The effect of roughness. Thoughts by Omar Willey.| The Seattle Star
The Ignatian Creators Summit is a unique blend of professional conference, artistic workshop and spiritual retreat. The post A summit for Catholic creators: Art, community and spirituality appeared first on America Magazine.| America Magazine
Fischer and Lee Kirk, her writer/director/actor husband, channel their love for Chicago into a play about a daughter, a father, a fading TV shop and deferred dreams. It opens Saturday and runs through Oct. 12.| Block Club Chicago
Music and Theater Venues Worth a Visit. The post Where to See Live Music and Theater in the Minneapolis Cultural Districts appeared first on Sahan Journal.| Sahan 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
Court Theatre’s fourth restaging of the play continues to punch, reminding audiences of the power of contemporary adaptation.| Chicago Maroon
The first full weekend of September brings an interesting mixture of events in and around Dallas. Choices include Harry Potter in concert, two local theater productions, an early Halloween event, three concerts, a unique dance/sound performance, a festival celebrating all things pickle, and two comedians. 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 list of the city's best events. Thursday, September 4 Dallas...| CultureMap Dallas
This month's productions at theaters around Dallas offer lots of things you don't often see onstage: Puppets. A black-and-white movie brought to life. The singing voice of Jasmine and Mulan. Shakespeare in Spanish. More puppets. The lineup is anything but boring! Here are 11 top shows appearing in Dallas theaters in September, listed in order of start date: Opera Box Ochre House Theater, September 3-20 A poor Southern family, caught up in the addiction of the opioid crisis and the collapse of...| CultureMap Dallas
The star keeps rising for a local gal: Fabiola Caraballo Quijada, an award-winning young actress from Dallas, has won the title role of the North American tour of the hit Broadway musical & Juliet. & Juliet is a coming-of-age musical created by David West Read, the Emmy-winning writer of TV series Schitt's Creek, featuring the music of Swedish pop songwriter Max Martin (Britney Spears, Taylor Swift, etc.). The Tony-nominated hit reimagines Shakespeare’s classic, asking what might happen if ...| CultureMap Dallas
An American classic, a banned books festival, and a family-friendly world premiere headline the 32nd anniversary season at Bishop Arts Theatre Center in Dallas. Founded in 1993, Bishop Arts Theatre Center is an award-winning, multicultural, multidisciplinary arts institution based in Dallas. This eclectic lineup reflects the company’s enduring commitment to cultivating local artists, celebrating cultural traditions, and sparking urgent conversations. “For more than three decades, Bishop A...| CultureMap Dallas
The post Stress-Free Nutcracker Merchandise and Ticket Sales appeared first on Cheddar Up.| Cheddar Up
The Philadelphia Fringe Festival, hosted by FringeArts, is returning this September with more than 1,000 performances by national, international and Philadelphia-based artists. This year, the festival will be held Sept. 4-28, and performances will take place across the city. For 28 years, the annual Philadelphia Fringe Festival has upheld the traditions of Edinburgh’s 1947 festival […] The post From parody to performance art, queer talent takes center stage at the Philadelphia Fringe Fest...| Philadelphia Gay News
Architects: HDEC AIR-CoLAB StudioArea: 490 m²Year: 2024Photographs: Arch-ExistLead Architects: Zaiguo LinLandscape Design: Z+T StudioConstruction: Chengdu Dingxin Construction Engineering Co.Category: Landscape ArchitectureDesign Team: Zaiguo Lin, Zhihao Li, Chuni Huang, Yurong Huang, Zhuoran Xu, Xinyi Zheng, Congyue Zhou（Internship）Construction Drawing Design: Zhoyu Technology Group Co., LtdFloodlighting Design: Beijing Tongheng Heming Optoelectronic Research Institute Co., Ltd.Clients:...| ArchitectureLab
On the night of April 26, 2025, the beloved cultural institution, Writers Theatre, a Make It Better Foundation grant partner, welcomed 250 corporate and civic leaders to the Four Seasons Hotel Chicago for its annual WordPlay Gala. With the theme of “Be Bold. Be Here.”, the annual fundraising event raised a record-breaking $905,000 to support […] The post Writers Theatre Raises Record-Breaking $905K at Annual WordPlay Gala appeared first on Better Magazine.| Better Magazine
