Thursday, September 28, 2023

Tony Winner Leslie Uggams Will Return to 54 Below Next Year by Andrew Gans

Uggams will offer encore performances of her celebrated show, Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:33PM
Tuesday, September 26, 2023

SUNY College of Optometry to Present 100th Anniversary Performance of Rhapsody in Blue by Natan Zamansky

The performance of the famed Gershwin work will take place in the same location as its 1924 premiere.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:07PM

People You Should Know . . . Quentin Madia by Zack Calhoon

(Photo by Ashley Marinaccio) Quentin Madia is a NY/NJ based generative director, producer, and multidisciplinary theatre artist. Favorite credits include The Picher Project (Feinstein’s/5…

SOURCE: Visible Soul at 01:33PM
Monday, September 25, 2023

Octopolis, Hampstead Theatre review - blue, blue, electric blue by Aleks.sierz

New play about the relations between humans and other life forms has profound depths How many hearts does an octopus have? Answer: three. This pub quiz clincher is just one of the many fasci…

SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 06:55PM
Sunday, September 17, 2023

Mike Birbiglia: The Old Man and the Pool review – plunging into the deep end of mortality and middle-age by Brian Logan

Wyndham’s theatre, LondonWhere other midlife male standups splash in the shallows of domesticity, dinner parties and feeling tired, Birbiglia dives right into family, death and the meaning…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:13AM

Six Things I Have Learned About Selling Tickets by Victoria Cairl

Last night at the theatre.The fall season is upon us and there’s a ton of shows opening on Broadway, Off-Broadway, at Regional Theaters, for Experiences and beyond. I was asked recently b…

SOURCE: victoriacairl.medium.com at 08:49AM
Saturday, September 16, 2023

Theater News by Sandi Durell

Martin Garbus/The People vs. Lenny Bruce – ArsNova/pray – Allan Harris/Cross That River – 2dStage/Spain – The New Group Season – Ruth Stage/Lone Star – Uncle Vanya/LCT Renowned j…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 09:50AM
Wednesday, September 13, 2023

The Real Black Swann by Steven Morris

Les Kurkendaal-Barrett  (Photo by Zev Rose Woolley)  Reviewed by F. Kathleen Foley Davidson/Valentini Theatre at the Los Angeles LGBT Center’s Lily Tomlin/Jane Wagner Cultural Arts Cente…

SOURCE: stageraw.com at 08:00AM

Ghost Land by Steven Morris

Andriy Bondarenko Ghost Land Translated by John Freedman with Vladyslav Hetmanenko   The Butterfly Iura, a Ukrainian soldier (male, 20s – 40s) Iuliia, Iura’s girlfriend/lover (female, 2…

SOURCE: stageraw.com at 07:54AM

Aubrey Plaza Has Found Her Scene Partner by Julia Jacobs

For her stage debut in “Danny and the Deep Blue Sea,” the “White Lotus” actress is joining forces with Christopher Abbott. “We’re both unafraid to be ugly and weird and strange,�…

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:07AM
Tuesday, September 12, 2023

Johaar Mosaval obituary by Lyndsey Winship

The first dancer of colour to join the Sadler’s Wells Theatre Ballet whose ballet school in Cape Town was closed in the 1970s as he refused to operate under apartheid rulesThe South Africa…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:33PM

Robyn Hurder: "Forever in Blue Jeans" (A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical) by bwaySHO

Robyn Hurder & the cast of A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical perform "Forever in Blue Jeans" at Curtain Up! Broadway Festival Filmed & edited by @bwaySHO #NeilDiamond #bluejeans…

SOURCE: YouTube at 03:32PM
Monday, September 11, 2023

I Interview Playwrights Part 1117: Paola Alexandra Soto by Adam Szymkowicz

Paola Alexandra SotoHometown: I was born in and grew up in an impoverished community in Santo Domingo the capital of the Dominican Republic. Although at the time I did not realize how povert…

SOURCE: ADAM SZYMKOWICZ at 02:13PM
Sunday, September 10, 2023

New! MOANA journey of water cast member preview! Epcot’s newest attraction! We are soaked! Ep. 189 by Framily Travel

Join the Broadway Bradshaws for Epcot’s newest attraction- MOANA- Journey of Water. I was ready to be underwhelmed, but Disney imagineers have done it again and given guests a magical exp…

SOURCE: YouTube at 08:15PM

Ben Elton: ‘Any time period would make a good Blackadder with the right jokes’ by Michael Hogan

The comedian and author on his new musical about Twiggy, remembering Rik Mayall, and why he’d like to have a word with Julian Fellowes While studying drama at the University Of Manchester,…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:43AM
Thursday, September 7, 2023

