Monday, February 27, 2012 at 11pm (Broadway Time)
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Colorado Ballet's "Peter Pan" lands just right by Ray Mark Rinaldi

Making Peter Pan fly is the easy part of any stage production based on J.M. Barrie's 1902 story about the boy who never grows up.

SOURCE: Denver Post at 11:36PM

Nick Jonas Makes a Move, Katharine McPhee Gets a Lesson and More Smash Moments by Broadway.com

In the fourth episode of NBC’s Broadway-centered Smash, entitled “The Cost of Art,” things get pricey as Eileen (Anjelica Huston) begins to search for funds to kicksta…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:12PM

Nick Jonas Makes a Move, Katharine McPhee Gets a Lesson and More Smash Moments by Broadway.com

In the fourth episode of NBC’s Broadway-centered Smash, entitled “The Cost of Art,” things get pricey as Eileen (Anjelica Huston) begins to search for funds to kicksta…

SOURCE: pittsburgh.broadway.com at 11:12PM

THE "SMASH" REPORT: Episode 4, Or, What a Swell Party This Is by Kenneth Jones

Playbill's weekly overview, with notes and comment, of the latest episode of the NBC series "Smash," about the people behind the creation of a new Broadway musical. Here's …

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:04PM

Katori Hall’s ‘Hurt Village’: Hard life in the Memphis projects  by Joe Dziemianowicz

If the N-word makes you wince, a warning: You’ll be recoiling constantly during Katori Hall’s “Hurt Village,” which opened Monday night in the Romulus Linney Courtyard Theatre at the…

SOURCE: New York Daily News at 11:00PM
Monday, February 27, 2012 at 10pm (Broadway Time)
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It Took a Village to Hone Her Voice

Playwright and Washington Heights resident Katori Hall chats about what inspired her new play, "Hurt Village."

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal Subscription at 10:50PM

The Rope in Your Hands by Theasy.com

2012 Frigid Festival, The Red Room, Off Off Broadway By Weston Clay BOTTOM LINE: A one-woman show portraying a spectrum of New Orleans residents talking about life after Hurricane Kat…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 10:46PM

Takes a ‘Village’ to mar a kid by Elisabeth Vincentelli

The best part of Katori Hall’s Broadway debut, “The Mountaintop,” was the very end, when the show really took flight. Most of the time, the 30-year-old playwright seemed constricted by…

SOURCE: The New York Post Subscription at 10:44PM

Fatherly pain in the glass by Elisabeth Vincentelli

‘life in this house is intolerable,” someone moans in the terrific British family drama “Rutherford & Son,” now at the Mint. But while the home’s gloomy, Githa Sowerby’s 1912 pla…

SOURCE: The New York Post Subscription at 10:41PM

JMI Show - Christopher Jackson by Memphis The Musical

JMI Show - Christopher Jackson Check out the highlights of the fantastical JMI interview with Christopher Jackson! Then stay tuned for the full TWO PART interview! From: MemphisTheMusical V…

SOURCE: YouTube at 10:24PM

HURT VILLAGE - Talkin' Broadway's Review by Matthew Murray

"The word “Africa” is not uttered until deep in the second act of Hurt Village, but the continent hangs like a specter over Katori Hall’s new play..."

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 10:00PM

Review: Hurt Village by David Finkle

Katori Hall's sensational drama looks at the residents of a downtrodden Memphis neighborhood.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00PM

Review: Rutherford & Son by David Finkle

The Mint Theatre offers a worthy revival of Githa Sowerby's play about a family ruled by a domineering patriarch.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00PM
Monday, February 27, 2012 at 9pm (Broadway Time)
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Michael Sucsy to Direct New Beach Boys Musical Film by BroadwayWorld

Variety reports that Michael Sucscy The Vow is in negotiations as the possible director of a Beach Boys musical film that would feature a fictional story told through the music of The Beach …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:53PM

In This Drama, the Tedium is the Medium

Each week in Curtain Raisers, we invite a local theater artist to attend a show of his or her choosing and discuss the results.

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal Subscription at 09:47PM

Upcoming Barbra Streisand Pic Gets Name Change by BroadwayWorld

Barbra Streisand and Seth Rogen's upcoming movie, previously called My Mother's Curse, has been renamed to The Guilt Trip, according to Hollywood Reporter. Paramount has the film slated for …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:40PM

'Hurt Village': Familiar story well told

On the surface, "Hurt Village" seems like yet another sprawling, old-fashioned family melodrama about black people dead-ended in the projects by a lack of options and an abundance of drugs. …

SOURCE: Newsday Subscription at 09:31PM

NY1 Online: On Stage [Full Program] 02/25/12

NY1 VIDEO: Donna Karger hosts the February 25, 2012, edition of On Stage.

SOURCE: NY1 at 09:25PM

Academy Awards 2012 - Cirque, Billy Crystal, Octavia Spencer and Meryl Streep - Qaadir's Recap by DanceOn

Academy Awards 2012 - Cirque, Billy Crystal, Octavia Spencer and Meryl Streep - Qaadir's Recap Billy Crystal hosted the 84th Academy Awards. Meryl Streep won Best Actress for The Iron …

SOURCE: YouTube at 09:04PM
Monday, February 27, 2012 at 8pm (Broadway Time)
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Classical Music for the Masses by Chloe Veltman

We're getting beyond treating classical music performances in more causal settings like bars, art galleries, bookstores and dance clubs as if they were bold and exciting new phenomena. These…

SOURCE: Chloe Veltman at 08:47PM

The Weekly Howl: Tuesday 2/28 “On Validation” by Michelle Carter by HowlRound

Join the HowlRound team for our Weekly Howl! This week we are discussing Michelle Carter’s piece, “On Validation.”  The twitter conversation starts Tuesday, February 28th …

SOURCE: HowlRound at 08:39PM

Ordway will present 'Billy Elliot,’ 'Chicago’

St. Paul theater reveals 2012-13 performing arts season.

SOURCE: StarTribune at 08:37PM

Review: Short Shakespeare! The Taming of the Shrew (Chicago Shakes) by Scotty Zacher

Adapter and director Rachel Rockwell masterfully condenses Shakespeare’s comedy, staying true to the context while honing in on the love. A wonderful way to introduce children to Willy Sha…

SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 08:23PM

SEE WILLIAM SHATNER ON “TALK STOOP” by Jackie Green

“RESISTANCE IS FUTILE!” – The Hollywood Reporter  See TV and film superstar William Shatner on “Talk Stoop.”  WATCH HERE.     His one man show SHATNER’S WORLD: WE …

SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 08:13PM
Monday, February 27, 2012 at 7pm (Broadway Time)
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DEATH OF A SALESMAN Breaks the Barrymore Theatre House Record by BroadwayWorld

Arthur Millers DEATH OF A SALESMAN broke the house record of the Barrymore Theatre 243 West 47th Street, grossing 692,192 over seven performances for the week ending February 26, 2012. The…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:54PM

Theater producer and director Theodore Mann dies by Associated Press

NEW YORK - Theodore Mann, a Tony Award-winning director and producer who championed Eugene O'Neill and was a driving...

