Wednesday, March 27, 2024

Hard To Be The Bard (Music Video) | Stratford Festival 2024 by Stratford Festival

“Something Rotten! is a wonderful comedy, with a great book, songs and huge dance numbers. It’s full of laughter, passion and heart, and we want to deliver an experience that gives the a…

SOURCE: YouTube at 06:48PM
Thursday, February 8, 2024

2024 Season (Teaser) | Stratford Festival by Stratford Festival

Here's your first look at our #2024Season! We can't wait to share it with you 💫 Performances begin in April! Explore the season and plan your next theatre adventure now ⬇️ https://ww…

SOURCE: YouTube at 02:12PM
Tuesday, February 6, 2024
Thursday, February 1, 2024

TILL THE STARS COME DOWN Dorfman, SE1 by Libby Purves and Friends

SMALL PEOPLE,  BIG PLAY          A hot summer wedding-day.  The bride Sylvia is a bag of nerves, big sister Hazel competently combing and marshalling her  teenage and smaller daught…

SOURCE: theatrecat.com at 05:07AM
Wednesday, January 10, 2024

Front row at the wedding from hell: a toast to theatre’s marital ding-dongs by Michael Billington

Party punch-ups, brides in disguise, simmering family rancour … playwrights have cordially invited audiences to some nightmarish nuptials There are myriad plays about marriage. Far fewer a…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:06AM
Thursday, December 7, 2023

Lookingglass Alice on PBS: the White Knight Clip by TheaterMania

Lookingglass Theatre Company, HMS Media, and PBS are broadcasting Lookingglass Alice nationwide for the first time this winter. Described as “Alice in Wonderland meets Cirque du Soleil” …

SOURCE: YouTube at 12:32PM
Thursday, November 9, 2023

‘You could beat someone to death with that!’ Great theatre wigs – and their miraculous creators by David Jays

Few things in theatre are more transformative than a wig. But who makes them? Can they really be worth thousands? And what looks best on a beheaded tyrant? We meet the hairpiece heroes and t…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:03AM
Monday, November 6, 2023

InterAct Theatre Company presents Sylvia Khoury’s Selling Kabul by Cameron Kelsall

Selling Kabul, a Pulitzer Prize finalist at InterAct Theatre Company, wrestles with the human cost of occupation and war. Cameron Kelsall reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 12:20PM
Saturday, November 4, 2023

CABARET PREVIEWS by Sandi Durell

Broadway’s Greatest Hits/54Below – Stephan Said/Pangea – Clyde Alves/ChelseaTable+Stage – Broadway Sings Taylor Swift – The Apollo Holiday Shows – The Triad Theater/Kip and Sylvi…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 10:15AM
Wednesday, October 4, 2023

Theatre Review: ‘Sylvia’ presented by Compass Rose Theatre at Maryland Hall by Eric Colchamiro

Compass Rose Theater’s production of “Sylvia”’ is a howl-out-loud, funny production of A.R. Gurney’s insightful 1995 play. As the play opens, you might question whether a script bu…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 06:31PM
Sunday, October 1, 2023

Charming comedy ‘Sylvia’ is a delight at Compass Rose Theater by Charles Green

The show about a dog played by a person is a fun way to open the season. By CHARLES GREEN

SOURCE: dctheaterarts.org at 12:52PM
Friday, September 15, 2023

The American Classical Orchestra presents Healing Bach by Edward Kliszus

The concert featured sopranos Sherezade Panthaki and Corrine Byrne, mezzo-soprano Sylvia Leith, countertenor Daniel Moody, tenors Brian Giebler and Lawrence Jones, and bass-baritones Edmund …

SOURCE: thefrontrowcenter.com at 04:29PM
Monday, September 11, 2023

People You Should Know . . . Ahsan Ali by Zack Calhoon

Ahsan Ali is a writer, actor, and filmmaker who grew up in Pakistan, and then immigrated to NYC where he currently resides. Select theater credits: Amir in Disgraced by Ayad Akhtar (Americ…

SOURCE: Visible Soul at 01:13PM
Friday, August 11, 2023

Compass Rose Theater announces 2023/24 season by News Desk

'Sylvia,' 'I and You,' 'The Gin Game,' and 'The Music Man' bring laughter, thought-provoking drama, and song to Annapolis.