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
Sara Toby Moore’s “The Mechanix,” a self-described “science fiction-magical realism-human cartoon” show, takes place on “a normal day at a seaside amusement pier.” The show includes interdimensional travel, anthropomorphic animals, […] The Mechanix at ZBelow is a rollercoaster| Mission Local
The beloved Delacorte Theatre in Central Park has reopened as a sleeker, more comfy, more accessible version of itself. You could apply each of those adjectives to the show onstage as well. The post ‘Twelfth Night’ in Central Park is Shakespeare as we like it appeared first on America Magazine.| America Magazine
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
On July 23, 2025, the world of theater dimmed as Ratan Thiyam, the visionary playwright, director and cultural luminary, took his final bow at the age of 77 in Imphal’s Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) Hospital. His passing marks the end of an era — not just for Indian theater, but for the global… Continue reading Ode to Ratan Thiyam: The Remarkable Indian Theater Scientist of Manipur’s Soul The post Ode to Ratan Thiyam: The Remarkable Indian Theater Scientist of Manipur...| Fair Observer
“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
Thank you to Two Writing Teachers for creating an amazing community of writers and a safe, welcoming space to write and share. Have you seen Matilda, the Musical? I’ll take any excuse to see a musi…| Reflections on the Teche
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
Our monthly round-up of theatrical productions.| Mpls.St.Paul Magazine
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
A reenactment of the Dominique Pelicot trial takes on a life of its own, becoming as real as the trial itself.| The Persistent
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
Welcome to the Kit Kat Klub of Weimar Republic Germany, where you can drink and dance the night away. Your Emcee (Adam Lambert) greets you with jokes and a smirk. The show’s star, Sally Bowles (Auli’i Cravalho), stumbles in dressed as a baby and pleads with you not to tell her “mama” about her risqué... The post The Rise and Fall of Freedom in ‘Cabaret’ appeared first on The Observer.| The Observer
Fordham Theatre’s production of the 1928 play challenges audiences to reconsider ideas of justice, wealth and exploitation. The post Song and Class Struggle in ‘Three Penny Opera’ appeared first on The Observer.| The Observer
The Fordham Studio show written and produced by Ryann Lynn Murphy raises questions about the objectification of trans women’s bodies. The post Fordham Studio Theatre Presents ‘Thoughts on Girlcock’ 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 by the 1893 World’s Fair and featuring the music of [...] The post Elevate Winter Guard 2025 performs “In All FAIRness” appeared first on Chicago's 1893 Worlds Fair.| 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
Kyle Smith on “Angry Alan,” by Penelope Skinner at Studio Seaview.| newcriterion.com
Noah Diaz's You Will Get Sick at Steppenwolf leans a little heavy on the whimsical metaphors, but the performances are stellar.| Chicago Reader
Black Ensemble Theater's latest musical tribute puts Gladys Knight, Dionne Warwick, and Patti LaBelle front and center.| Chicago Reader
In Jean Claudio's Memorabilia with Teatro Vista, an aging clown and inventor tries to salvage his memories.| Chicago Reader
Court's one-man retelling of the Homeric epic returns for a fourth and final time—with a longer litany of human carnage.| Chicago Reader
An early innovator in motion pictures comes into focus in Factory Theater's The Curious Circumstances of Louis Le Prince.| Chicago Reader
Random acts of confusion and madness rule the roost at Second City e.t.c.'s 49th revuew, Chaos Theory of Everything.| Chicago Reader
She Who Dared centers the women behind the Montgomery bus boycott and the landmark case of Browder v. Gayle.| Chicago Reader
A soldier and an acting teacher collaborate to imitate a dictator in Six Men Dressed Like Joseph Stalin at A Red Orchid Theatre.| Chicago Reader
An aging vaudevillian and a young Black man find an unlikely connection in Charles Smith's Golden Leaf Ragtime Blues.| Chicago Reader
John Hildreth's adaptation for Lifeline gives H.G. Wells's sci-fi classic a contemporary gloss and a local setting.| Chicago Reader
Rehana Lew Mirza's Neighborhood Watch traces the growing paranoia of a white progressive living next to a Muslim family.| Chicago Reader
