worldwide-grossing movie La La Land is in development, Emmy- and Tony-winning producer Marc Platt said Tuesday. The show…

‘La La Land’ Musical to Open on Broadway by Rebecca Rubin

The City of Stars is heading to the Great White Way. The Oscar-winning musical “La La Land” is being adapted as a stage show, with plans to open on Broadway at an undetermined date. The …

Girl From the North Country To Be Adapted for the Screen by Caitlin Hornik

Following its 2022 Broadway run, Girl From The North Country is being adapted into a musical film. Conor McPherson, who wrote and directed the musical, will write and direct the movie. Chl�…

New Breaking the Binary Theatre to Support and Present TNB2S+ Artists by Leah Putnam

Growing out of the Breaking the Binary festival, the nonprofit began one of its initiatives in December with Tony nominee L Morgan Lee, & Juliet's Justin David Sullivan, and more.

Theater Remembrance: Trinity Repertory Company Director Adrian Hall by Robert Israel

During his career as the founder and artistic director of the Trinity Repertory Company in Providence (from 1964 to 1989), Adrian Hall achieved a lasting place in the American theater as a v…

Strictly’s Johannes Radebe: ‘At school they said to me, ‘Oh, sissy boy!’” by Lyndsey Winship

He blazed a trail as the professional half of Strictly’s first all-male dance partnership. Now he’s targeting prejudice in a sizzling show based on his native South Africa “My producer…

Video: Watch Jennifer Holliday Preview Her 54 Below Return

Jennifer Holliday is back on stage this February and you're gonna love her. 54 Below continues its Diamond Series later this month when the Broadway icon takes the stage February 21-26. In t…

Review Roundup: LUCY World Premiere Opens at the Minetta Lane Theatre

Read the reviews for the world premiere of Erica Schmidt's Lucy, now playing at the Minetta Lane Theatre.

Michael R. Jackson and Common to Perform at Second Stage's Winter's Ball by Margaret Hall

The fundraising event will include a cocktail hour, exclusive performances, and a dance party.

Find Out How to Help The Shubert Org Plan the Upcoming 2023-2024 Broadway Season by Logan Culwell-Block

The Broadway theatre owner and producing company is striving to increase diversity, equity, and inclusion in the industry with a paid internship program.

REVIEW ROUND-UP: Smoke at the Southwark Playhouse by Emma Clarendon

Love London Love Culture’s Emma Clarendon takes a look at what critics have had to say about Kim Davies’ play Smoke, starring Meaghan Martin and Oli Higginson, at Southwark Playhouse.

Alicia Keys Stage Musical ‘Hell’s Kitchen‘ In Development At New York’s Public Theater by Greg Evans

A new musical featuring the music and lyrics by Alicia Keys, and apparently based on the R&B singer-songwriter’s young life, is in development at New York’s Off Broadway Public Theat…

Rob Marshall Reveals Scrapped 'Razzle Dazzle' Concept From His CHICAGO Film Adaptation

While reflecting on his Academy Award winning film adaptation of Chicago, Rob Marshall has revealed the original concept for 'Razzle Dazzle' that didn't make the cut. The original direction …

Today on Broadway: Tuesday, February 7, 2023 - BroadwayRadio

https://www.playbill.com/article/viola-davis-has-achieved-egot-status. 2) Olivia Colman, Chlöe Bailey, and More to Star in “Girl From the North ...

Reviews: What Are Critics Saying About the World Premiere of Erica Schmidt's Lucy? by Leah Putnam

Playing Off-Broadway at Audible's Minetta Lane Theatre, Brooke Bloom and Lynn Collins star in this play about motherhood, nannies, and who we invite into our homes.

West End Love Stories by Kitty Underwood

Love is in the air this month! So if you’re feeling loved up with your significant other, you’re looking for a great date, or you and your friends are craving some good old-fashioned lov…

Vuyani Dance Theatre | at The Joyce April 12-16, 2023 by Joycetheater

Physically charged and visually striking, Cion: Requiem of Ravel’s Boléro is a powerful work featuring live singing, choreographed by South African star Gregory Vuyani Maqoma. Set in a gr…

Video: Jenn Colella Joins Anthony Rapp on Stage at WITHOUT YOU to Perform 'Take Me Or Leave Me' From RENT

Jenn Colella made a special guest appearance at Anthony Rapp's show, Without You, for a surprise performance of Take Me Or Leave Me from Rent! Check out the performance in the video here!