SOURCE: Boston Herald at 07:24PM

A Leap Year's Look at Broadway Albums by Peter Filichia

By Peter Filichia -- This week, when February 29 comes into our lives, we’re most aware that we’re in a Leap Year. So let’s have a Leap Year’s look at cast albums. We must start …

SOURCE: Masterworks Broadway at 07:16PM

Perth Festival: Beautiful Burnout, Driving Into Walls by Alison Croggon

When I emerged from Beautiful Burnout, the National Theatre of Scotland and Frantic Assembly’s examination of the art of boxing, I tweeted enthusiastically (in twitter language, which as y…

SOURCE: Theatre Notes at 07:13PM

Review: John Jasperse's "Fort Blossom Revisited 2000/2012" by Merilyn Jackson

Merilyn Jackson finds playfulness, poetry and philosophy in dancer/choreographer John Jasperse's revisiting of his 2000 piece "Fort Blossom" at Bryn Mawr.

SOURCE: Philly.com at 07:11PM

Goodbye to All That, Royal Court Theatre by Aleks Sierz

The Royal Court has been finding and developing young writers for four decades. Its Young Writers Festival has helped launch the careers of a variety of talents such as Simon Stephens (winne…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 07:01PM

The Lady from the Sea: The drama that signalled a sea change for Ibsen

Ask most people for their image of Ibsen and the caricature will come back of a Scandinavian dramatist steeped in remorseless gloom. So it may come as a surprise to come across a play by Ibs…

SOURCE: The Independent at 07:00PM
Monday, February 27, 2012 at 6pm (Broadway Time)
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James Spader to Leave THE OFFICE at End of Season by BroadwayWorld

According to published reports, multiple Emmy Award winner and Broadway veteran James Spader Boston Legal, The Practice will exit NBC's The Office Thursdays, 9-930 p.m. ET at the end of this…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:45PM

STAGE TUBE: William Shatner on Talk Stoop by Stage Tube

William Shatner, currently starring on Broadway in SHATNERS WORLD WE JUST LIVE IN IT, recently paid a visit to Cat Greenleafs Brooklyn brownstone and was seen last on Talk Stoop. Talk Stoop …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:36PM

Soul stirring Aisha de Haas heats up Josephine Tonight! at Metro Stage by Susan Galbraith

Recently I sat down with Aisha de Haas, jazz chanteuse, Broadway singer, and repertory actress. I had just watched her performance in Metro Stage’s Josephine Tonight! where she’d knocked…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 06:34PM

Tickets on Sale for Leap of Faith, Starring Raúl Esparza & Jessica Phillips by Broadway.com

Tickets are now on sale for Leap of Faith, starring the Raúl Esparza, Jessica Phillips and Kendra Kassebaum. Directed by Tony nominee Christopher Ashley, the new Broadway musical begi…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:33PM

Spotlight On: Nick Payne by Catherine Love

Playwright Nick Payne chats to Catherine Love about physics, parallel universes and not letting the pressure of success drag creativity down.

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:02PM

The Past Is a Grotesque Animal — in Argentina and in The Jacksonian by Don Shirley

The turntable in Mariano Pensotti's The Past Is a Grotesque Animal never stops revolving during the two hours' running time of these four only loosely connected stories about Argentinians be…

SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 06:00PM
Monday, February 27, 2012 at 5pm (Broadway Time)
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Broadway-Bound Estelle Parsons Shows Adam Pascal & Montego Glover Big Love Backstage at Memphis by Broadway.com

Four-time Tony nominee Estelle Parsons knows how to make a busy schedule work. Currently rehearsing for her role as Millicent Winter (the mother of Matthew Broderick’s character) in th…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:59PM

Theater producer and director Theodore Mann dies by Mark Kennedy

Theodore Mann, a Tony Award-winning director and producer who was a driving force behind Circle in the Square Theatre and its school, has died. He was 87.

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 05:49PM

Benjamin Walker to Return to FIND THE FUNNY, 3/6 by BroadwayWorld

BENJAMIN WALKER star of the upcoming 20th Century Fox action film ABRAHAM LINCOLN VAMPIRE HUNTER will be back on stage Tuesday, March 6th at 930pm for the return FIND THE FUNNY which he crea…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:36PM

The Afternoon Report, Monday, February 27, 2012 by Boneau/Bryan-Brown

Brought to you by Boneau/Bryan-Brown Monday, February 27, 2012 Today’s Tweets from BBB Follow us on Twitter – http://twitter.com/BBBway Click on any hyperlinked  item for more infor…

SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 05:34PM

ONCE begins previews tomorrow by Christine Olver

ONCE, an acclaimed new musical based on the 2007 Academy Award-winning film will begin performances on Broadway at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre (242 West 45th Street) tomorrow, Tuesday, Feb…

SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 05:30PM

ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS’ James Corden featured in the New York Times by Christine Olver

James Corden, star of the National Theatre of Great Britain’s acclaimed comedy One Man, Two Guvnors, was recently featured in the New York Times. Corden spoke to Sarah Lyall about returnin…

SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 05:28PM

Family-Friendly Comedy That Beautiful Laugh, With Alan Tudyk, Will Play La MaMa by Adam Hetrick

"Suburgatory" TV star Alan Tudyk will be part of the New York premiere of Orlando Pabotoy's That Beautiful Laugh, which will debut at La MaMa March 16.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:28PM

Benjamin Walker's Find the Funny Returns to Joe's Pub March 6 by Dan Bacalzo

Benjamin Walker's Find the Funny will once again perform at Joe's Pub, on Tuesday, March 6 at 9:30pm. Created and hosted by Walker, the show will feature a line-up of comics and …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:27PM

The Miracle at Feinstein’s – Marieann Meringolo singing Michel Legrand by Sandi Durell

Reviewed by: Myra Chanin   I don’t know where you spent last Sunday night, but most people squirmed through the Academy Awards, watching a spectacle which concluded with a bunch of Fr…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 05:23PM

Alan Tudyk to Star in New York Premiere of That Beautiful Laugh at La MaMa by Bethany Rickwald

Broadway veteran and Suburgatory star Alan Tudyk will lead the cast of The Artigiani Troupe's That Beautiful Laugh, March 16-25 at The Club at La MaMa. The production is conceived and …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:21PM

THE COLUMNIST Moves First Preview to April 4 by BroadwayWorld

Manhattan Theatre Club will feature Tony and Emmy Award winner John Lithgow in the world premiere of THE COLUMNIST by Tony and Pulitzer Prize winner David Auburn, directed by Tony Award winn…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:18PM

Roslyn Hart's Never Sleep Alone Will Play Joe's Pub Fridays in March by Sarah Moore

Roslyn Hart's hit comedy Never Sleep Alone brings her unforgettable alter ego, Dr. Alex Schiller, to Joe's Pub every Friday night in March. Her weekly Joe's Pub residency begi…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:15PM

