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DC food
fromwww.nytimes.com
10 hours ago

How David Cross Gets Ready for a Night of Dangerous' Comedy

David Cross continues to push boundaries in stand-up comedy with new material and a unique writing process that relies on live performance.
fromOregon ArtsWatch * Arts & Culture News
17 hours ago

CoHo: Clowning and a whole lot more * Oregon ArtsWatch

CoHo hasn't just survived, it has thrived and is ascending, and that is largely thanks to the foundation that Cuomo... laid with the young artists who have come up after him.
Portland
Cocktails
fromTime Out New York
18 hours ago

An immersive gin wonderland comes to NYC courtesy of Hendrick's and the 'Sleep No More' folks

Hendrick's is hosting an immersive theater experience called 'Anotherland' in the West Village featuring cocktails and surreal performances.
Television
fromQueerty
1 day ago

"Crime is really hard!": Dan Levy & Taylor Ortega on the messy road to dark comedy Big Mistakes - Queerty

Dan Levy stars in 'Big Mistakes', a dark family comedy about a gay priest and his sister's descent into organized crime.
Arts
from48 hills
2 days ago

Drama Masks: Keeping the monsters of the world at bay - 48 hills

The Bay Area performing arts scene offers bright spots amidst current challenges, highlighting productions that promote inclusivity and cultural awareness.
#comedy
Humor
fromFuncheap
6 days ago

SF's Late Night Stand-Up Comedy Olympics (SF vs. Oakland)

The HellaFunny Olympics features a competitive comedy event between San Francisco and Oakland comedians every Saturday night.
Humor
fromFuncheap
6 days ago

SF's Late Night Stand-Up Comedy Olympics (SF vs. Oakland)

The HellaFunny Olympics features a joke-off competition between San Francisco and Oakland comedians every Saturday night.
Humor
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

Fortune Feimster: The stage was a crate, the sound system was a karaoke machine. No one enjoyed the show'

Don't borrow trouble; focus on the present and handle challenges as they arise.
Humor
fromFuncheap
6 days ago

SF's Late Night Stand-Up Comedy Olympics (SF vs. Oakland)

The HellaFunny Olympics features a competitive comedy event between San Francisco and Oakland comedians every Saturday night.
Humor
fromFuncheap
6 days ago

SF's Late Night Stand-Up Comedy Olympics (SF vs. Oakland)

The HellaFunny Olympics features a competitive comedy event between San Francisco and Oakland comedians.
Humor
fromFuncheap
6 days ago

SF's Late Night Stand-Up Comedy Olympics (SF vs. Oakland)

The HellaFunny Olympics features San Francisco and Oakland comedians competing in a joke-off for a championship belt and residency at The Function Comedy Club.
Humor
fromFuncheap
6 days ago

SF's Late Night Stand-Up Comedy Olympics (SF vs. Oakland)

The HellaFunny Olympics features a competitive comedy event between San Francisco and Oakland comedians every Saturday night.
Humor
fromFuncheap
6 days ago

SF's Late Night Stand-Up Comedy Olympics (SF vs. Oakland)

The HellaFunny Olympics features a joke-off competition between San Francisco and Oakland comedians every Saturday night.
fromwww.businessinsider.com
1 day ago

The most famous movie set in every state

A small-budget cult classic can be just as iconic as a major studio film if it speaks to audiences and evokes strong feelings.
Independent films
Berlin music
fromwww.amny.com
1 day ago

Inheritance in sound: Young Concert Artists and the future of music

Music is an inheritance that preserves human feeling, and institutions like Young Concert Artists are essential for fostering talent and ensuring its future.
fromPsychology Today
2 days ago

Play, for All (Hu)mankind: Peeling Out Where No Men Had Peeled Out Before

Play is hard to tamp down, and exuberance breaks through even as busy spacefarers are carrying along the weighty hopes of humanity.
Science
fromInverse
1 day ago

25 Years Later, Shakespeare's Most Popular Revenge Epic Gets An Intoxicating Makeover

A big issue with how we understand Shakespeare and how we're introduced to it is we sit down and read it. But Shakespeare's plays, like any play, are meant to be heard, to be experienced.
London music
Music production
fromPaste Magazine
2 days ago

Meet EXO-TECH: An improvisational collective in NYC

EXO-TECH is a collective of musicians led by Sophia Brous and Kimbra, blending diverse styles in a vibrant live performance setting.
Writing
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 days ago

Paul Dano: Nobody needs to know about my high-school band!'

