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Student Blog: Climbing Uphill – Ways to Keep Performing When Not Cast
by Student Blogger: MJ Kirsche - October 30, 2023 Going to school or college for theatre is something meant to prepare performers for the realities of a career in the arts. Unfortunately, one of those realities is not getting cast in every show you audition for. Even in an educational theatre setting, you likely won’t be cast in every show or proje...
Royal Court Theatre Reveals New Young Playwrights Award
by Stephi Wild - December 03, 2024 The Royal Court has announced the brand-new Young Playwrights Award, a call-out for all 13 - 18 year olds living or studying in London, culminating in a festival of professional performances of the winning plays at the Royal Court in July 2025. ...
Lookingglass Comes to PBS in a Rare Broadcast of Regional Theater
by Cara Joy David - December 11, 2023 We all know regional theater is in trouble. One of my favorite companies, the Lookingglass Theatre Company, is in the middle of a semi-pause while it assesses how to produce live theater in this new world. But this coming Friday, its Lookingglass Alice will air on PBS....
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: THE COLLIE'S SHED, Gilded Balloon
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 13, 2023 Based in a Men's Shed in East Lothian, The Collie's Shed follows four retired miners as they discover how a review into the policing of the '80s mining strikes and a potential Miners' Pardon Bill by the Scottish Government suddenly affects them, their friendships and their relationships. Journey wit...
Student Blog: O-P-P Opportunity
by Student Blogger: MJ Kirsche - October 23, 2023 Lots of my friends and peers have come to me interested about how I make connections and opportunities for myself, and how they can do the same– this entry is my answer! I’m going to talk about some doors that have recently opened for me and how to kickstart opening them yourself!...
Review: The Way, The Truth and The Life, Oran Mor
by Natalie O'Donoghue - June 02, 2024 Mary has a job to do and no time for regrets. But Jim wants them both to not look back in anger. As they share sandwiches, old rifts reveal themselves, but can they both really move on and leave the past behind?...
Student Blog: After “Musical Season”
by Student Blogger: Tatiana Atehortua - May 01, 2024 I am constantly trying to discover plays and musicals that are new to me. My feelings on all of them may vary, but they all have a unique place in theatre history. For anyone who enjoys doing the same, I hope your new favorite show is just around the corner!...
Interview: English Bernhardt of MEAN GIRLS at National Arts Centre
by Courtney Castelino - October 15, 2022 Broadway Across Canada is bringing Mean Girls to Ottawa’s National Arts Centre next week. I met up virtually with English Bernhardt during their current leg of the tour in Massachusetts to chat briefly about the show....
SOMEWHERE OUT THERE YOU and IRONBOUND Premiere at Abbey as Part of Dublin Theatre Festival
by Stephi Wild - June 20, 2023 A romantic comedy with a twist, written by Nancy Harris and directed by Wayne Jordan, Somewhere Out There You makes its world premiere on the Abbey stage. It will be joined by Ironbound, a wry and stirring portrait of a woman navigating the perils and possibilities of a radically changing world, whi...
Arm's Length to Play Headline Shows in Support of New Album
by Josh Sharpe - March 12, 2025 Arm’s Length will play a special headline run of album release shows for ‘There’s A Whole World Out There’ taking place in major cities like Chicago, Cleveland, Toronto, Philadelphia and New York City....
BLUE BAYOU: A TRIBUTE TO LINDA RONSTADT Comes to Raue Center in October
by A.A. Cristi - August 14, 2025 Raue Center For The Arts will present Blue Bayou: Chicagoland’s Tribute to Linda Ronstadt on Saturday, October 18, 2025, at 7:00 p.m. Starring Tamara Woodruff as “Linda,” the show delivers an emotional, high-energy journey through Ronstadt’s groundbreaking career, spanning rock, country, folk, and L...
Student Blog: Integrity As a Media Student
by Student Blogger: Dwiani I - September 26, 2023 When I started my program in media and broadcasting, I realized how extremely important integrity is. It can make or break my future career in media. To me, integrity is closely connected to how trustworthy and dependable you are as a person. As a student, that can be reflected in your behavior. Peo...
Student Blog: Next Stop: Rejection
by Student Blogger: Madi Spear - February 03, 2024 have learned how to be rejected with grace and dignity. I proved to myself that hearing the word no is not the end of the world. It starts with some small experiments on getting rejected. What can we as artists do to face our rejection head on? ...