PHOTO CALL: More from Off-Broadway's Carrie, With Molly Ranson and Marin Mazzie by Matthew Blank

Carrie, the infamously short-lived 1988 Broadway musical based on the Stephen King novel about a bullied teen with telekinetic powers who takes vengeance on her tormentors, returned in a new…

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:11PM

STAGE TUBE: Meet the NEWSIES- Jeremy Jordan (Jack) by Stage Tube

Newsies will move to Broadway's Nederlander Theatre for a strictly limited 101 performance run this spring, following its critically-hailed run at Paper Mill Playhouse in fall 2011. The musi…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:01PM

Horse Trade Theater Group to Present the Third Annual FRIGID Hangovers by Bethany Rickwald

Horse Trade Theater Group will present the third annual FRIGID Hangovers, a program which brings back favorites from the FRIGID Festival, March 5-10 at The Kraine Theater. The productions p…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:01PM

This Week's New Classifieds on BWW - 2/27/12

This Week's New Classified Listings on BroadwayWorld.com for 22712.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:00PM

Goodman books 'Jungle Book'

Legit News: Chicago theater sets 2012-13 season

SOURCE: Variety at 05:00PM
Monday, February 27, 2012 at 4pm (Broadway Time)
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Salonga, Broussard, Karimloo, Ellis, Block And More Featured On New Scott Alan Album by BroadwayWorld

Composer and Lyricist Scott Alan will record his fourth album featuring some of todays Broadway and International performers.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:59PM

Chicago Theatre Addict to contribute to The Huffington Post by Bob Bullen

The Huffington Post is looking to expand its national theatre coverage, so they asked me if I’d be interested in contributing to their site to talk about the awesome goings on in Chica…

SOURCE: Chicago Theatre Addict at 04:57PM

STAGE TUBE: Laura Bell Bundy on Her New Single- 'That's What Angels Do' by Stage Tube

Broadway veteran Laura Bell Bundy will soon release her new album Another Piece of Me, and the first single, That's What Angels Do will be released on February 27. In the video below, the si…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:57PM

Weegee: Murder is My Business by Trav S.D.

Sometimes Weegee seems too good to be true….just when the world needed an intrepid and unflinching freelance crime photographer to document the seamier side of New York in the 193os an…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 04:53PM

Leadership U: Continuing Ed Guidelines & Application Available by TCG News

Leadership U: Continuing Ed - Guidelines and Application Now Available! The goal of Leadership U[niversity] is to strengthen the field by developing the individuals who are the core and fut…

SOURCE: Theatre Communications Group at 04:51PM

Gary Lunn Set for Insurgo Theater Movement's Faustus by Sarah Moore

Gary Lunn will play the title role in Insurgo Theater Movement's presentation of Faustus, directed by Brandon McClenahan. The production will play The Insurgo Theater, located on the 3…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:51PM

Resignation and happiness by George Hunka

The artist or thinker who by nature, choice, or circumstance is a melancholy isolate can indeed find happiness, but it is not the happiness of the individual situated in community, blanketed…

SOURCE: Superfluities Redux at 04:45PM

Stephen M. Genovese to Direct BoHo Theatre's The Rainmaker by Sarah Moore

BoHo Theatre will present N. Richard Nash's classic American play The Rainmaker this spring. The production runs April 6-May 6, at Theater Wit. BoHo's artistic advisor Stephen M. …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:44PM

Photo Flash: Magic Johnson Visits MAGIC/BIRD Rehearsals! by BroadwayWorld

MAGICBIRD, a new play from the team that brought you LOMBARDI on Broadway, will play at the Longacre Theater, 200 West 48th Street, between Broadway and Eighth Avenue, NYC. Previews will beg…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:38PM

In Rehearsal with "Newsies" by Playbill Video

In Rehearsal with "Newsies" http://www.playbill.com/multimedia/video As the cast of "Newsies" prepares for the jump from New Jersey's Paper Mill Playhouse to Broadwa…

SOURCE: YouTube at 04:36PM

S.M. Shrake, Brandon Wardell Set for DC Arts Center's The Capital City Showcase by Bethany Rickwald

The DC Arts Center is to present The Capital City Showcase, March 10 at 10pm. Hosted by Christian Hunt, this variety show features local comedians, musicians, and performing artists. Ma…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:35PM

Meet the New "Newsies" by Playbill Video

Meet the New "Newsies" http://www.playbill.com/multimedia/video "Newsies" stars Jeremy Jordan, Kara Lindsay, Andrew Keenan-Bolger and Ben Fankhauser join songwriters Ala…

SOURCE: YouTube at 04:33PM

Listening to: SMASH – “The Cost of Art”, Season 1 – Episode 4 by The Broadway Critic

“The Cost of Art” – Karen (Katharine McPhee) must learn to advance in the high-stakes world of Broadway, as Derek (Jack Davenport) hosts a party for hot young star Lyle (guest star Nic…

SOURCE: The Broadway Critic Blog at 04:32PM

Telling the story behind the story behind 'West Side Story' by David Ng

Fifty years after "West Side Story" won 10 Oscars, including best picture, a newspaper in Riverside has told the story behind the story behind "West Side Story."Fifty years after "West Side …

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 04:31PM

Sitting Ovation! August Wilson Theatre Gets Ergonomic Seating in Mass Replacement Job by Playbill Video

Sitting Ovation! August Wilson Theatre Gets Ergonomic Seating in Mass Replacement Job http://www.playbill.com/multimedia/video Audiences at Broadway's "Jersey Boys" have been …

SOURCE: YouTube at 04:31PM

Wit’s Cynthia Nixon on Her ‘WASPy Machismo’ and Why She Hasn’t Owned a TV Since 1986 by Danica Daniel

Whether dyeing her strawberry blonde hair a fiery red to play the career-obsessed Miranda Hobbes on HBO’s Sex and the City or shaving it off completely to embody the cancer-strick…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:30PM

Jesus Christ Superstar Media Day by Playbill Video

Jesus Christ Superstar Media Day.mov http://www.playbill.com/multimedia/video From: PLAYBILLVIDEO Views: 0 0 ratings Time: 04:33 More in Entertainment

SOURCE: YouTube at 04:28PM

BWW TV: First Look at Katori Hall's HURT VILLAGE - Performance Highlights! by BroadwayWorld TV

Signature Theatre presents the world premiere production of Katori Hall's HURT VILLAGE, directed by Patricia McGregor. HURT VILLAGE runs through March 18, 2012 with a February 27th opening n…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:26PM

‘Fulton Street Sessions’ — this ain’t your mother’s experimental cabaret by Bob Bullen

“Fulton Street Sessions is a cabaret-style production in the form of a collection of sketches, musical numbers, and interludes capturing the essence of current national and local news …

SOURCE: Chicago Theatre Addict at 04:16PM

Stella Adler Studio of Acting and The Actors Clinic to Present World Premiere of Hikobae by Bethany Rickwald

New York's Stella Adler Studio of Acting and The Actors Clinic, a prominent acting school in Tokyo led by Toshi Shioya, will present the world premiere of Hikobae, March 11 at 7pm at Al…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:07PM

Abby Craden, Graham Hamilton, Nick Ullett Set For ANW's The Illusion by Sarah Moore

Casting has been announced for A Noise Within (ANW)'s production of The Illusion by Pierre Corneille, adapted by Tony Kushner and directed by Casey Stangl, to run March 10-May 19, with …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:05PM

Billy Kersands by Trav S.D.