Pump Up the Volume: can Christian Slater’s teen movie become a musical hit like Heathers? by Chris Wiegand

The 1990 film about high-school rebellion, featuring a jaded late-night DJ, could find a fresh theatre audience in this new age of disillusionment Watching the macabre 1989 high school movie…

Sam Morrison Finds the Sweet Side to Bitter Grief in Sugar Daddy by Margaret Hall

Morrison's one-man-show grapples with the loss of his beloved partner with surprising humor.

"This Time" | Kimberly Akimbo by Kimberly Akimbo

Congratulations! You won another track from the #KimberlyAkimbo cast album ahead of its release. You're welcome. Critic's Pick! Kimberly Akimbo is “profoundly funny and heartbreaking. The…

Wilbur Sweatman: Lived Up To His Name by Trav S.D.

When Wilbur Sweatman (1882-1961) played big time vaudeville in the early nineteen tens, for his big finish he played three clarinets simultaneously. He was one of the very few African Americ…

Prop Table Tuesday: A Pair Of Killer SCHOOL OF ROCK Props! by Broadway By Ghostlight

This week, I'm sharing two props from the hit Broadway musical School of Rock! With music by Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber and starring Alex Brightman, School of Rock the Musical was a fun, face-m…

THE CHER SHOW Will Launch US National Tour

BroadwayWorld has learned that a national tour of The Cher Show will launch in 2023, with confirmed dates through at least early 2024. No launch date or city has yet to be announced for the …

Digital Access Research Project Launches at Harvard by American Theatre Editors

Focusing on the digital accessibility of performing arts, the project is being coordinated by researcher and dramaturg Magda Romanska.

8 Theatre Books to Cozy Up With in February by Molly Higgins

Perfect for a theatre-loving valentine or a bookworm's night in, these new releases include the story of Shuffle Along's cultural impact and an Oscar Hammerstein II biography.

Barbra Streisand Will Release First Memoir this Fall

Barbra Streisand is getting ready to tell her life story. Penguin Random House will release the music legend's memoir, 'My Name Is Barbra', on November 7, 2023.

In Russian Plays, Don’t Mention the War by Laura Cappelle

Paris productions of Chekhov, Turgenev and Ostrovsky avoid current events and focus on profound truths. But the plays’ message is clear: If you rebel, you will be crushed.

New Musical HELL'S KITCHEN, Based on the Life of Alicia Keys, to Premiere This Year

A new musical is in the works based on the life of singer/songwriter Alicia Keys! According to an Equity casting notice, the production is set to premiere off-Broadway as part of the New Yor…

GRACE NOTES: Tuesday, February 7, 2023 by Susan Grace

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Things I Know To Be True Reviews by Mirvish Productions

Things I Know To Be True is a hit on stage in Toronto! “Revelatory. Emotionally affecting performances by theatre titans Tom McCamus and Seana McKenna … unravelling one family’s compl…

Seattle artists guide new play looking at history of Black theatermakers by Jerald Pierce

In Reginald André Jackson's world-premiere play, audiences head back in time to meet Seattle's Negro Repertory Company and learn about the pioneers of Black theater.

Hjalmar Peterson and The Swedish Vaudeville Circuits by Trav S.D.

Well, here’s a new slice of information about which I was not previously aware. I’d long been aware that America had Yiddish and Italian vaudeville circuits for immigrant audiences where…

Tall Tales: A Review of Big Fish at Marriott Theatre by Christine Trevino

Elements of magical realism elevate “Big Fish” from a rote story of father-son tension into a grandiose adventure.

Actors’ Playhouse Delivers A Margaritaville That Jimmy Buffett Would Drink To by Bill Hirschman

Escape to Margaritaville at Actors' Playhouse accomplishes what its title suggests. Specifically, the show conjures the kind of laid-back escape during which you might sport a hat and sungla…

Barry Jay - The Way Out Interview - Part 1 by Call Me Adam

Barry Jay, founder of the fitness franchise Barry's Bootcamp, is also a filmmaker of horror/thriller movies. Barry sits down with Call Me Adam's Adam Rothenberg to discuss the making of hi…

Tickets go on sale for Art in Bloom programs at St. Louis Art Museum by Jane Henderson St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The popular show at the St. Louis Art Museum hasn't been held in person for a couple of years.

