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2022 Oscar Short Lists

Yesterday, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences unveiled the shortlists in 10 categories of the 94th annual Academy Awards: Documentary Feature, Documentary Short Subject, International Feature Film, Makeup and Hairstyling, Music (Original Score), Music (Original Song), Animated Short … Continue reading

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Los Angeles Times: Best Theater of 2021

This week, Los Angeles Times critic Charles McNulty offered “ten reasons to be grateful in another sputtering theatrical year.” He noted some “memories that cry out for commemoration,” since “ranking of the best productions of 2021 makes little sense in … Continue reading

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Bring It On Review Roundup

Critics have given generally positive reviews to the London revival of the 2012 musical Bring It On, based on the 2000 film, which runs at Southbank Centre through January 22, before embarking on a UK tour. The creative team includes … Continue reading

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The Streets of New York Review Roundup

The Off-Broadway revival of the 2002 musical The Streets of New York, adapted from Dion Boucicault’s 1857 play The Poor of New York, itself based on the 1856 Les Pauvres de Paris by Edouard-Louis-Alexandre Brisbarre and Eugene Nus, has received generally positive … Continue reading

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Flying over Sunset Review Roundup

New York theater critics have given mixed reviews to the new musical Flying over Sunset, which plays a limited engagement through February 6 at Lincoln Center’s Vivian Beaumont Theater. The creative team includes James Lapine (book, direction), Tom Kitt (music), … Continue reading

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AP Breakthrough Entertainers of 2021

Yesterday, the Associated Press named its eight Breakthrough Entertainers of the Year, the fifth annual list from the American news agency. This year’s honorees include “Todo de Ti” rapper Rauw Alejandro, Outside the Wire actor Damson Idris, Shang-Chi and the … Continue reading

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2022 Golden Globe Nominations

Yesterday, Hollywood Foreign Press Association president Helen Hoehne and rapper Snoop Dogg announced the nominees for the 79th Golden Globe Awards to honor the best in film and American TV from 2021. You can watch the livestream below. The most … Continue reading

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In Memoriam: Leonard Soloway

Tony-winning producer Leonard Soloway died December 11 in Palm Springs. Born May 9, 1928, in Cleveland, Soloway began his theatrical career during his teens, working both onstage and backstage at Cleveland Play House. He graduated from Shaker Heights H.S. and … Continue reading

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2022 WhatsOnStage Nominations

On a livestream from the Off West End’s The Other Palace, Labour of Love playwright James Graham and Get Up, Stand Up! performer Gabrielle Brooks announced the nominees for the 22nd annual WhatsOnStage Awards. The West End transfer of Frozen … Continue reading

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Cabaret Revival Review Roundup

The West End revival of the 1966 musical Cabaret has received universal acclaim from London theater critics. The creative team includes Joe Masteroff (book), John Kander (music), Fred Ebb (lyrics), Rebecca Frecknall (direction), Julia Cheng (choreography), Tom Scutt (sets, costumes), … Continue reading

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