This post is one of a series honoring Black History Month. Perhaps he doesn’t look it, but this man was as important in his own way as W.E.B. DuBois. Well…maybe not. Billy Kersan…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 04:00PM
Monday, February 27, 2012 at 3pm (Broadway Time)
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ONSTAGE & BACKSTAGE: West Coast Reunion, Plus a Disaster! Disaster Averted by Seth Rudetsky

A week in the life of actor, radio host, music director and writer Seth Rudetsky.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:58PM

Victoria Clark, Chuck Cooper, Jason Danieley, Kelli O'Hara Will Star in The Mikado at Carnegie Hall by Andrew Gans

The Collegiate Chorale will present Gilbert and Sullivan's The Mikado, featuring a host of Broadway artists, April 10 at 6:30 PM at Carnegie Hall.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:55PM

Broadway To Dim Lights For Late Critic Kissel

The bright lights of Broadway will go dark Tuesday night in memory of long-time theater critic Howard Kissel, who died Friday at the age of 69.

SOURCE: NY1 at 03:51PM

Henry Cavill, Jessica Lange, Naya Rivera Nominated for Logo's "NewNowNext Awards" by Dan Bacalzo

Academy Award winner and Broadway veteran Jessica Lange is among the nominees for Logo's "NewNowNext Awards" which aims to gather icons, trendsetters as well as stars-on-the-r…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:50PM

Alan Menken Set to Visit Seth's Broadway Chatterbox, 3/1 by BroadwayWorld

After a year and a half hiatus, Seth Rudetsky's famed Seth's Broadway Chatterbox has returned to Don't Tell Mama. Seth's Broadway Chatterbox includes interviews and performances by noted Bro…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:49PM

Lea Salonga, Liz Callaway, Sierra Boggess, Shoshana Bean, Marc Broussard, Ramin Karimloo Set for New Scott Alan CD by Andrew Gans

Playbill.com has learned that a host of Broadway and international performers will be featured on composer-lyricist Scott Alan's fourth recording, following the critically acclaimed &nbs…

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:46PM

Highlights From Broadway-Bound One Man, Two Guvnors

Inspired by Carlo Goldoni's commedia classic The Servant of Two Masters, One Man, Two Guvnors stars James Corden (The History Boys) as butler Francis Henshall, a manservant pulled between …

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:44PM

Photo Flash: First Look at James Marsden, Isla Fisher, et al. in BACHELORETTE Film by BroadwayWorld

Kyle Bornheimer, Lizzy Caplan, Kirsten Dunst, Isla Fisher, Adam Scott, and James Marsden will star in the film adaptation of Leslye Headland's off-Broadway play, BACHELORETTE. The film premi…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:41PM

High School in the Spotlight: Floyd Central High by BroadwayWorld

Based on user demand, BWW is taking our commitment to arts education one step further with the launch of the BWW Student Center - High School Edition. This directory features upcoming show l…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:40PM

Meet the Newsies: Jack Kelly by Disney on Broadway

Meet the Newsies: Jack Kelly Meet Jeremy Jordan, playing Jack Kelly in Disney's newest Broadway production, NEWSIES. Visit http://www.newsiesthemusical.com for ticket and performance i…

SOURCE: YouTube at 03:33PM

NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT Opens Box Office 3/1 by BroadwayWorld

The producers of the new Broadway musical comedy NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT today announced a S Wonderful box office opening on Thursday, March 1st beginning at 10 a.m. at the Imperial Thea…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:30PM

Prizes and Giveaways Will Greet Nice Work If You Can Get It Ticketbuyers at B.O. Opening by Kenneth Jones

The Imperial Theatre box office for the new Broadway musical comedy Nice Work If You Can Get It will open March 1 with special giveaways for early birds.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:28PM

Broadway Grosses: Wicked Stays on Top; Stick Fly Says Farewell by Broadway.com

As the traditionally slow month of February comes to an end, long-running hits Wicked, The Lion King and Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark held the top three spots at the box office. Family dram…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:25PM

Porgy and Bess Will Receive Proclamation and Keys in Honor of Black History Month by Adam Hetrick

The cast of The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess will be honored by New York State politicians Feb. 29 at the Richard Rodgers Theatre in celebration of Black History Month.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:24PM

Broadway Ticket Buying Guide: February 27- March 4 by BroadwayWorld

Looking to buy last minute tickets to a Broadway show Don't know what to see Trying to find a theaterWelcome to BroadwayWorld's feature The Broadway Ticket Buying Guide. Inside, you will fi…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:22PM

You decide: What will win Best Musical at the Tony Awards? by Gold Derby

Tony Awards voters have a wide range of choices to consider as Best Musical of this past season. The very first musical to premiere during the 2011-2012 season was the much-discussed, mu…

SOURCE: Gold Derby at 03:18PM

Jason Dabrowski, Patti Feinstein, Patricia Moy Set for The House of Yes by Sarah Moore

Hubris Productions will present The House of Yes by Wendy MacLeod from March 22 through April 28 at the Greenhouse Theater Center in Chicago. Jacob Christopher Green will direct. In the pl…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:16PM

INDUSTRY INSIGHT: Weekly Grosses Analysis - 2/27 by BroadwayWorld

Welcome to this week's edition of our new WEEKLY GROSSES ANALYSIS, part of our new Industry Insights section that will feature insider industry information, commentary and insights Read on f…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:05PM

Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 2/26

Grosses for all the Broadway shows for the week ending 2262012

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:04PM

PHOTO CALL: A First Look at Kirsten Dunst, Isla Fisher and Lizzy Caplan in "Bachelorette" Film by Matthew Blank

The film adaptation of Leslye Headland's dark comedy Bachelorette premiered as part of the Sundance Film Festival's out-of-competition screenings in January.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:01PM
Monday, February 27, 2012 at 2pm (Broadway Time)
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Seth Numrich Interview by Wayman Wong

Seth Numrich ("Yosemite," "War Horse," " The Merchant of Venice") interviewed by Wayman Wong.

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 02:52PM

2nd Annual Juneteenth Festival of New Plays in NYC! by NYTE Small Press

This item submitted by Lorna Littleway “2nd Annual Juneteenth Festival of New Plays in NYC!”  Juneteenth Legacy Theatres seeks one-acts, with running times of less than 45 m…

SOURCE: NYTE Small Press at 02:50PM

Norm Lewis, Celia Keenan-Bolger & More Join the Public Theater's Public Sings! Lineup by Broadway.com

Broadway vet Norm Lewis (Porgy and Bess) and Tony nominee Celia Keenan-Bolger (Peter and the Starcatcher) have joined the roster of the Public Theater’s Public Sings! An Unforgettable …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:45PM

ArtsBeat: Life of a 'Salesman': An Online Discussion by Charles Isherwood

Charles Isherwood kicks off an online discussion series on the history and significance of Arthur Miller's 1949 drama "Death of a Salesman."

