Thoughts from Melanie Reed on books as drama.| The Seattle Star
Meticulous planning, local partnerships, and a passionate arts community bring world-class theater to the Twin Cities The post The Making of a Broadway Season appeared first on Minnesota Monthly.| Minnesota Monthly
This weekend in and around Fort Worth will feature a number of big name singers and a lot of local art(s). Choices include four different concerts by popular singers/bands, two new local theater productions, screenings of a new documentary, an opera singer in concert, an art/music festival, a classical music concert, a new art exhibition, and a food/music festival. Below are the best ways to spend your free time this weekend. If you want more options, check out the calendar for an even longer...| CultureMap Fort Worth
Teenage girls and the Broadway stage rarely walk hand-in-hand. Even in instances where teen girls are written into stories, they’re... The post The Crucible of Girlhood: Recontextualizing Teen Girls on Broadway appeared first on Independent Magazine.| Independent Magazine
In improv, one of the golden rules is “Yes, and…” — accepting and building on another person’s idea. For participants of a program called Break the Blocks, that mindset helps build trust and confidence for tweens and teens who stutter. “When we’re doing our job, we’ve created a world where people don’t feel judged,” says […] NU-based improv programs offers kids who stutter a space to speak freely is from Evanston RoundTable, Evanston's most trusted source for unbiased, i...| Evanston RoundTable
Co-curated by Brenda Torres-Figueroa and Alejandra Rosa, the project entitled “Residual: To Leave Without a Trace” (September 26 – November 22, 2025) gathers Afro-Puerto Rican performance artists that explore memory, disappearance, and embodied resistance. As part of the “Residual” exhibition and programming, with support from Tiznando el país (backed by the Mellon Foundation) and the […]| Repeating Islands
As an avid reader of renderings or interpretations of the tragedy of Antigone (my favorite: Luis Rafael Sánchez’s La pasión según Antígona Pérez), I was very excited to read about Puerto Rican artist Natalia Lasalle-Morillo’s film En Parábola/Conversations on Tragedy (Puerto Rico, 2024, 63 minutes). In Caribbean Beat (Issue 190: September/October 2025) Jonathan Ali (Film Buzz) speaks […]| Repeating Islands
Craig Shapiro was an early investor in Purple Rain: The Musical, an upcoming stage adaptation of the beloved 1984 Prince film. But this major opportunity wasn’t just about business—it’s the realization of a "lifelong dream" that began in childhood. "I’m a massive fan," he tells GOOD over Zoom from his home in Washington D.C. "I have two older cousins who were almost like big brothers to me—one is six years older than me, and one is nine years older. When I was a little kid, they wer...| GOOD
Ausgehend von der Reform des Stadttheaters in Gent skizziert Christian Kern Impulse für kirchliche Gestaltungsprozesse und theologische Arbeit in performanzanalytischer Perspektive. Wiedergelesen Wirksame Verkörperungen […] Der Beitrag „Neues Evangelium“ und Performanz-Theologie erschien zuerst auf feinschwarz.net.| feinschwarz.net
Rehearsals Commence in Nashville, TN for the World Premiere of Dolly: A True Original Musical This post Dolly Parton Announces Additional Casting, Music Team, and Design Team For <i>Dolly: A True Original Musical</i> appeared first on Dolly Parton | Official Website - Official Dolly Parton| Dolly Parton | Official Website
Broadway fans don’t need to travel to New York City to experience their favorite shows because on Oct. 11, Philly Dance Fitness is hosting their “Take It Off Broadway” Burlesque Variety Show at Ruba Club. Over the course of five weeks, teachers at Philly Dance Fitness collaborated with their students to create choreography from scratch. […] The post Performers to ‘Take it Off Broadway’ and into Philly appeared first on Philadelphia Gay News.| Philadelphia Gay News
The alumna’s “Plum” sold out four preplanned shows and one encore performance.| The Temple News
„Der nackte Wahnsinn“ ist seit vierzig Jahren eine beliebte Boulevardkomödie. Jetzt hat sie Oliver Reese am Berliner Ensemble inszeniert.| taz.de
On the anniversary of the Infinity Saga’s conclusion, Avengers: Endgame, we look back at the plot point that has continued to have the most complicated effect on the greater MCU.| IGN