Finding Lindsay at Finding Nemo And Disney Legos! Animal Kingdom and Disney Springs! Ep.188 by Framily Travel

Jared Bradshaw and Georgia head to Walt Disney World’s Animal Kingdom to see Lindsay Northen Bradshaw (of Broadway’s Wicked) in Finding Nemo: The Big blue and Beyond! Lindsay usually…

SOURCE: YouTube at 06:26PM
Tuesday, September 5, 2023

Cast Revealed for Mohamed-Zain Dada’s Debut Play Blue Mist by Meg Masseron

Milli Bhatia will direct the work following a journalist who sells out his own community.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:19AM
Monday, September 4, 2023

The Broadway Show with Tamsen Fadal: Jason Alexander, LaChanze and More by Broadway.com

Be on the lookout for The Broadway Show, the only nationally syndicated weekly theater news program, on your local TV station. Featured this week: - Host Tamsen Fadal chats with THE COTTA…

SOURCE: YouTube at 10:25AM
Thursday, August 31, 2023

The Tempest (Public Works) by Victor Gluck, Editor-In-Chief

Visually, the show is not as effective as it might have been considering the play usually includes a great deal of magic. Here there is very little in the way of scenic illusions or legerdem…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 06:27PM
Wednesday, August 30, 2023

Hear From LaChanze, Jason Alexander, Liana Hunt and More on The Broadway Show by Broadway.com

Before The Broadway Show with Tamsen Fadal airs nationwide this weekend, we're offering a first look at the episode. Hosted by Emmy winner Fadal, this episode will air in New York City on…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:04PM

40 Years of Broadway: 1983 - 1993: Top Flops, Revivals and New Shows by JK

40 Years of Broadway: 1983 - 1993: Top Flops, Revivals and New Shows When you see my list of my Top 10 favorite Broadway shows from August 20, 1983 - August 19, 1993, you'll probably be m…

SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:33AM
Sunday, August 27, 2023

Video: Get a First Look at Matt Doyle as Frank Sinatra in Sinatra the Musical by Molly Higgins

The Tony winner will play ol' blue eyes at U.K.'s Birmingham Rep.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:19PM
Wednesday, August 23, 2023

The 7 Fingers: Duel Reality review – rowdy circus riff on Romeo and Juliet by Chris Wiegand

Underbelly’s Circus Hub on the Meadows, EdinburghThe enthralling Canadian company offer up a fast-paced but often jarring show that treats Shakespeare like the Super Bowl Here is a twist o…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:25AM
Tuesday, August 22, 2023

Theatre Review: ‘Sweat’ at The Keegan Theatre by Anne Valentino

When Lynn Nottage’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play “Sweat” first opened on Broadway in 2017, New York Times critic Ben Brantley, reflecting on the play’s blue-collar, Reading, PA roots,…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 03:24PM

Video: Out of the Blue, an A Cappella Group, Performs a Frozen Medley by Playbill Staff

This popular group is back at Edinburgh Festival Fringe for the 19th year.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:25PM
Thursday, August 17, 2023

"Light of a Clear Blue Morning" from Here You Come Again at Goodspeed Musicals by Goodspeed Musicals

July 26-August 27, 2023 at The Terris Theatre, Chester Learn more: https://www.goodspeed.org/shows/here-you-come-again This rollicking and touching new musical tells the story of a diehard …

SOURCE: YouTube at 05:25PM
Wednesday, August 16, 2023

NSO Summer Sundays: Wind & Wave: Anne Akiko Meyers + Noseda Conducts "La Mer" by The Kennedy Center

We are proud to announce that the National Symphony Orchestra is nominated for Gramophone’s 2023 Orchestra of the Year award, the renowned classical music review magazine’s award decided…

SOURCE: YouTube at 06:37PM
Tuesday, August 15, 2023

Barbie Movie x The Shark is BroKEN by bwaySHO

The Shark is BroKEN Opening Night blue carpet! 🦈🦈🦈 Photographed by @johnnybmoto for #bwaySHO #TheSharkIsBroken #ImJustKen #Jaws #AlexBrightman #ColinDonnell #IanShaw #Shark #Shark…

SOURCE: YouTube at 03:54PM
Saturday, August 12, 2023

Rose Matafeo: ‘I feel a massive sense of guilt for making a romcom’ by Michael Segalov

With her smash hit Starstruck exploring fairytale romance and what happens next, the comedian breathed new life into the sitcom. But, as the series returns for a third run, she’s now wonde…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:43PM
Friday, August 11, 2023

Tony Winner Matthew López on Bringing RED, WHITE AND ROYAL BLUE To The Screen

Matthew López talks to Theatrely about directing and adapting Red, White and Royal Blue for Amazon, as well as Some Like It Hot on Broadway

SOURCE: Theatrely at 11:40AM

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