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:44PM

Dreamgirls’ Henry Krieger Brings Youth-Aimed Lucky Duck to New York by Broadway.com

The New Victory Theater will host the New York premiere of Lucky Duck, a new children’s musical by Henry Krieger (Dreamgirls, Side Show), Bill Russell (Side Show) and Jeffrey Hatcher (…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:35PM

Liam Neeson talks about Mr. Broadway by Performing Arts Books

Liam Neeson talks about Mr. Broadway Mr. Broadway: The Inside Story of the Shuberts, the Shows, and the Stars a memoir by Gerald Schoenfeld Applause Theatre & Cinema Books on sale Apri…

SOURCE: YouTube at 02:30PM

George Bartenieff to Star in Another Life at Irondale Center by Sarah Moore

Irondale and Theater Three Collaborative will present Another Life, a play written and directed by Karen Malpede. Performances will run March 8 - 24 at Irondale Center. Another Life tells…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:30PM

Michelle Hurst to Star in Ain Gordon's In This Place at Painted Bride Art Center by Sarah Moore

The Painted Bride Art Center will present three-time Obie winner Ain Gordon's one-woman show, In This Place, March 8-10 at the Painted Bride Arts Center. In 1830, Samuel and Daphney Oldh…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:29PM

AUDIO: Vintage Stephen Sondheim Interview from IN THE ROOM by BroadwayWorld

The Dramatists Guild of America presents its In the Room series, broadcasting archived audio, unheard by the public since their original recording. In the Room features some of the most infl…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:25PM

Celia Keenan-Bolger, Norm Lewis, Bobby Steggert and More Join Roster for Public Sings! Benefit by Adam Hetrick

Celia Keenan-Bolger, Norm Lewis, Betsy Morgan, Bobby Steggert and Renee Elise Goldsberry are the latest performers to join the lineup for the Public Theater's March 5 Public Sings! benef…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:25PM

Priscilla Queen of the Desert Star Nick Adams on SIRIUS XM Radio’s “Derek and Romaine Show” by Boneau/Bryan-Brown

Bette Midler’s Priscilla Queen of the Desert The Musical star Nick Adams visited the Sirius XM flaghship studios on Friday to sit down with radio hosts Derek Hartley and Romaine Patterson …

SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 02:24PM

Call it charming or strange, TUTA Chicago cabaret is the real deal by Chris Jones

THEATER REVIEW: "Fulton Street Sessions" by TUTA Theatre Chicago ★★★ THEATER REVIEW: "Fulton Street Sessions" by TUTA Theatre Chicago ★★★ ... This little…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 02:24PM

Matt Doyle, Renee Elise Goldsberry, Norm Lewis, Bobby Steggert Join Public Sings! Benefit by Dan Bacalzo

Tituss Burgess, John Ellison Conlee, Lili Cooper, Matt Doyle, Renee Elise Goldsberry, Greg Hildreth, Eli James, Celia Keenan-Bolger, Justin Levine, Norm Lewis, Betsy Morgan, Jessica Phillips…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:20PM

Oscar Thoughts by Don Hall

Does it seem odd to anyone that......Billy Crystal pulled out his Sammy Davis, Jr. blackface impersonation and discovered that what was considered high comedy in the 1980's was just kind of …

SOURCE: Don Hall at 02:19PM

Idina Menzel Set for Appearances on "Ellen" and "Chelsea Lately" by Andrew Gans

Tony winner Idina Menzel will be making several television appearances to promote her upcoming CD and DVD, "Idina Menzel Live: Barefoot at the Symphony," which will be released Mar…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:16PM

The Crowstarver – review by Elisabeth Mahoney

Northcott, ExeterThis adaptation of Dick King-Smith's novel set in a 1940s farming community is heart-gladdening theatre from the start. Lanterns hang in the trees over a barn where a farmer…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:15PM

Jan Berenstain, Co-Creator of The Berenstain Bears, Has Died by Dan Bacalzo

Jan Berenstain, co-creator of The Berenstain Bears with her husband Stan, died of a stroke on February 24, according to the Associated Press. She was 88. The writer-illustrator couple publi…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:10PM

Review: (Vancouver) Hunchback by The Charlebois Post

Hunchback retells 1831 novel with modern flair and fantasyNot Disneyby Jonas GiffordBorn at Edmonton's Catalyst Theatre, Hunchback retells Victor Hugo's novel, The Hunchback of Notre-Dame, w…

SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 02:08PM

theatreWashington Video Retrospective -- 2011 by Theatre Washington

theatreWashington Video Retrospective -- 2011 From: theatreWashington Views: 43 1 ratings Time: 03:21 More in Entertainment

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Photo Flash: Disaster at Seth Rudetsky's DISASTER! DISASTER! Musical! by BroadwayWorld

Disaster at Disaster Yesterday, February 26, Seth Rudetsky and the company of DISASTER DISASTER The Musical were faced with a real life crisis when cast members Clif Thorn and Kathy Fitzgera…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:03PM

American Idiot comes to the Ahmanson Theatre by Center Theatre Group

American Idiot comes to the Ahmanson Theatre Buy tickets at http://www.CenterTheatreGroup.org/21Guns Green Day's American Idiot captures the zeitgeist of a generation with its Grammy&r…

SOURCE: YouTube at 02:01PM

NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT will get a “‘S Wonderful” Box Office Opening on March 1 by Heath Schwartz

The producers of the new Broadway musical comedy NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT are pleased to announce a “‘S Wonderful” box office opening on Thursday, March 1st beginning at 10 a.m. at …

SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 02:00PM
Monday, February 27, 2012 at 1pm (Broadway Time)
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Cirque du Soleil's Dralion to Play to Chicago Area Engagements This Summer by Andy Propst

Cirque du Soleil's Dralion will play two engagements in the Chicago area this summer. The production will be seen at the Allstate Arena in Rosement, running June 20 - 24, and at the Un…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:56PM

Aziz Ansari Brings Buried Alive Tour to Philadelphia by Sarah Moore

Comedian Aziz Ansari will bring his Buried Alive Tour to Philadelphia. The performance of his stand up comedy show will be Saturday, June 23, at 7pm in the Merriam Theater. The show is prese…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:54PM

NYC-Area "Great Performances" to Air The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall March 4 by Adam Hetrick

The film of the 25th anniversary staging of Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall will be aired March 4 in the New York metropolitan area  as part …

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:50PM

Rick Santorum's Secretary of Education? by Art

The Mirror Up To Nature - Boston Theater and Beyond

SOURCE: Art Hennessey at 01:48PM

Twitter Watch: Welcome to Twitter, Bobby Cannavale! by BroadwayWorld

On Twitter Watch, Bobby Cannavale wrote aight here we go. gonna try this twitter thing. see if i like it.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:44PM