After years of holding performances in their school’s wrestling room and in various spaces around campus, students at Pajaro Valley High School now have a new theater—albeit a temporary one—as they await future construction of a performing arts center. District officials—along with elected leaders from Watsonville and Santa Cruz County—gathered in the school’s new Black […]| The Pajaronian | Watsonville, CA
The Arts Scholars experience Hamilton on tour, after which they join the cast and crew in the front rows for an exclusive talkback.| Arts at MIT
Legends Theater is a highlight of Route 66 Casino. The theater, which Alpha integrated, is the Southwest's premier indoor live event space. The post Legends Theater: Alpha’s Award-Winning Project in Albuquerque, New Mexico appeared first on Commercial Integrator.| Commercial Integrator
Yesterday my wife and I went to see Waiting for Godot at the Hudson Theatre on Broadway, starring Alex Winter (you know, Bill) as Vladimir and Keanu Reeves (you know, Ted) as Estragon. This is of course stunt casting to the extreme. We went knowing this. Still, I feel like I have to get this off my chest: If you are not a “Godot” fan, you probably will not like this “Godot” — and if you are a “Godot” fan, you certainly will not like this “Godot.”| Arthur O’Dwyer
Mit „Eisern verschossen 2 – bis das Tor uns scheidet“ startet am 19. September der nächste Teil der Fußball-Komödie im Altstadttheater Köpenick …| Altstadttheater Köpenick
Matt Blaker and Christine Allado are set to wow Manila audiences in an iconic musical in the city’s newest state-of-the-art theater. The post ‘The Bodyguard’ and the superstar: Meet the stars of 9Works Theatrical’s newest musical appeared first on The POST.| The POST
If you see a crowd of Baltimore Orioles fans streaming out of the Waterfront Metro station, rest assured they did not make a navigational error en route to Nationals Parks. They’re probably heading to Arena Stage’s home-run production of Damn Yankees, the cherished albeit dusty musical by composing team Richard Adler and Jerry Ross and […]| Washington City Paper
Upcoming in Loveland: Cole Swindell concert; Bears Along the River; more | Loveland Reporter-Herald
"The Matriarchs" casts the ancillary women of the Torah as brilliant, voluble, endlessly opinionated participants in a women’s Talmud study group.| Lilith Magazine
Authorities in Atlanta, Georgia, are seeking information after a mysterious fire claimed the life of a playwright on the rise.| TheGrio
Each week, Mpls.St.Paul Magazine editors round up the best events, concerts, and shows that are on their radar.| Mpls.St.Paul Magazine
Hunger Games director Francis Lawrence will direct Netflix's upcoming Bioshock movie based on a script by Michael Green.| IGN
BioShock movie director Francis Lawrence provides an update on where the Netflix adaptation is at, telling us that he has a draft that he's "super excited about."| IGN
The long-awaited BioShock movie from Netflix is still in the writing stage but its team is optimistic about its development.| IGN
Bioshock director Francis Lawrence is working with the game's original creator Ken Levine to ensure the movie is "really true" to the game.| IGN
„Ein Hauptmann kommt selten allein“, Kabarett mit Henning Ruwe und Martin Valenske. Diese Herren sind die neuen humoristischen Hochstapler, bekannt aus …| Altstadttheater Köpenick
The historic St. Paul venue's 2025-2026 performance schedule opens with It’s Only a Play this month.| Mpls.St.Paul Magazine
“Annie” will be performed Sept. 18, 20-21, 25 and 27-28 in the high school auditorium.| Pine & Lakes Echo Journal
The five most popular franchises for Generation Alpha are video game properties including "Roblox" and "Fortnite," according to a new NRG survey. "Avengers" comes in sixth place.| Los Angeles Times
The post Stress-Free Nutcracker Merchandise and Ticket Sales appeared first on Cheddar Up.| Cheddar Up
Robert Carsen hat bloß ein wenig gerafft, aber nicht an Opulenz gespart: Auch heuer begeistert seine konzise Inszenierung.| kurier.at
Dušan David Pařízek collagierte für die Salzburger Festspiele die Collage von Karl Kraus: Im Mittelpunkt steht ein infernalisches Trio.| kurier.at
Anti — Say it! — pation! The way you beat the other girls — With a whip! A toast! — Cue the mass tossing of bread slices. For better or worse, The Rocky| Book and Film Globe
Das Altstadttheater Köpenick feierte mit Wir sind nicht alt aber sexxy! eine weitere Premiere von und mit Dagmar Gelbke. Gemeinsam mit Margit Meller bereichert Dagmar Gelbke nun ein weiteres Mal unseren Spielplan. Der Beitrag Premiere von „Wir sind nicht alt aber sexxy!“ erschien zuerst auf Altstadttheater Köpenick.| Altstadttheater Köpenick