Today on Broadway: Tuesday, February 7, 2023 by Ashley Steves

Colman And More In “North Country” Film, A Grammy For “Into The Woods” (And An EGOT For Davis), Miscast Cast Announced “Today on Broadway” is a daily, Monday through Friday, podc…

Linck & Mülhahn review – queer costume drama echoes through the ages by Claire Armitstead

Hampstead theatre, LondonRuby Thomas’s play, based on a true story about a married couple in 18th-century Prussia who were tried for sodomy, is tender, musical and funny From Gentleman Jac…

Photos: Brian Stokes Mitchell, Alex Brightman, Lindsay Mendez, and More Attend the Ceremony For the Kleban Prize

The 2023 Kleban Prize was presented on February 6 at BMI’s New York City headquarters, 7 World Trade Center. The 2023 Kleban Prize winners are most promising musical theater lyricist Rya…

“Getting There”: U.S. Gals Take Comic Grand Tour of Paris Lesbians—at NCTC by Kelly Mou

Dipika Guha’s Wit Blossoms into Love with “No Regrets” by Kelly Mou & Barry David Horwitz “Getting There” opens with Edith Piaf singing “Moi, je ne regrette rien”—“Me, …

This San Francisco native wrote a play that’s in one of the city’s grandest theaters by Lily Janiak

"I decided I want to make the most Chris Chen play I could possibly make," Christopher Chen said of ACT's "The Headlands."

Bobby Conte brings Mafia-boss wisdom to deeply personal cabaret in return to S.F. by David John Chávez

ACT alum and Broadway standout is set to perform his “Along the Way” solo show Saturday, Feb. 11, at the Strand Theater.

National Black Theater and the Antidote We All Needed by Broadway Podcast Network

Leaders of the 55-year-old Harlem institution on stepping up to Broadway for the first time with "Fat Ham," community, care and creating a home. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megap…

After more than 25 years, a fond farewell and a final show for First Folio Theatre in Oak Brook by Emily McClanathan

“What I would like to be remembered for is for bringing joy to our patrons and to our actors and directors and designers,” said executive director David Rice.

It took 3 playwrights to get to the truth of ‘The Lifespan of a Fact’ by Thomas Floyd

Based on the acclaimed 2012 book, Jeremy Kareken, David Murrell and Gordon Farrell’s play comes to Keegan Theatre.

SONDHEIM DESERVED A BETTER FINALE By Peter Filichia

If you’re in a bridge tournament and play a Jack – only to see your opponent put a King on the table – you may hear the trick-taker say, “Don’t send a boy out to do a man’s job.�…

Connecticut made horror film ‘She Came From the Woods’ opens nationally Friday by Christopher Arnott

The Connecticut-made summer camp horror film "She Came From the Woods" will be released on hundreds of screens nationwide on Friday.

9 fun things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend, Feb. 9-12 by Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

On Valentine's weekend, it's an R-rated 'Dracula' from the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre by Jeremy Reynolds / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre’s “Dracula” premieres Friday at 7:30 p.m. at the Benedum Center, Downtown, and continues through Sunday.

Review: ‘A Chorus Line’ at Drury Lane Theatre embraces 1970s Broadway — and why we love musicals by Chris Jones

Is there anything more fun than an opening night for “A Chorus Line?” When the curtain rose Friday night on a stage packed with dancers, the place erupted.

The ENTRE Festival in Midwest Brazil by Luis Guilherme Barbosa Dos Santos, Mariana Tagliari, Onira De Ávila Pinheiro Tancrede, Robson Corrêa De Camargo, and Ronei Vieira Nogueira

ENTRE, is a Portuguese verb in the imperative tense that invites us to enter. That says to us: Enter! Entre.Between.Pomiędzy, a festival that took place in Midwest Brazil in 2022, extended …

ShentonSTAGE Daily for TUESDAY FEBRUARY 7 by Mark Shenton

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Photos: The Drama League Hosts its Annual Bowling Party

The Drama League's annual Bowling Party, a tradition started by board member Stan Ponte and led now by President Bonnie Comley, is more than just an outing. BroadwayWorld was there, and you …

Wake Up With BWW 2/7: MISCAST23 Lineup, Casting For THE GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY Film, and More!