Songs From Tonight's SMASH Episode Now Available on iTunes by BroadwayWorld

Select songs from tonight's new episode of the critically acclaimed NBC musical drama series SMASH Mondays, 10-11 p.m. ET, will be available today from NBCUniversal Television Consumer Produ…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:42PM

Seth Golay, Jennie Greenberry, Katie Karel, and More Set for Lucky Duck at New Victory by Sarah Moore

The New Victory Theater has announced casting for the New York premiere of the musical, Lucky Duck, to perform March 16-25. Lucky Duck is directed by Jeff Church, with book by Bill Russell a…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:38PM

Kelli O'Hara, Jason Danieley, et al. Set for Collegiate Chorale's MIKADO, 4/10 by BroadwayWorld

The Collegiate Chorale will present Gilbert and Sullivan's The Mikado at Carnegie Hall on April 10 at 630pm. The concert will feature soloists Chuck Cooper, Jason Danieley, Christopher Fitzg…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:37PM

Ticket Giveaway: “Totem – Cirque du Soleil” @ San Jose, 03/02/12 by The Broadway Critic

TOTEM traces the fascinating journey of the human species from its original amphibian state to its ultimate desire to fly. The characters evolve on a stage evoking a giant turtle, the symbol…

SOURCE: The Broadway Critic Blog at 01:34PM

SISTER ACT on Broadway - True Confession #308 by Sister Act

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SISTER ACT on Broadway - True Confession #306 by Sister Act

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SISTER ACT on Broadway - True Confession #305 by Sister Act

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News: Thousand Islands Playhouse names new Artistic Director by The Charlebois Post

Press Release:GANANOQUE, ON.             On Monday, February 27th, 2012, Liz Austin, President of the Thousand Islands Foundation …

SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 01:31PM

Horrible Histories: Barmy Britain – review by Lyn Gardner

Garrick, LondonNot since Propeller's Rose Rage cleaved cabbages to signify murder, execution and the mayhem of lots of people losing their heads has the West End had quite such a g…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:30PM

PHOTO CALL: The 2012 Academy Awards- Red Carpet Arrivals by Matthew Blank

"The Artist" was named Best Picture at the 84th Academy Awards ceremony, which was held Feb. 26 at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles to honor excellence for the 2011 year in film.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:27PM

Shakespeare Theatre Company Launches New Education Initiative for DC Public Schools by Sarah Moore

Shakespeare Theatre Company Education has launched a new, community-building initiative to ensure that students in the District of Columbia have access to the arts. The program, titled Distr…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:26PM

TUTA takes a surreal journey to ‘Fulton Street’

Welcome to Absurdistan. Your passport to this decidedly off-kilter, tragicomic world comes courtesy of “Fulton Street Sessions,” the 90-minute romp devised by director Zeljko Djukic and …

SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times at 01:24PM

Theatre Review: “Carrie” @ Lucille Lortel Theatre, 02/18/12 by The Broadway Critic

I can’t even begin to tell you how exciting this new production of Carrie is. Frankly, I was only going because of my morbid sense of curiosity. I wanted to see what MCC Theatre coul…

SOURCE: The Broadway Critic Blog at 01:21PM

Olney Theatre Center's The 39 Steps to Extend Through May 20 by Bethany Rickwald

Olney Theatre Center's run of The 39 Steps, originally slated to close on May 13, has been extended through May 20. The production will open in Olney Theatre Center's Mulitz-Gudel…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:17PM

PHOTO CALL: Inside the 2012 Academy Awards by Matthew Blank

"The Artist" was named Best Picture at the 84th Academy Awards ceremony, which was held Feb. 26 at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles to honor excellence for the 2011 year in film. B…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:14PM

THE SCREENING ROOM: Priscilla Queen of the Desert's Will Swenson Appears on "New York Live" (Video) by Michael Gioia

WNBC "New York Live" host Lauren Scala went backstage at the Palace Theatre with Priscilla Queen of the Desert's Will Swenson to talk about the musical, which is celebrating it…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:10PM

Christopher Plummer becomes the oldest actor to ever win an Oscar by Loganne

Christopher Plummer became to oldest actor to ever win an Oscar last night at the 84th Annual Academy Awards. The 82-year-old won for his portrayal of an elderly widower who comes out as gay…

SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 01:07PM

STAGE TUBE: PRISCILLA Star Will Swenson on NBC's New York Live! by Stage Tube

WNBC New York Live host Lauren Scala went backstage with PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT's Will Swenson to discuss the Tony Award nominated star's year with the smash hit musical and to play d…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:02PM

Theater Critic Howard Kissel Has Died; Broadway Marquees to Be Dimmed in His Memory by Brian Scott Lipton

Howard Kissel, one of New York City's preeminent writers about theater and the arts, has died at age 69. Kissel was the arts editor of Women's Wear Daily, the chief theater critic…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:01PM

Newly named Pritzker winner to speak at Washington University Wednesday

St. Louisans will be among the first to congratulate Chinese architect Wang Shu for winning architecture’s most prestigious honor, the Pritzker Architecture Prize.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 01:00PM
Monday, February 27, 2012 at noon (Broadway Time)
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Tony Winner Karen Olivo Checks Out Hubby Matt Caplan in Spider-Man Title Role by Broadway.com

Sorry, Mary Jane, but Spider-Man had another leading lady in town on February 25: Karen Olivo, the Tony-winning star of West Side Story and In the Heights, flew into the Foxwoods T…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:59PM

Lauren Amaru, Danny Callahan, Mark Damon, and More Set for Winthrop Playmakers' Laramie Project by Sarah Moore

The Winthrop Playmakers will present The Laramie Project, a play by Moises Kaufman and members of the Tectonic Theater Project about the reaction to the 1998 murder of Matthew Shepard, a gay…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:54PM

Hurt Village

Legit Reviews||Off Broadway: Katori Hall's ambitious new play, "Hurt Village," is what you want to see at the Signature Theater's new home -- a dramatically unruly but terrifi…

SOURCE: Variety at 12:53PM

Bass and grisly bears in Battersea by Eleanor Turney

As nabokov arts prepares for its second Arts Club at BAC next weekend, Artistic Director Joe Murphy and Associate Producer Paul Jellis give Eleanor Turney a sneak preview of what you can exp…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 12:53PM

Broadway Will Dim Its Lights Feb. 28 in Memory of Howard Kissel by Andrew Gans

The marquees of Broadway theatres will be dimmed Feb. 28 at 7 PM for one minute in memory of Howard Kissel, the long-time theatre critic for The Daily News, who passed away Feb. 24 at the ag…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:53PM

Broadway Lights to Dim for Theatre Critic Howard Kissel Tomorrow by BroadwayWorld

The Broadway community mourns the loss of Howard Kissel, the long-time theater critic for The Daily News, who passed away on Friday night at the age of 69. The marquees of Broadway theaters …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:51PM

Kings of the Dance: Opus 3, City Center, New York

In one solo after another, on a bare stage, the Kings of the Dance mainly twitched rather than danced, writes Apollinaire Scherr