Brian Wilson provided limited feedback, but the actor enjoyed connecting with him and learning about his life and music.
#broadway
NYC music
fromTime Out New York
3 days ago

Broadway review: Paris is purring in Cats: The Jellicle Ball ()

The revival of Cats: The Jellicle Ball on Broadway reinvigorates the musical, transforming its inherent strangeness into a celebratory experience.
fromTODAY.com
1 month ago
Miscellaneous

'Wicked' Star Slips a Secret Note to Audience Sitting By His Toddler at the Broadway Show

Film
fromTime Out New York
1 week ago

Broadway review: A heist and a play go wrong in Dog Day Afternoon

Stephen Adly Guirgis's new Broadway play fails to capture the intensity of the original 1975 film about a botched bank heist.
NYC music
fromTime Out New York
3 days ago

Broadway review: Paris is purring in Cats: The Jellicle Ball ()

The revival of Cats: The Jellicle Ball on Broadway reinvigorates the musical, transforming its inherent strangeness into a celebratory experience.
fromTODAY.com
1 month ago
Miscellaneous

'Wicked' Star Slips a Secret Note to Audience Sitting By His Toddler at the Broadway Show

Film
fromTime Out New York
1 week ago

Broadway review: A heist and a play go wrong in Dog Day Afternoon

Stephen Adly Guirgis's new Broadway play fails to capture the intensity of the original 1975 film about a botched bank heist.
Film
fromEsquire
3 days ago

I Hope 'The Studio' Will Roast One of Cinema's Worst Performative Rituals

Long standing ovations at film festivals are criticized as empty gestures that create artificial buzz without genuine appreciation.
Brooklyn
fromBrooklyn Paper
4 days ago

Date night gets deadly in Lane Moore's comedy show, 'Heart-Throb Slasher' * Brooklyn Paper

Lane Moore's 'Heart-Throb Slasher' combines improv and audience interaction to create a unique, comedic horror movie experience.
#theater
Cancer
fromThe New Yorker
5 days ago

Getting Older with Clare Barron and Anne Kauffman

Clare Barron's play 'You Got Older' reflects her personal experiences with mortality and family crises following her father's cancer diagnosis.
Television
fromVulture
5 days ago

Jack O'Brien Has Stories About Everyone on Broadway

Jack O'Brien, an acclaimed theater director, embraces acting in his late 80s after being cast in a television role following a friend's death.
NYC music
fromGothamist
1 week ago

How 'American Psycho' inspired a new theater opening in Bushwick

A new cultural venue, The Empyrean Club, is set to open in Bushwick, inspired by the musical 'American Psycho'.
Cancer
fromThe New Yorker
5 days ago

Getting Older with Clare Barron and Anne Kauffman

Clare Barron's play 'You Got Older' reflects her personal experiences with mortality and family crises following her father's cancer diagnosis.
Television
fromVulture
5 days ago

Jack O'Brien Has Stories About Everyone on Broadway

Jack O'Brien, an acclaimed theater director, embraces acting in his late 80s after being cast in a television role following a friend's death.
NYC music
fromGothamist
1 week ago

How 'American Psycho' inspired a new theater opening in Bushwick

A new cultural venue, The Empyrean Club, is set to open in Bushwick, inspired by the musical 'American Psycho'.
#club-cumming
NYC LGBT
fromAol
5 days ago

Cunning Stunt Takes Manhattan: Introducing Club Cumming's Breakout Drag King

Club Cumming is a unique, inclusive space for drag kings, fostering a family environment and visibility in Manhattan's nightlife.
NYC LGBT
fromAol
5 days ago

Cunning Stunt Takes Manhattan: Introducing Club Cumming's Breakout Drag King

Club Cumming is a unique, inclusive space for drag kings, fostering a family-like environment and visibility for the art form in Manhattan.
NYC LGBT
fromAol
5 days ago