Matt & Ben imagines the bromance of Damon and Affleck right before Hollywood success (literally) falls in their laps.| Chicago Reader
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
In the 1870s, a famous Italian ballerina and her cowboy celebrity husband lived in a three story commercial building near the millyard in Lowell, Mass. Giuseppina Morlacchi was a petite,… The post An Italian Ballerina, a Dime Novel Cowboy and a Spindle City Romance appeared first on New England Historical Society.| New England Historical Society
The musical format lets the creators crack open Thompson’s twisted mind, but it’s the cast of Untitled Unauthorized that carries the tune.| Washington City Paper
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
As The Untitled Unauthorized Hunter S. Thompson Musical runs at Signature Theatre, the creator hopes audiences become today’s agitators.| Washington City Paper
The onetime Chicago experimental playwright's 2006 play, The End of Reality, finds a fitting home with Theatre Y.| Chicago Reader
Shay Youngblood's autobiographical story of a Black girl raised by her elders in the south returns to Pegasus Theatre Chicago.| Chicago Reader
Blank Theatre Company's revival of Sweet Charity honors the spirit of Bob Fosse and features a miraculous performance in the title role.| Chicago Reader
In Second City's latest mainstage revue, This Too Shall Slap, the politics stay offstage, but the angst is evident.| Chicago Reader
Gender Play, or What You Will at Steppenwolf is s a defiant and exuberant celebration of queerness and the Shakespearean canon.| Chicago Reader
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
Am 1. Februar sind wir erfolgreich in die Spielzeit 2025 gestartet. Und das gleich doppelt. Na, det war wieda ’n Wochenende! Und et jeht wieder weiter! Kommse rin … Der Beitrag Gelungener Start in die Spielzeit 2025 erschien zuerst auf Altstadttheater Köpenick.| Altstadttheater Köpenick
Am Dienstagabend gab es ein ganz besonderes Ereignis. Nicht nur, dass wir die 90. Vorstellung unserer Komödie „Eisern verschossen - verliebt in einen Unioner“ spielten … Der Beitrag Die 90. Vorstellung mit 3 Highlights! erschien zuerst auf Altstadttheater Köpenick.| Altstadttheater Köpenick
Zur dritten eisernen Talkrunde „Rot-Weißer-Salon“ mit blau-weißem Anstrich kommen am 10. Dezember Prominente des 1. FC Union und von Hertha BSC ins Altstadttheater Köpenick.| Altstadttheater Köpenick
Kenny Leon’s production, co-starring Jake Gyllenhaal, is low on ideas and lower on energy.| Vulture
Wer davon träumt, auf Bühnen zu glänzen oder auf der Leinwand große Emotionen zu verkörpern, für den ist eine fundierte Schauspielausbildung der erste und wichtigste Schritt. Sie bietet nicht nur die…| ganz-hamburg
Netflix is still tinkering away on its BioShock movie, but it has had some changes that will see it scaled back a bit.| IGN
At the 78th Annual Tony Awards, we tracked down Tituss Burgess, Megan Hilty, Anthony Ramos, and Bob Odenkirk to talk about a superlative season on Broadway.| Interview Magazine
Legendary Star Wars parody film Spaceballs is reportedly getting a sequel from Amazon MGM, Josh Gad, and original creator Mel Brooks.| IGN
Moviemaking icon Mel Brooks and Amazon MGM Studios have published a special trailer to announce that Spaceballs 2 is moving full steam ahead with plans to premiere in 2027.| IGN
E. Patrick Johnson's ethnographic Honeypot: Black Southern Women Who Love Women gets a stirring adaptation with Fleetwood-Jourdain.| Chicago Reader
The SM East theater department announced its 2025-26 season at its annual banquet on May 17. The upcoming season includes the Musical Revue theme as “The Best of Broadway,” the Fall Musical “Bye Bye Birdie” and the Winter Play “Silent, but Deadly.” To choose which shows the department will perform, English teacher Brian Capello read […]| The Harbinger Online
Nancy Green and Ida B. Wells, two women who played important and diverse roles in the 1893 World’s Fair, are the subject of a performance by Michelle Matlock playing in Blue Lake, CA, on Mar. 27–29, 2025. The Mammy Project, written and performed| Chicago's 1893 Worlds Fair
As soon as my finger hit the shutter, I knew that I got a great shot.| jGirls+ Magazine
Beatriz Castro merges discipline and imagination in choreography, pushing boundaries to create inspiring tales through dance.| NEW YORK ART LIFE
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