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 12:51PM

CQ/CX

Legit Reviews||Off Broadway: Former newspaperman Gabe McKinley has written a play about the Jayson Blair plagiarism scandal, which rocked the New York Times back in 2003 but is …

SOURCE: Variety at 12:49PM

Priscilla Queen of the Desert star Will Swenson on NBC’s “New York Live” – Watch segment online now by Boneau/Bryan-Brown

View more videos at: http://nbcnewyork.com. WNBC “New York Live” host Lauren Scala went backstage with PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT’s Will Swenson to discuss the Tony Award® nominate…

SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 12:49PM

Tate Donovan, Jane Kaczmarek, Robert Sean Leonard, Leonard Nimoy Set for the Getty's Selected Shorts by Sarah Moore

Tate Donovan, Jane Kaczmarek, Robert Sean Leonard, and Leonard Nimoy will be among the performers in Selected Shorts at the J. Paul Getty Museum, Getty Center, March 3 and 4. The hit public…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:48PM

Monday theatre roundup: deep thoughts and daring debates by Lyn Gardner

Chris Goode follows his own path to a thoughtful new show, while Devoted and Disgruntled got everybody debating. Lyn Gardner rounds up the weekend's stage businessPlaces for experimentI'm a …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:44PM

Justin Ahearn, Eric Cole and More Set for Waterfront Playhouse's 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee by Bethany Rickwald

The Waterfront Playhouse is set to present The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, March 6-April 7. Artistic director Danny Weathers will direct. Conceived by Rebecca Feldman with music…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:40PM

Maggie Siff, Andy Grotelueschen Set for Theatre for a New Audiences' Taming of the Shrew by Bethany Rickwald

Theatre for a New Audience has announced casting for its upcoming production of Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew, to run March 18-April 21 at The Duke on 42nd Street. Arin Arbus w…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:36PM

Victoria Clark, Chuck Cooper, Kelli O'Hara Set for Collegiate Chorale's Mikado by Dan Bacalzo

Victoria Clark, Chuck Cooper, Jason Danieley, Christopher Fitzgerald, Amy Justman, Kelli O'Hara, and Lauren Worsham will be featured in The Collegiate Chorale's presentation of Gil…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:32PM

Berenstain Bears author dies at 88 by Joann Loviglio

Jan Berenstain, who with her husband Stan wrote and illustrated the Berenstain Bears books that have charmed preschoolers and their parents for 50 years, has died.

SOURCE: Toronto.com at 12:28PM

Tony Nominee Dick Anthony Williams Dies at Age 77 by Broadway.com

Dick Anthony Williams, who earned Tony nominations for his roles in Black Picture Show and What the Wine-Sellers Buy, died February 16 in Los Angeles. He was 77 years-old. Born in Chicago…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:27PM

Ángel Corella brings Barcelona Ballet to City Center by New York City Center

Ángel Corella brings Barcelona Ballet to City Center Interview with Ángel Corella, artistic director of Barcelona Ballet (formerly Corella Ballet) From: NYCityCenter Views: 68…

SOURCE: YouTube at 12:26PM

The Cast of Sister Act Takes Jimmy Fallon to Late Night Heaven by Admin

Tony Award nominee Patina Miller and the glitzy cast of SISTER ACT performed a heavenly medley of “Raise Your Voice” and “Sunday Morning Fever” on “Late Night w…

SOURCE: The Hartman Group at 12:24PM

Michael Tucker, Isaiah Sheffer Set for After Annie Discussion by Dan Bacalzo

Actor and author Michael Tucker will discuss his new novel, After Annie at the Barnes & Noble at 2289 Broadway in New York City on Monday, March 19 at 7pm. He will be joined by Symphony …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:22PM

Teresa’s Weekly Update: Inheritance Edition by Teresa Eyring

What kind of theatre will the next generation inherit? This was a recurring question as I continued my travels from the previous week, visiting theatres in Minneapolis, the San Francisco Bay…

SOURCE: Theatre Communications Group at 12:16PM

Love blooms in a drab high-rise in 'Beautiful Thing'

REVIEW: "Beautiful Thing," threaded with music of the Mamas and the Papas, is a sweet coming-of-age romance.

SOURCE: StarTribune at 12:15PM

Betty Buckley to Teach Fort Worth Song Interpretation and Monologue Workshop by Sarah Moore

Broadway star Betty Buckley will be offering a song interpretation and monologue workshop at The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, beginning March 12. The classes will focus on preparations…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:11PM

Jimmy Maize to Direct CSC's Young Company in Much Ado About Nothing by Sarah Moore

Classic Stage Company will present the seventh year of its popular Young Company, which creates classical works specially tailored for young audiences. This season's production will foc…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:10PM

News: Opening: Goodbye, Floyd Collins, Lady & Deyn's Society debut

Amongst the major London openings, in the West End and further afield, this week are: OPENING MONDAYGoodbye to All That27 FEBRUARY 2012(PREVIEWS FROM 23 FEBRUARY)Luke Norris’ new pla…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 12:09PM

STAGE TUBE: Megan Hilty Talks SMASH, Her Broadway Roots, and More! by Stage Tube

Megan Hilty, currently staring in the NBC series SMASH, sat down with MyFOX NY to talk about Smash.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:04PM

Weekend Poll Top Three: Fans Want Bridesmaids and The Help Stars to Make Broadway Debuts by Broadway.com

This year’s Academy Awards ceremony may be over, but that doesn't mean Oscar buzz has died down yet! Leading up to the big night, Broadway.com asked readers which Oscar nominee the…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:01PM

LOGOS: Peter and the Starcatcher by JK

PLEASE TAKE A MOMENT TO VOTE IN ROUND 5 OF HOT/HOTTER!AND YOU ONLY HAVE 2 DAYS LEFT TO PICK BROADWAY'S MOST ROMANTIC COUPLE!(LOOK TO YOUR LEFT AND CAST YOUR VOTES!)Today: A close look a…

SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 12:01PM

Bill Pullman to Join Josh Gad NBC Pilot 1600 PENN by BroadwayWorld

According to the Hollywood Reporter, actor Bill Pullman is set to portray the President in the upcoming NBC comedy pilot 1600 PENN.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:00PM
Monday, February 27, 2012 at 11am (Broadway Time)
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Mike Daisey's Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs Tops 60,000 Downloads; Chicago Premiere Scheduled by Adam Hetrick

Since acclaimed monologist Mike Daisey announced that he would make the transcript of his latest work, The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs, available for free online, tens of thousands o…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:53AM

Theater Critic Howard Kissel Dies at Age 69 by Broadway.com

Howard Kissel, who served as chief theater critic for the New York Daily News for 20 years, died on February 24 at his home in Manhattan. The 69-year-old writer had been suffering from compl…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:48AM

The Neverland You Never Knew! Watch the Magical Trailer for Peter and the Starcatcher by Broadway.com

Get ready to head to Neverland! After a sold-out run off-Broadway at the New York Theater Workshop, Peter and the Starcatcher is flying onto The Great White Way this spring, starring Ch…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:48AM