Cunning Stunt Takes Manhattan: Introducing Club Cumming's Breakout Drag King

Club Cumming is a unique, inclusive space for drag kings, fostering a family environment and visibility in Manhattan's nightlife.
NYC LGBT
fromAol
5 days ago

Cunning Stunt Takes Manhattan: Introducing Club Cumming's Breakout Drag King

Club Cumming is a unique, inclusive space for drag kings, fostering a family-like environment and visibility for the art form in Manhattan.
Portland food
fromBrooklynVegan
5 days ago

Comedy Bang! Bang! tour announced with Scott Aukerman, Paul F Tompkins, and more

Comedy Bang! Bang! podcast will tour in spring and summer 2026, featuring Paul F Tompkins and various CBB all-stars.
Portland
fromPortland Mercury
1 day ago

"Portland Nice" Is on Full Display in Carol Triffle's Latest Musical Comedy - Portland Mercury

Nice People satirizes performative niceness and racism through humor and conflict between two elderly sisters and a Mexican woman.
Writing
fromBustle
2 days ago

Exclusive: A "Ballsy Email" Changed The Life Of 'Testaments' Star Lucy Halliday

Lucy Halliday, star of The Testaments, initially felt pressure watching the pilot episode but was relieved when Margaret Atwood loved it.
Arts
fromPsychology Today
4 days ago

Your Therapy Homework: Get to the Theater

Engaging with the arts can enhance psychological and social well-being, supporting mental and physical health.
Berlin music
fromLondon Unattached
3 days ago

Copenhagen - Hampstead Theatre Review

Copenhagen reflects on the historical and ethical implications of nuclear fission and the atomic bomb through the lens of a 1941 meeting between two physicists.
#performance-art
fromInterview Magazine
3 days ago
Humor

How Mackenzie Thomas's Tweets Made a Sold-Out Theater Cry

Mackenzie Thomas's performance art blends personal storytelling with digital media, evoking deep emotional responses from the audience.
fromAnOther
5 days ago
Berlin music

This Performance Artwork Wants Us to "Feel Things Differently"

Performance reveals and conceals aspects of ourselves, exploring control and longing through song and dance.
Humor
fromInterview Magazine
3 days ago

How Mackenzie Thomas's Tweets Made a Sold-Out Theater Cry

Mackenzie Thomas's performance art blends personal storytelling with digital media, evoking deep emotional responses from the audience.
Berlin music
fromAnOther
5 days ago

This Performance Artwork Wants Us to "Feel Things Differently"

Performance reveals and conceals aspects of ourselves, exploring control and longing through song and dance.
NYC music
fromVulture
2 days ago

Among The Last Five Years Superfans

The Last Five Years explores the complexities of a doomed relationship through the perspectives of both partners, revealing deep emotional truths.
fromDefector
1 week ago

For Now, ABS Makes Good Theater | Defector

Under the ABS challenge system, a team begins each game with two challenges. If a player gets an umpire's call overturned, their team retains the challenge. In effect, this means a team has unlimited challenges until they get two wrong.
Boston Red Sox
London music
fromwww.amny.com
4 days ago

Mariska Hargitay stars in Every Brilliant Thing,' while an animated hit heads to the stage

Mariska Hargitay will make her Broadway debut in Every Brilliant Thing starting May 26, succeeding Daniel Radcliffe.
DC food
fromVulture
4 days ago

'Every Day Turns Out to Be the Most Stressful Day You've Ever Had'

Jury Duty is a documentary-style comedy featuring an unsuspecting participant surrounded by actors performing scripted antics, challenging viewer perceptions of reality TV.
Film
fromThe New Yorker
3 days ago

"The Drama" Is One Long Troll

Zendaya and Robert Pattinson star in a film that explores the fallout of a shocking revelation, sparking significant discourse.
Television
fromEsquire
3 days ago

'The Miniature Wife' Premiere Filled a Theater With Maximum Laughs

The Miniature Wife features a scientist who accidentally shrinks his wife, leading to comedic and unique situations in the series.
History
fromFuncheap
2 weeks ago

The Drillmaster Staged Reading

The Drillmaster is a comedic play about Baron Von Steuben, a gay founding father who transformed the Continental Army during the American Revolution.
Independent films
fromFilmmaker Magazine
1 day ago

"Personal Storytelling, Experimentation, and a DIY Spirit": A Look Inside LAFM 2026

This year's festival showcases debut features emphasizing personal storytelling and experimentation from both international and local filmmakers.
Berlin music
fromVulture
3 days ago

Should a School Shooting Be Turned Into Opera?