SOURCE: dctheaterarts.org at 11:49AM

Broadway Jeopardy! - Game 7 by JK

 Broadway Jeopardy! Game 7 OK, Broadway trivia fans! Time for another round of America's favorite game show a la JK's TheatreScene, and as you'll see we are going for the gold this week.…

SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:37AM
Tuesday, August 8, 2023

My Review: Broadway Comedy 'The Cottage' with Eric McCormack by Frank Rizzo

The show: “The Cottage” at the Hayes Theatre (formerly the Helen Hayes Theatre) on Broadway What makes it special?: It’s a new comedy and that’s been a too-rare occurance on Broadwa…

SOURCE: ShowRiz at 01:46PM
Monday, August 7, 2023

Alex Moffat by Barry Gordin

Alex Moffat Makes His Entrance with Broadway’s The Cottage By: Iris Wiener August 7, 2023: Alex Moffat has mastered making an unforgettable entrance. He proved to be superb at farcic…

SOURCE: theaterlife at 10:03AM
Saturday, August 5, 2023

The Dog Emerges as Best in Show in "Toros" by Jan Simpson

Why is Frank Wood, not just a stalwart of New York theater but a Tony winner, lying on the floor and playing a dying dog? That’s the question I kept asking myself as I sat watching Toros, …

SOURCE: Broadway & Me at 12:04PM
Wednesday, July 5, 2023

Meet the Cast & Creatives: The Cottage by TDF

The Cottage is a side-splitting farce by Sandy Rustin inspired by the works of Noël Coward -- with a feminist twist. Set in the English countryside in 1923, this tale of sex, betrayal and l…

SOURCE: YouTube at 02:34PM
Saturday, June 10, 2023

WHAT’S IN A NAME? by Ron Fassler

June 10, 2023: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler Between 41st and 66th streets there are forty-two legit Broadway theatres (this includes the Palace, currently under renovation an…

SOURCE: ronfassler.medium.com at 12:59PM
Thursday, June 1, 2023

Overworked Drama Teacher Exhausted from Being Students’ Biggest Supporter AND Biggest Bully by Broadway Beat

by J.R. Gudeon. @j.r.__gudeon. ROANOKE, VA – Westmoore High School drama teacher Sylvia Adler reported today that due to her department’s...

SOURCE: www.thebroadwaybeat.com at 12:00AM
Thursday, May 11, 2023

“FLOW”—Literary Series: The Waters We Seek to Master - RiverRun Festival | The Kennedy Center by The Kennedy Center

https://www.kennedy-center.org/whats-on/explore-by-genre/international/2022-2023/riverrun-literature-waters-we-seek-to-master/ "FLOW"-Literary Series: "The Waters We Seek to Master" is a pa…

SOURCE: YouTube at 07:42PM
Tuesday, May 2, 2023

Beverley Knight wins Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical | Olivier Awards with Mastercard by Official London Theatre

Tim Minchin and Sindhu Vee presents the award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical to Beverley Knight for Sylvia at the Olivier Awards 2023 with Mastercard Established in 1976…

SOURCE: YouTube at 04:50AM
Sunday, April 23, 2023

Exclusive: Oh My Pod You Guys- Good Night, Oscar, Good Morning, Alex Wyse

Oh My Pod U Guys, this week Jayke is joined by Broadway actor, writer, and producer, Alex Wyse, to talk about playing opposite Sean Hayes in the new play, Good Night, Oscar, on Broadway! Ale…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:02PM
Monday, April 10, 2023

The Guardian view on stars on the stage: theatre’s recovery should be applauded | Editorial by Editorial

Despite losses caused by funding cuts, a diverse range of vibrant work is pulling in new audiences Hayao Miyazaki’s glorious animation My Neighbour Totoro reimagined for the stage; a Tenne…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:36AM
Monday, April 3, 2023

Photos: On the Red Carpet for the New York Premiere of SUMMONING SYLVIA

Check out photos from the New York premiere of Alex Wyse & Wesley Taylor's Summoning Sylvia!

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:48PM

Videos: Watch STANDING AT THE SKY'S EDGE, NEWSIES, & More Perform at the Olivier Awards

Last night, the Olivier Awards were held at the Royal Albert Hall. The ceremony also included performances from Sylvia, Newsies, Oklahoma!, Standing at Sky's Edge, Sister Act, The Book of Mo…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:42AM

Beverley Knight hails growing diversity of theatre audiences by Chris Wiegand

The Sylvia star, who won best supporting actress in a musical at the Olivier awards, said Old Vic show attracts ‘people of all kinds of everywhere’ Olivier awards: full list of winners T…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:42AM

Sylvia perform 'March, Women, March' | Olivier Awards 2023 with Mastercard by Official London Theatre

Sylvia perform 'March, Women, March' at the Olivier Awards 2023 with Mastercard. Established in 1976, the Olivier Awards celebrate the world-class status of London theatre, and are Britain�…

SOURCE: YouTube at 05:04AM
Friday, March 24, 2023

Video: Watch Michael Urie, Frankie Grande & More in Wesley Taylor & Alex Wyse's SUMMONING SYLVIA Film Trailer

Written and directed by Wesley Taylor (Smash, The Spongebob Musical, soon to recur on Hulu's 'Only Murders in the Building') and Alex Wyse (Marvel’s Iron Fist, soon to join Broadway's Good…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:18PM

Watch Frankie Grande, Michael Urie, Noah J. Ricketts, More in Summoning Sylvia Trailer by Andrew Gans

Wesley Taylor and Alex Wyse's LGBTQ horror comedy will arrive in movie theatres this month and on VOD in April.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:02PM

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2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards