Friday, June 27, 2025

The Tempest review – drama in the heavens adds real magic to tumultuous tale by Arifa Akbar

Stara Rzeźnia, PoznańThis outdoor offering, part homage and part reimagining of Shakespeare’s text, has visual spectacle, a magnificent score and a cast undeterred by an actual storm Out…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:02AM
Wednesday, May 28, 2025

25 Tony Awards Moments That Made Us Gasp, Cheer and Do the Worm by Beth Stevens

To celebrate Broadway.com’s 25th anniversary, we’ve gathered the Tony Awards moments from the past quarter century that stuck with us long after the credits rolled. From surprise victori…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:12PM
Thursday, February 20, 2025

The Parent Agency review – David Baddiel’s derivative musical goes for the obvious jokes by Arifa Akbar

Storyhouse, ChesterA disgruntled child enters a parallel universe where he can select new parents. It has a spirited cast, but the songs are simplistic, stompy and uninspired Who could blame…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:54AM
Sunday, February 2, 2025

The week in theatre: Inside No 9: Stage/Fright; Cymbeline – review by Susannah Clapp

Wyndham’s; Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, LondonSteve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith turn into their own live tribute act; plus, a bold attempt to make sense of Shakespeare’s wayward late trag…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:36AM
Thursday, January 2, 2025

Kieran Culkin Comes Forward As “Naughty Young Actor” Who Got Mark Ruffalo High On Stage by Glenn Garner

Although Kieran Culkin isn’t a proponent for method acting, sometimes there’s just no competing with the real thing. Following a 2012 interview in which Mark Ruffalo revealed a “naught…

SOURCE: Deadline at 06:09PM
Thursday, December 19, 2024

“THE MUSIC MAN” IS 67 TODAY by Ron Fassler

Preston as Harold Hill selling a bill of goods to Barbara Cook as Marian in “The Music Man” (1957).Same age as me, Meredith Willson’s The Music Man is sixty-seven. My birthday is in M…

SOURCE: ronfassler.medium.com at 01:31PM
Monday, December 2, 2024

Australian Music Vault acknowledges ARIA Hall of Fame inductee Missy Higgins by Aussie Theatre

The Australian Music Vault has unveiled a refreshed display of The Real Thing celebrating the Australian sound with objects from

SOURCE: AussieTheatre.com at 01:23AM
Thursday, October 24, 2024

Julianna Margulies, Peter Gallagher and the Canine Stars of Left on Tenth Walk the Red Carpet on Opening Night by Broadway.com

Left on Tenth, Delia Ephron's memoir-turned-stage play about life's second chances, opened on Broadway at the James Earl Jones Theatre on October 23. Directed by Susan Stroman, Julianna Mar…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:06PM
Monday, October 21, 2024

Left on Tenth Star Peter Gallagher on Why He Had to Say Yes to Broadway’s ‘Love Letter to Second Chances’ by Kathy Henderson

How to revive the lost art of the Broadway rom-com? A compelling true story by Delia Ephron is a great start, along with five-time Tony winner Susan Stroman as director. But the key, of cour…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:36PM
Monday, September 30, 2024

Ginger Johnson Blows Off! review – this crude, fart-fuelled comedy runs out of gas by Brian Logan

Soho theatre, LondonThe Drag Race UK winner draws inspiration from a human cannonball in an unsubtle hour of daredevil feats and jokes about flatulence Some shows win new fans; some just ple…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:36AM
Sunday, September 8, 2024

The week in theatre: G; The Spy Who Came in from the Cold; The Real Thing – review by Susannah Clapp

Royal Court Upstairs, London; Minerva, Chichester; Old Vic, LondonReality is up for debate in Tife Kusoro’s rapid-fire new drama, David Eldridge’s nuanced take on John le Carré, and Tom…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:42AM
Friday, September 6, 2024

Tom Stoppard’s The Real Thing at the Old Vic: Spirited and Highly Enjoyable Revival of Semi-Autobiographical Love Drama by Aleks Sierz

Adultery is the great staple of modern British playwriting. The anguish of marriage, and the temptations of infidelity run like a red thread from John Osborrne’s Look Back in Anger, via Ha…

SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 11:24AM
Thursday, September 5, 2024

Shall We Go For It? Follow Dee Roscioli, Titanique’s Céline Dion, on a Tour of the Ship of Dreams by Hayley Levitt

Titanique, the hyper-satirized musical riff on the 1997 nautical romance Titanic, doesn’t stay afloat without Céline Dion. Well, it doesn’t stay afloat at all. But while the ship of dre…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:24PM
Wednesday, September 4, 2024

The Real Thing, Old Vic review - Stoppard classic keeps on giving by Demetrios Matheou

James McArdle is immense as Stoppard’s true romantic When it was first produced in 1982, The Real Thing was a turning point for Tom Stoppard, the play that added to the existing percep…

SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 06:24PM

The Real Thing review – Tom Stoppard’s gem still shines by Arifa Akbar

Old Vic, LondonPassion and art are dissected in tricksy style in a production that manages to wrongfoot the audience There are several circularities drawn around what is real and what is par…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:54AM

The Real Thing review: Tom Stoppard’s 1982 play is the writer at his most brilliant and infuriating by Alice Saville

James McArdle and Bel Powley star in the Old Vic’s revival of Stoppard’s tricksy, self-parodical play, but it feels dated to watch middle class couples being beastly to each other in bei…

SOURCE: The Independent at 06:36AM
Monday, September 2, 2024

September on the London Stage: David Oyelowo Does Shakespeare, Ramin Karimloo Sings Elvis Costello and Marlow & Moss Are Back by Matt Wolf

Summer is saying its goodbyes, and with that comes the seasonal promise of exciting theater for the fall. That’s nowhere more true than in London, which offers a dizzying array of shows in…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:54AM
Friday, August 16, 2024

‘You never really know if it’s the real thing’: Bel Powley on love and Stoppard by Kate Wyver

From The Diary of a Teenage Girl to her latest stage role, the actor is drawn to projects about the tangle of sex and the messy parts of relationships Bel Powley is not a good liar. “I hav…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:00AM
Monday, August 12, 2024

Martin Sexton - Millennium Stage (August 15, 2024) by The Kennedy Center

Live Tonight on Millennium Stage: “The real thing, people.” —Billboard Martin Sexton returns with what Rolling Stone calls his “soul-marinated voice,” acoustic guitar, and a sui…

SOURCE: YouTube at 05:04PM
Friday, May 24, 2024

Highlights of Ewan McGregor, Maggie Gyllenhaal & More in THE REAL THING on Broadway by BroadwayWorld

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: Roundabout Theatre Company presents Tom Stoppard's Tony Award-winning play, The Real Thing, starring Ewan McGregor as 'Henry' and Maggie Gyllenhaal as 'Annie' i…

SOURCE: YouTube at 06:48PM
Thursday, April 4, 2024

Whitney Biennial 2024 by Johanna Fateman

Not all is quiet on the American-art front. Whitney Biennial 2024: Even Better Than the Real Thing, installation view. Courtesy Whitney Museum of American Art. Photo: Ron Amstutz. Pictured,…

SOURCE: 4columns at 08:00PM
Wednesday, March 13, 2024

At This Theatre: The Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre by JK

When I look over my lists of shows seen at each theater, the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre stands out as one of only a few where I have enjoyed every show I've seen there. And I've seen a wide v…

SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:12AM
Monday, January 15, 2024

Peter Capaldi says posh actors are smooth, confident and tedious by Vanessa Thorpe Arts and Media Correspondent

The Doctor Who and Thick of It actor laments the lack of support for emerging talent from working-class backgrounds • Read the full interview with Peter Capaldi Britain’s cast of leading…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:48AM
Sunday, October 15, 2023

Eric Millegan- "The Real Thing" - Harold and Maude by American Musical Theater Archives

Eric Millegan sings "The Real Thing" from the musical Harold and Maude written by Tom Jones and Joseph Thalken. With fun facts and anecdotes by Robert W. Schneider and Charles Kirsch. Perfor…

SOURCE: YouTube at 10:51PM
Friday, September 29, 2023

40 Years of Broadway: Big Trends: The Mega Musical Era by JK

 40 Years of Broadway: Big Trends The Mega Musical Era I came upon the Broadway scene as the Mega Musical Era was just ramping up. While Evita was a harbinger for things to come a few y…

SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:37AM
Tuesday, September 19, 2023

Lee Fields - Millennium Stage (September 28, 2023) by The Kennedy Center

Live Tonight on Millennium Stage: His voice has been compared to James Brown, but Lee Fields is no knock-off—he’s the real thing. Fields’ prolific, decades-spanning career continues …

SOURCE: YouTube at 05:33PM
Wednesday, August 9, 2023

ReDISCoveries: The Most Happy Fella (2000 Studio Recording, Disc One) by JK

 ReDISCoveries: The Most Happy Fella (2000 Studio Recording, Disc One) Jeff has kindly invited me to revisit and review some of the older cast recordings in my collection. Every other week …

SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:33AM
Friday, June 30, 2023

A Playlist for the Revolution review – Hong Kong romcom turns serious by Arifa Akbar

Bush theatre, LondonSet against a backdrop of the 2019 Hong Kong protests, AJ Yi’s thought-provoking and zingy culture-clash comedy contrasts online bedroom activism with the real thing We…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:19AM
Thursday, May 25, 2023

The Real Thing at Studio Playhouse - Performances June 9, 2023 to June 24, 2023 - Cover

Studio Playhouse. Montclair, NJ. 1719225. Copyright © 2023 Playbill Online Inc. All marks used by permission.

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Sunday, March 19, 2023

The Real Thing Play Review by American Musical Theater Archives

Bring back TV reviews! Listen to this astute criticism that the real thing is about real things. Wow! Plus, Jeremy Irons, Christine Baranski, Glenn Close.....Mamma Mia!

SOURCE: YouTube at 10:38PM
Tuesday, December 20, 2022

IF YOU DON’T MIND MY SAYING SO by Ron Fassler

Robert Preston as Professor Harold Hill informing the denizens of River City they’ve got “Trouble” (1957).December 20, 2022: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler A day late, an…

SOURCE: ronfassler.medium.com at 12:25PM