Opera has long aestheticized human suffering, exemplified by Kaija Saariaho's final work, which transforms a school shooting into a modernist experience.
Arts
fromHyperallergic
4 days ago

The Museum Breathing Life Into New York's Downtown Performance Scene

The Leslie-Lohman Museum connects art with the needs of the queer community amidst political challenges.
Film
fromVulture
1 week ago

The Drama Is Too Cowardly to Commit to Its Provocative Premise

The film presents a dark romantic comedy featuring complex characters and a central premise that challenges audience expectations.
fromQueerty
1 week ago

The next Shane & Ilya? Meet the stars bringing a Heated Rivalry musical to the stage - Queerty

MarcAurele knew he had to strike while the iron was red-hot, so he got to writing, and in just three short weeks he was bringing the show to life, complete with a number that explored the inherent musicality of that bike scene and another that featured a chorus lauding 'gay hockey players with big butts' as if they were singing a church hymn.
NYC LGBT
fromThe New Yorker
5 days ago

In Film, Sometimes the Greatest Drama Is Offscreen

"Cinematic Immunity" offers a workers'-eye view of Hollywood on the Hudson, revealing the intricate dynamics of filmmaking in New York City from 1954 to 9/11.
Independent films
Berlin music
fromTime Out New York
4 days ago

Broadway review: Gina Gionfriddo's Becky Shaw ()

Gina Gionfriddo's dark comedy explores themes of romance, finance, and ethics through a blind date that never occurs on stage.
NYC music
fromwww.amny.com
4 days ago

Rockettes veteran Danelle Morgan helps lead open call for next generation of high-kicking dancers

The Rockettes will hold open call auditions on April 22 at Radio City Music Hall for aspiring dancers aged 18 and older.
Arts
fromVulture
4 days ago

You Might Cut Yourself on Becky Shaw

American theater has become hesitant to confront difficult themes, prioritizing empathy over the exploration of darker human experiences.
Film
fromVulture
1 week ago

The Twist in The Drama Is Not the Problem

The film features a controversial plot twist involving a character's past plan for a school shooting, sparking significant online speculation and backlash.
Television
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 days ago

Aisling Bea review glamourpuss meets accidental mum in a scatty show that revels in immaturity

Aisling Bea's standup show, Older Than Jesus, humorously reflects on her life experiences, including accidental pregnancy and motherhood, with self-deprecating wit.
London music
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

The Guardian view on new musicals: sex, drugs and song n' dance | Editorial

Trainspotting the Musical adapts Irvine Welsh's novel, showcasing the evolution of stories from books to stage with contemporary themes.
Film
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 days ago

Monica Barbaro: Yesterday I went home thinking I'm a terrible actor and they're finding out'

Monica Barbaro reflects on her transition to theatre acting while preparing for her role in Les Liaisons Dangereuses.
fromVulture
6 days ago

Jack White Puts Domingo Out of His Misery

Jack White took a humorous approach to stop Domingo from singing, bonking him on the head with a frying pan to enforce the no singing rule.
NYC music
#zendaya
Film
fromThe New Yorker
1 week ago

The Drama Surrounding "The Drama"

Fans gathered for the New York premiere of 'The Drama' starring Zendaya and Robert Pattinson, showcasing excitement and anticipation despite the cold weather.
Film
fromVulture
1 week ago

Critics Aren't Sure Whether to Marry The Drama

Zendaya's performance in the controversial film is widely praised, while critics are divided on the film's originality and execution.
from48 hills
1 week ago

Drama Masks: Mad, bad, and dangerous to see - 48 hills

The final show I review below got me looks that made me feel like a fish in a bowl. First, the private security at the door had two Valiant rent-a-cops who scowling at me-and only me-with that same 'Give me an excuse!' glare I've gotten from real cops all my life.
Arts
Film
fromJezebel
1 week ago

'The Drama' Is Worth the Secrecy

Kristoffer Borgli's film explores dark human impulses through a pre-wedding gathering that reveals unsettling secrets among friends.
Arts
fromHyperallergic
1 week ago