Allison Wonder ist ins nächste Level gestartet und wir freuen uns, sie nun mit „Magie ungesüßt“ mit einem großartigen neuen Programm in unserem Spielplan zu haben. Der Beitrag Premiere von „Magie ungesüßt“ mit Allison Wonder erschien zuerst auf Altstadttheater Köpenick.| Altstadttheater Köpenick
Eindrücke vom vergangenen „Ostsüppchen bleibt Ostsüppchen 3.0“ mit Dagmar Gelbke, Albrecht „Zille“ Hoffmann und Gästen und an diesem Abend mit einer Hommage und Gedenken an die wunderbare Urte Blankenstein. Der Beitrag Eindrücke vom Ostsüppchen bliebt Ostsüppchen 3.0 erschien zuerst auf Altstadttheater Köpenick.| Altstadttheater Köpenick
Das war unser 5. Rot-Weißer Salon mit Matze Koch. Seine Gäste waren Sky-Reporterin Lisa de Ruiter, Union-Chefscout und Kaderplaner Oliver Ruhnert sowie die Ex-Unioner André Sirocks und Daniel Göhlert …| Altstadttheater Köpenick
“BioShock is still in development,” director Francis Lawrence recently told IGN when asked about his planned Netflix movie adaptation of the acclaimed video game franchise. Terminator: Dark Fate screenwriter Justin Rhodes penned the most recent draft.| IGN
The play begins performances on Dec. 17 at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre.| The Hollywood Reporter
The Chernihiv Regional Youth Theater in Ukraine has adapted to the war by having women perform traditionally male roles, after many men left the troupe to fight.| Los Angeles Times
Talented performers are encouraged to audition for the roles of Shrek, Princess Fiona, Donkey, Lord Farquaad, Dragon, and more!| RAPPLER
Get outta my swamp and into the theater! An all-Filipino staging of the ogre-sized Broadway hit is taking the stage in October.| RAPPLER
Chautauqua Theater Company Guest Actors Fig Chilcott, right, and Nedra Marie Taylor perform during a dress rehearsal for the world premiere of C.A. Johnson’s The Witnesses Friday in Bratton Theater. JOSEPH CIEMBRONIEWICZ / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Julia WeberStaff Writer At 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. today in Bratton Theater, Chautauqua Theater Company continues its production of […]| The Chautauquan Daily
Recycling The Winter Soldier’s political thriller structure (and even specific plot points) is no way to set Sam Wilson apart from Steve Rogers on the big screen| IGN
My family and I went to Ashland, Oregon July 15–20 to see 7 plays in the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. There were 9 plays in this year’s season, but seven was as many as anyone could see on on…| Gas station without pumps
Community and high school art events will be printed each Wednesday in this calendar up to three weeks in advance. The deadline is noon Friday. Email to news@wctrib.com with “arts calendar item” in the subject line.| West Central Tribune
Lindsey Williams will serve in the top creative role while continuing her current role as educational programs director.| Rochester Post Bulletin
The Lord of the Rings star Viggo Mortensen is open to returning as Aragorn in upcoming live action film The Hunt for Gollum if it makes sense for him and the character.| IGN
Ian McKellen is open to returning to play Gandalf in the recently announced The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum, but there’s an important, albeit morbid, catch: "If I'm alive."| IGN
Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum has a “great” script, Warner Bros. CEO David Zaslav has said.| IGN
The three-night Hollywood Bowl engagement of the Andrew Lloyd Webber rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar features some of our best living singers on one stage.| TheWrap
Some highlights from the nearly 100-show lineup of the 32nd annual theater fest.| Mpls.St.Paul Magazine
In the crucible of New York City’s art scene, true talent is distinguished not just by skill, but by an unwavering commitment to one’s creative philosophy. Actress Fanny Vega is… The post The Architecture of Truth: How Fanny Vega is Building a Career of Emotional Honesty appeared first on NEW YORK ART LIFE.| NEW YORK ART LIFE
Minnesota’s oldest continuously operating theater is shutting down after 84 years in Excelsior.| Mpls.St.Paul Magazine