Video: Just Clowning Around with DRAG: THE MUSICAL's Jimbo
by Joey Mervis - January 31, 2025 Everyone's favorite drag clown has taken center stage! Jimbo, winner of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 8, has traded in her baloney bit for musical theatre as the current 'Kitty Galloway' in Drag: The Musical. Watch in this video as Jimbo chats more about the new gig and what's coming up next!...
Video: Michael Korte Releases Disney Song Medley Featuring Broadway Alum
by Josh Sharpe - June 28, 2024 YouTubers Michael Korte & Bryson Campers are back with another thrilling video, which pays tribute to some of the 'underrated' throwback Disney Classics with unforgettable vocal performances and thrilling arrangements. Watch the video now!...
Student Blog: Advice For Incoming College Students
by Student Blogger: Alexa Malerba - August 26, 2024 It’s finally that time of year again: college move-in season! As a sophomore, I remember my freshman year all too well. While I came in feeling prepared, there was a lot I didn’t know. There’s a lot of advice out there aimed at helping students, some of which I wish I had known last year....
Student Blog: After “Musical Season”
by Student Blogger: Tatiana Atehortua - May 01, 2024 I am constantly trying to discover plays and musicals that are new to me. My feelings on all of them may vary, but they all have a unique place in theatre history. For anyone who enjoys doing the same, I hope your new favorite show is just around the corner!...
Student Blog: Being an Assistant Stage Manager
by Student Blogger: Alex Leigh - March 14, 2023 I had the opportunity to be an assistant stage manager for a community theater’s production of Miracle on South Division Street. Stage management was something that had interested me for a while as a job in the world of theater. Stage managers really make shows happen, and I was honored to take part...
MARK VIGEANT: OUT THERE Will Play The Elysian This December
by A.A. Cristi - September 29, 2025 Mark Vigeant will bring his one-man survival comedy Out There to The Elysian in Los Angeles on December 17, 2025. Featuring audience interaction, multimedia chaos, and heartfelt vulnerability, the show was nominated for five Hollywood Fringe Awards....
A Red Orchid Theatre Announces Incubator Series Projects
by Stephi Wild - February 02, 2023 A Red Orchid Theatre presents two experimental projects as part of its 2023 Incubator Series. Act Five, directed and devised by Dado and inspired by Chekhov’s The Cherry Orchard, runs February 15 – March 9, 2023 at Facility Theatre, 1138 N California Ave in Chicago....
Enjoy The Decadent Heart Shaped Petit Gateaux Dessert For Valentine's Day At Cathédrale Restaurant
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 30, 2023 This Valentine's Day, don't skip out on dessert. With all of the creative heart-shaped dishes out there on this special day celebrating love, the one that has our hearts this year is the Heart Shaped Petit Gateaux at the East Village hotspot Cathédrale....
Student Blog: Next Stop: Rejection
by Student Blogger: Madi Spear - February 03, 2024 have learned how to be rejected with grace and dignity. I proved to myself that hearing the word no is not the end of the world. It starts with some small experiments on getting rejected. What can we as artists do to face our rejection head on? ...
Video: DRAG: THE MUSICAL Struts Over to Broadway Sessions
by Ben Cameron - March 29, 2025 Alaska ThunderF*ck, Liisi LaFontaine, Cameron Mitchell Bell, Nicholas Kraft, Kodiak Thompson, Yair Keyda, Teddy Wilson Jr. and up and comer Jackie Diaz. Watch video highlights here!...
Student Blog: Being an Assistant Stage Manager
by Student Blogger: Alex Leigh - March 14, 2023 I had the opportunity to be an assistant stage manager for a community theater’s production of Miracle on South Division Street. Stage management was something that had interested me for a while as a job in the world of theater. Stage managers really make shows happen, and I was honored to take part...
Kasabian Announce Massive Homecoming Show Summer Solstice II
by Michael Major - December 04, 2023 Kasabian, one of the UK's best and biggest bands, are set to play a massive headline show at Victoria Park in their Leicester hometown on Saturday July 6th. Without doubt, it will be one of the highlights of next year. It's been ten years since Kasabian last played Victoria Park and this forthcoming... |