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HBOWith his writers back to work after a five-month strike, John Oliver had 22 weeks of news to cover in his first episode back hosting Last Week Tonight on HBO, and one story in particular seemed to stuck out: Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert’s lewd antics at a touring production of Beetlejuice: The Musical.Not that Oliver didn’t try talking about something serious—such as budgetary pressures in Italy—although he merely used that as a comedic misdirection to keep his f...

(1) LE GUIN ON EARTHSEA. Literary Hub invites fans to “WATCH: Ursula K. Le Guin on Creating the World of Earthsea”. The Journey That Matters is a series of six short videos from Arwen Curry, the director and producer of Worlds of Ursula K. Le Guin, a Hugo Award-nominated 2018 feature documentary about the iconic author. In the

GMG Productions’ ‘Hamilton’ was an absolute thrill for me. It changed this musical snob’s mind.

Theater interview: Playwright Theresa Rebeck talks about the two new shows she's brought to New York: 'Dig' and 'I Need That.'

Bananaland is a wonderful brand new musical from the talented team of Keir Nuttall and Kate Miller-Heidke.

MATTHEW Kelly is the only surviving member of the cast of Noises Off, which I last reviewed at the Theatre Royal in Bath almost a year ago.

Kate Miller-Heidke and Keir Nuttall discuss their genesis of their new original musical Bananaland, premiering at the Brisbane Festival.

This is one of those evenings which is totally enjoyable, but often surprising even if you think you know The Mikado well!

An average of 7,000 people continue to die each day above the pre-pandemic baseline, with the overwhelming majority either directly from COVID-19 or due to the myriad negative long-term health impacts caused by the virus.

What did our critic think of MUSICAL 'BEETLEJUICE' at Osaka Shochikuza?Musical 'BEETLEJUiCE': A musical based on film works by director Tim Burton, known for movies such as 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.' It premiered on Broadway in 2019 and garnered significant attention, receiving Tony Award nominations in 8 categories including Best Musical, Best Book, and Best Original Score. In 2021, it was also performed in South Korea, and a North American tour started in 2022...