In a Broadway season that includes multiple Hollywood A-listers and Oscar winners, it only feels appropriate that these mega-stars be joined by a mega streaming service. Welcome to Broadway, Netflix. Though the company has previous production experience under their belt, Netflix has now installed one of their biggest titles right at the top of the... The post Stranger Things Have Been on Broadway appeared first on The Observer.| The Observer
In “Kiyawat V. God,” a woman stands trial before a jury for skinning her friend alive. But if the play sounds grueling, and its setting conventional, you have the wrong idea. In this Fordham Studio Theatre show, playwright Leela Kiyawat, Fordham College at Lincoln Center (FCLC ) ’25, and director Fabiola Arias, FCLC ’24, take... The post Absurd Stakes in Kiyawat’s Court appeared first on The Observer.| The Observer
For a movie that promises a “Rebirth,” the latest Jurassic World plays it frustratingly safe, falling back on the blueprint of the original film, but not shedding any of the problems with the more recent movies.| IGN
The World’s Columbian Exposition has been employed as a theme for several ballet works, and in the spring of 2025 a winter guard treated audiences to a trip to the Chicago fair. Elevate of Indianapolis, Indiana, performed a show titled “In All FAIRness,” inspired| Chicago's 1893 Worlds Fair
From fireworks to food fests, outdoor concerts to art exhibits, discover the best things to do in Chicago and the suburbs this July.| Better Magazine
Discover the essence of Boho-Modern design, a stylish blend of free-spirited aesthetics and modern functionality.| NEW YORK ART LIFE
The narrator of the UK series and US spinoff chats about the hit reality TV show that’s taking over America, and what fans can expect from his stand-up show “Iain Stirling Live” at Hollywood Improv…| Press Enterprise
When the cast of freeFall Theater’s The House of Future Memory assembled for the first time, as per tradition each person’s script was waiting for them, the binders named and neatly laid out on the read-through table. The binders were empty. The House of Future Memory is a totally improvised play. Which means that there’s [...]| St Pete Catalyst
Santa Cruz Shakespeare finishes their summer season tonight (they still have Glass Menagerie in the fall and Christmas Carol in December), so I’ll post my reviews now. Let’s start with the “Fringe” productions: two staged readings and the intern’s play. The first staged reading was Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike by Christopher Durang. They selected the play to commemorate […]| Gas station without pumps
For Theater Arts 31 (Introduction to Theater Design), we had to design a box set for Chekhov’s The Bear (sometimes translated as The Boor), a short one-act play that takes place in the living room of a widowed country aristocrat. We read the play in class (probably because the teacher didn’t expect half the class to have […]| Gas station without pumps
A unique collaboration between a Chicago filmmaker, Joffrey Ballet dancers, and the International Crane Foundation brings whooping cranes to life through dance in Mates for Life, a new conservation film series.| Better Magazine
Cervantes played with the tradition of chivalric romances, just as Shakespeare echoed (on at least one occasion, in Hamlet, mockingly) the Latin plays of Seneca. These authors reveal a paradoxical pattern in literature so consistent as to approach the status of a law: We go forward by looking back. The new literary experience is founded in literary memory. The post The Forest Fires of Amnesia appeared first on Slant Books.| Slant Books
Netflix is still tinkering away on its BioShock movie, but it has had some changes that will see it scaled back a bit.| IGN
Like her predecessor, Misha Johnson, Jaclyn Johnson has experience boosting organizational revenues and revitalizing programming.| Rochester Post Bulletin
As I promised in Acting Update: Fortinbras, this post is about building Claudius’s prayer bench (my work for TA 27 Theatre Production Workshop). The design is not mine, but Skip Epperson’s, but I did all the construction on the bench. First, the photos: Building the prayer bench got me a chance to work with a […]| Gas station without pumps
I’d like to invite everyone to see Cabrillo’s Spring play Fortinbras at the Black Box theater inside Crocker Theater on Cabrillo’s Aptos campus. The play by Lee Blessing is a very silly, very funny…| Gas station without pumps
The film spotlights Rosario García, a non-professional actor from a nursing home in El Escorial, providing authenticity and warmth through her natural portrayal of Antonia. Directed with the vision of capturing genuine performances, the film deviates from Hollywood norms by casting talento outside the professional sphere. A month of rehearsals allowed Rosario’s innate charisma to […]| Jasmine House