Top stories include casting for Miscast23, including Josh Groban, Annaleigh Ashford, LaChanze, André De Shields, and more! Plus, Chlöe Bailey, Olivia Colman, Woody Harrelson, and Tosin C…

On ‘Pictures From Home’ on Broadway, a Family Portrait Full of Secrets by Kurt Soller and Jennifer Livingston

Adapted from Larry Sultan’s photo memoir, Sharr White’s play “Pictures From Home” explores the lies people — and their photographs — tell.

Malthouse Theatre presents experimental Chinese theatre maker Wang Chong’s MADE IN CHINA 2.0 by Aussie Theatre

UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL WITH ONE OF CHINA’S MOST PROVOCATIVE EXPORTS Wang Chong is recognised around the world as one

HAIRSPRAY – Sydney by Aussie Theatre

Aussie Theatre has 3 x double passes to giveaway to HAIRSPRAY in Sydney on Wednesday 15th February @ 7:30pm. HAIRSPRAY

Award-winning autobiographical show about living with autism ARCO Jnr makes its way to Arts Centre Melbourne by Aussie Theatre

ARCO Jnr, performer Adam Kelly’s compelling story of living with autism, will have its Victorian debut at Arts Centre Melbourne’s

Sir Ian McKellen says intimacy coordinators can ruin ‘purity’ of theatre by Mike Bedigan

The stage veteran discussed the theatre industry’s many changes, some of which were ‘not always for the better’

Suzan Lori-Parks: ‘Grief is an experience that has a lot of opportunity in it’ by Gloria Oladipo In New York

The Pulitzer prize-winning playwright discusses working through the pandemic and how to best utilize traumatic experiences Like many of us, Suzan-Lori Parks thought the Covid-19 shutdown wou…

Ishmael orbits back to QPAC ahead of regional Queensland tour by Aussie Theatre

Dead Puppet Society and Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) are pleased to announce the return of acclaimed production Ishmael from

MTC extends Sunday until 21 February by Aussie Theatre

Melbourne Theatre Company’s critically acclaimed production of Sunday will extend until 21 February at Southbank Theatre, marking a strong start

AGATHA CHRISTIE’S THE MOUSETRAP announces return to Brisbane by Aussie Theatre

Following a sell-out season last November, the 70th Anniversary Australian tour of Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap will return to Brisbane

Sydney Dance Company’s New Board Member by Aussie Theatre

Sydney Dance Company is proud to announce that Distinguished Professor Larissa Behrendt AO will join its Board in February 2023.

When Broadway Was Black Releases February 7; Read Excerpt on How Shuffle Along's Struggles Birthed a Movement by Margaret Hall, Caseen Gaines

Caseen Gaines' new book explores the impact and legacy of the historic 1921 musical.

Jessica Hecht, Ben Edelman, Zane Pais Star in Letters From Max at Off-Broadway's Signature Beginning February 7 by Andrew Gans

Kate Whoriskey directs the world premiere from Sarah Ruhl.

And Then There's Maude: Maude Apatow Is Audrey in Off-Broadway's Little Shop of Horrors Starting February 7 by Andrew Gans

The hit production of the Alan Menken-Howard Ashman musical continues at the Westside Theatre.

World Premiere of Betty Smith's Becomes a Woman Begins Previews February 7 by Leah Putnam

Mint Theater Company presents the previously unpublished and unproduced 1930 work Off-Broadway at New York City Center.

André Ward and David Harris Join Broadway's Bohemians in Moulin Rouge! February 7 by Leah Putnam

The national tour members now play Toulouse-Lautrec and the Duke of Monroth at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre.

Thomas Bradshaw's The Seagull/Woodstock, NY Begins World Premiere Off-Broadway February 7 by Leah Putnam

Jason Bourne and Django Unchained actor Ato Essandoh, Parker Posey, more star in the Chekhov play adaptation.

TIM by Colleen McCullough to tour NSW by Aussie Theatre

TIM a novel written by Australian icon Colleen McCullough and adapted for the stage by acclaimed playwright Tim McGarry, will

Evening the Score? Jeremy O. Harris Texts in the Front Row at Rihanna’s Halftime Performance by Broadway Beat

by Jonathan Hogue. @jthogue2. GLENDALE, Arizona – In response to pop star Rihanna’s infamous 2019 incident where she arrived late and...