A Drama of Two Masters

A documentary dramatizes the rivalry between British landscape painters Turner and Constable while exploring survival strategies in the age of AI.
Film
fromConsequence
6 days ago

Jonathan Majors Falls Through Window While Filming New Movie for The Daily Wire

Jonathan Majors and JC Kilcoyne fell through a window while filming, leading to safety concerns and a strike by the film crew.
NYC music
fromTime Out New York
1 week ago

Review: Two friends makes a great escape in Mexodus ()

Brian Quijada and Nygel D. Robinson create a musical that highlights the historical escape of enslaved Black people to Mexico.
Humor
fromVulture
2 weeks ago

Dream-Casting an American Version of Last One Laughing

Importing U.K. television shows like Last One Laughing could succeed in the U.S. market, following its international adaptations and popularity.
fromBrooklyn Paper
2 weeks ago

Bronx-born, Brooklyn-based Pulitzer winner John Patrick Shanley debuts new play in NYC * Brooklyn Paper

His writing is incredible. The characters are real. There's so much for actors to dig into. To be able to write that way and to connect with people, you're operating on a higher plane.
NYC music
Film
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

The Guide #236: Is celebrity casting a cynical marketing stunt or does it help to democratise theatre?

Celebrity casting in UK theatre is increasingly common but faces criticism for overshadowing smaller productions and new talent.
LA real estate
fromLos Angeles Times
29 years ago

A House Full of Stage Presence

The Center Theatre Group's 30th anniversary reception was held at the Wassermans' prestigious Beverly Hills home, showcasing its renowned art collection and expansive grounds to impressed guests.
Miscellaneous
fromThe Mercury News
1 month ago

Actor, director establish 'Trust' going into TheatreWorks production

Director Jeffrey Lo and actor William Thomas Hodgson collaborate effectively through intentional exploration, detailed character work, and a shared commitment to avoiding conventional theatrical choices.
SF music
from48 hills
1 month ago

Drama Masks: The Manhattanization of San Francisco stages - 48 hills

Supervisor Bilal Mahmood's proposal to turn Market Street into a theatre arts district with $5 million funding prioritizes commercialized, tourist-friendly entertainment over San Francisco's unique, eclectic theatrical identity.
UX design
fromMedium
2 months ago

From playwright to stage manager

Self-generating AI interfaces require structured constraints like A2UI to prevent chaotic, unusable experiences and shift designers from deterministic blueprints to probabilistic protocols.
UX design
fromMedium
2 months ago

From playwright to stage manager

AI-generated, probabilistic interfaces break traditional deterministic UI design; designers must adopt structured protocols (like A2UI) to ensure stability, continuity, and predictable user workflows.
fromMbtn
2 months ago

Take Your Seats

So another word about tickets. They did finally announce single-game tickets were going on sale, but only for games though June. It's not enough to keep season plans limited to those requiring fans to buy more tickets than they can use, feeding the secondary markets which the Mets also get a cut of, but "make-your-own-plan" fans like me who've reliably occupied seats for decades,
New York Mets
Television
fromBustle
2 months ago

Connor Storrie Tricked A 'Heated Rivalry' Extra Into Thinking He Spoke Russian

Connor Storrie convincingly performed a fake Russian accent while portraying Ilya Rozanov, fooling a Russian extra on the Heated Rivalry set.
Arts
from48 hills
2 months ago

Drama Masks: Feel good this plot is not - 48 hills

Bay Area civic and cultural life is devolving into surreal, corporate-driven spectacles and real dangers that blur satire and genuine threat.
Arts
from48 hills
2 months ago

Drama Masks: Stage predictions for 2026 - 48 hills

Bay Area theatre faces uncertainty from reduced funding, political turmoil, and limited January programming, threatening venues, arts institutions, and future productions.
Arts
fromArtforum
2 months ago

Blame Game

Molière's comedies are being revived in contemporary theater to critique cultural elites and prompt self-reflection within arts philanthropy and performance.
Film
fromThe Drum
2 months ago

Let me entertain you

Covid-19 pushed entertainment and brands to innovate, shifting releases and creating digital experiences to maintain connection and reach audiences.
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