'12 Angry Men' will cap off Time Arc Theatre's season.| Superior Telegram
Paid and free online services streaming audio description for performing arts videos, great for blind and low vision audiences who love theater| Veroniiiica
Company XIV, known for its opulent and immersive theatrical experiences, continues to captivate audiences in Bushwick with its bold reimagining of classic| Bushwick Daily
Today I recorded two monologues and added them to my playlist: https://tinyurl.com/Kevin-Karplus-monologues. Both were monologues that I learned for the Shakespeare course from Bill Peters at the Actors’ Theatre that just ended last week, though only one is from Shakespeare. One is the first sentence of Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales, which I provided as an example of […]| Gas station without pumps
For my undergraduate advanced English class in college, I decided to write my final paper about audio description in theater, specifically the use of audio| Veroniiiica
A must-have for visually impaired theatregoers, learn all about how to use audio description for Broadway plays and off-Broadway performances in New York City| Veroniiiica
Here are my tips for going to movie theaters with low vision, including how to get audio description at the movies and choosing a seat with vision loss| Veroniiiica
The student production reimagines 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' in the midst of summer camp.| Superior Telegram
Live XR theater started during the pandemic, but it’s more than a way to avoid a crowd. The medium allows intimate experiences that elevate storytelling.| ARPost
A musical about particle physics is under development, with David Henry Hwang, the playwright behind “M. Butterfly.”| www.nytimes.com
Step into the fantastical world of Joffrey Ballet's Midsummer Celebration. Experience a night of surreal delights inspired by 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' by Alexander Ekman.| Better Magazine
From The Legend of Zelda to the second seasons of The Last of Us and Fallout to the Mass Effect TV show, here's every video game adaptation that's coming to the big and small screen!| IGN
That's me in the spotlight- here are my tips for participating in drama and theater programs and plays with low vision| Veroniiiica
My tips for visiting performing arts centers with a blindness cane, from the perspective of a college student with low vision| Veroniiiica
This year's Ojai Playwrights Conference tackled the existential threat of climate change. The post Can Live Theater Help Spur Climate Action? appeared first on Pacific Standard.| Pacific Standard
Here's a look back at Steppenwolf's 2024 Gala, a star-studded event that raised over $1.6 million for Steppenwolf Theatre Company's education and artistic programs.| Better Magazine
The casts of "Godspell Jr." and "Mean Girls High School Version" have prepared their shows in just four weeks.| Duluth News Tribune
"Clown Bar 2," written by Adam Szymkowicz, will premiere July 25, 26 and 27 at the Little Theatre Auditorium in New London.| Alexandria Echo Press
Plans are afoot to turn a 112-year-old church next to Ursuline into a multipurpose space that emphasizes the performing arts and the community.| Town Square Delaware LIVE
Last night, I saw a live performance of “A Charlie Brown Christmas” at the San Francisco Symphony. One of the people I went with had never seen the original television cartoon—yes, it’s true. Afterwards, she asked a simple question: “Why did Charlie Brown pick such a bad tree for Christmas?” As we walked, we talked […]| Jim Nelson
Gain insights into how leading arts organizations have leveraged collaboration and partnership to find creative ways to problem solve and thrive.| Better Magazine
From the Air and Water Show to pop-up restaurants, you know August in Chicago is packed with fun, read our list of activities here!| Better Magazine
My family (that is, my wife, our son, and I) went to Ashland to see Oregon Shakespeare Festival this week, for the third year in a row. We chose the end of July to be able to see as many plays as p…| Gas station without pumps
Continuing my updates from Acting update for May 2024, I’m now finished with Spring Semester at Cabrillo College. Here are the things new since the last update: I did the staged reading of a…| Gas station without pumps