At Avignon Festival, Theater's World Gets Wider
Under its new director, the event is shining a spotlight on countries and performers rarely represented on the biggest European stages.
Under its new director, the event is shining a spotlight on countries and performers rarely represented on the biggest European stages.
KATERINA MCCRIMMON IS INDEED THE GREATEST STAR Funny Girl is a beloved musical that first premiered on Broadway in 1964, with music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Bob Merrill, and a book by Isobel…
Olivier; Regent's Park Open Air theatre, LondonComplicité's extraordinary 1999 play proves a little more forgettable second time round; an al fresco Secret Garden remakes the story in surpr…
Tiago Rodrigues said the Avignon Festival, which he leads, would become "a festival of resistance," juggling activism with the premiere of a new play.
Sheridan's 18th-century comedy of manners is staged for the Royal Shakespeare Company this month by director Tinuke Craig. Enter a backstage world of wigs, fans and frocks Continue reading...
Grégory Milan, who works with Biles and the French national team, has found a home in gymnastics, though his pure dance background is unusual in the sport.
By Daphnie Sicre. In the spirit of decentering directors as the sole owners of a production's concept, Dphnie Sicre proposes a two-day pre-production gathering, or dalliance, for the creativ…
Twenty-five years after its first production, Complicité's play about memory is revived at the National Theatre in London Continue reading...
The Spanish director and performer Angélica Liddell elicited a standing ovation at the Avignon Festival in spite of her attacks on critics.
IN THIS CASE, NINE IS A PERFECT SCORE In Nine, the musical adaptation of Federico Fellini's 1963 film 8½ now playing at Coronado Playhouse, Guido Contini (William Henry Schneider), an …
MOMMIE McDEAREST Irish playwright Martin McDonagh quickly makes it abundantly clear that dysfunctional mother/daughter relationships are not just the stuff of Hollywood. In the tiny town of …
DAZZLED BY THE STARS UNDER THE STARS Last night, Signature Theatre and the Wolf Trap Center for the Arts (the only national park dedicated to presenting the performing arts) collaborated aga…
Old Vic, London; Swan, Stratford-upon-Avon; Savoy theatre, LondonJames Corden and Anna Maxwell Martin struggle for urgency in Joe Penhall's drama about a threatened female MP; climate crisis…
Liam Pearce, Savy Jackson, Douglas Lyons and more join RENT in Concert with the San Diego Symphony The San Diego Symphony has announced casting for the upcoming production of RENTÂ in Conc…
Shakespeare's Globe; Barbican, London The possibility of pleasure is everywhere in Sean Holmes's summer crowd-pleaser, while Adrian Dunbar tackles his first musical role in Cole Porter's tak…
As the temperatures start to soar and we dream of sunny beaches, let's explore our pick of the top 12 summer tunes to have melted the Broadway stage!
Funky Little Theatre serves up a humdinger from the old folks' home The post A bawdy hoot: 'Four Old Broads' in the Springs appeared first on OnStage Colorado.
By Yura Sapi, malia'kekia nicolini. In this final episode of season four, ​​Malia'Kekia, co-founder of B4 The Other Creations, explores how play and vulnerability drive transfo…
An Arabic production of Wajdi Mouawad's 1991 work, planned to open in Lebanon, was canceled because of his perceived ties to Israel. It found a home in France.
Paper Mill Prologues offers our audience an extra layer of insight and context for our productions. In this video, we discuss the final production of our 85th season, Beautiful: The Carole K…
The social media star on performing to silent audiences, turning spite into success and still having to prove herself as a 'proper' comedian Can you recall a gig so bad, it's now funny?I was…
One Cartridge Place; Theatre Royal Haymarket, LondonPunchdrunk guide us through a gothic tale with ingenious lighting and Helena Bonham Carter's whispers; while Dominic West is terrific as A…
People may be told their condition is a gift. But that's little comfort when looking back at a trail of destruction Discovering in my 40s that I have ADHD was a bit like how, I imagine, Tarz…
THIS AMERICAN FELT LIKE AN IDIOT UNTIL READING A SYNOPSIS When MTV hit the airwaves, a young generation stopped dead in their tracks and watched hours and hours of endless videos. Frequently…