‘Leap of Faith’ offers Leap Year Deal by Loganne

The producers of new musical, Leap of Faith, want to wish you a Happy Leap Year. The production, based on the film of the same name, is offering special $29 seats in the orchestra and mezzan…

SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 11:48AM

Newsies Composer Alan Menken Shows Off His Eight Oscars on CBS News by Broadway.com

Talk about an achievement, composer Alan Menken has won more Academy Awards than any other living person! CBS News recently caught up with the composer to discuss his illustrious career…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:48AM

Watch Darren Criss Duet with Kermit the Frog on 'Rainbow Connection' at the Oscars by Broadway.com

Muppet fans caused quite an uproar after the announcement that America’s favorite puppets would not perform at this year’s Oscars, despite their recent self-titled film nabbing a…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:47AM

Rock Musical Weaker People, Presented at Stephen Sondheim Theatre, Will Benefit Operation Respect by Andrew Gans

A one-night-only performance of the fantastical rock musical Weaker People... A Dangerous Notion will be presented at The Stephen Sondheim Theatre, home to the current Tony-winning revival o…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:47AM

What's Playing on Broadway This Week: Feb. 27-March 4 by BroadwayWorld

Look below to see what Broadway shows are playing on each night this week. Want to know what Broadway shows have Sunday evening performances Which Broadway shows have Wednesday matinees Just…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:45AM

'SILENCE!' THE MUSICAL CAST RECORDING by James Edstrom

Harry Bouvy along with Callan Bergmann, Stephen Bienskie, Pamela Bob and others, attended the 'SILENCE! The Musical' Cast Recording with a CD signing at Barnes & Noble, 86th & Lexington.

SOURCE: www.timessquaregossip.com at 11:41AM

Carrie Will Haunt Longer by Michael Block

The re-imagined musical of the legendary Carrie is already getting an extension. The musical which officially opens on March 1st was set to close on March 25th but now will extend four more …

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 11:38AM

THE LION KING: On Sale in Miami by Disney on Broadway

THE LION KING: On Sale in Miami On February 11, 2012, tickets went on sale for the Miami engagement of THE LION KING at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts. Performances bein…

SOURCE: YouTube at 11:31AM

Regional theatres must take risks too – so why isn't the Arts Council helping? by Max Stafford-Clark

There's an easy way to please the Arts Council: sell as many tickets as you can. That isn't the same as challenging audiencesTheatre isn't rocket science. Audiences want what they always wan…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:26AM

Building Character: Finn Wittrock by Linda Buchwald

The actor gets “Happy” in Broadway’s Death of a Salesman — Welcome to Building Character, TDF Stages‘ ongoing series about actors and how they create their role…

SOURCE: TDF at 11:25AM

MCC's Carrie Extends Four Weeks at Off-Broadway's Lucille Lortel Theatre by Broadway.com

The original Broadway production of infamous musical Carrie may not have lasted long (5 performances only!) but the show's current off-Broadway reworking is definitely attracting audienc…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:24AM

Cameron Mackintosh's new Phantom tour cancels first preview by Matthew Hemley

Cameron Mackintosh has been forced to cancel the first preview of his new touring production of The Phantom of the Opera tonight, claiming more "technical rehearsal time" is required.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:22AM

Show People: Nina Arianda by Broadway.com

Show People: Nina Arianda From: Broadwaycom Views: 57 0 ratings Time: 18:46 More in Entertainment

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Praise Broadway Week! Sister Act Stops By Late Night with Jimmy Fallon by Broadway.com

In a fitting finale for his annual Broadway week, theater cheerleader Jimmy Fallon was treated to a roof-raising visit from Tony nominee Patina Miller and the disco-riffic nuns of Sister Act…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:20AM

Re-Imagined Musical Carrie Gets Four-Week Off-Broadway Extension by Adam Hetrick

MCC Theater has announced a four-week extension of the newly revised Off-Broadway production of Carrie, starring Molly Ranson and Marin Mazzie, which will officially open March 1.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:20AM

Telling the story behind the story behind 'West Side Story' by David Ng

"West Side Story" -- the famed Broadway musical that became a classic movie -- probably wouldn't exist if hadn't been for a report in the Los Angeles Times about a gang fight in Riverside.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 11:15AM

Leap of Faith Offers a Leap Year Sale on Feb. 29; Tickets Are $29 for Special Week by Kenneth Jones

Happy Leap Year! That's the message from producers of the new Broadway musical Leap of Faith, who are offering $29 seats in the orchestra and mezzanine for the first week of previews, Ap…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:14AM

Sting, Elton John, Meryl Streep, Katharine McPhee and More Set for Rainforest Fund's Carnegie Hall Gala by Michael Gioia

The Rainforest Fund, co-founded by Grammy Award winner Sting and wife Trudie Styler, will present its 2012 benefit concert April 3 at Carnegie Hall's Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:13AM

Myspace: Rosie Benton by Broadway.com

Myspace: Rosie Benton From: Broadwaycom Views: 41 0 ratings Time: 01:40 More in Entertainment

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MCC's CARRIE Extends Through April 22 by BroadwayWorld

MCC THEATER Robert LuPone, Bernard Telsey, William Cantler, Artistic Directors Blake West, Executive Director announced today that Carrie, now in previews at the Lucille Lortel Theatre 121 C…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:09AM

MCC Theater Extends Carrie Through April 22 by Dan Bacalzo

MCC Theater has extended its Off-Broadway production of the musical Carrie, which will now play through April 22. The show is currently in previews at the Lucille Lortel Theatre, and will op…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:09AM

Breaking News! Get the Scoop on the Hilarious Hit NEWSical the Musical by Broadway.com

It’s the end of the world as we know it, and NEWSical the Musical is going out with a bang! The musical’s hysterical headlines have changed to incorporate the 2012 presidential e…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:07AM

PHOTO CALL: Tory Ross Stars in Tenderly: The Rosemary Clooney Musical by Matthew Blank

Tory Ross plays the title role in Tenderly: The Rosemary Clooney Musical at Ohio's Human Race Theatre. Based on the life of the late entertainer, Tenderly was penned by Janet Yates Vogt …

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:07AM

Body By Broadway: Bianca Marroquin by Broadway.com

Body By Broadway: Bianca Marroquin From: Broadwaycom Views: 34 0 ratings Time: 04:42 More in Entertainment

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Tickets on Sale for Sports Drama Magic/Bird at Broadway’s Longacre Theatre by Broadway.com

Tickets are now on sale for the basketball drama Magic/Bird, starring Kevin Daniels as Earvin “Magic” Johnson and Tug Coker as Larry Bird. Penned by Lombardi playwright Eric Simo…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:02AM

Montego Glover, Beau Bridges & Judith Ivey to Guest Star on USA Network's WHITE COLLAR, 2/28 by BroadwayWorld

Broadway stars Montego Glover, Beau Bridges and Judith Ivey will be featured on the season finale of the USA Network drama series WHITE COLLAR. The episode, entitled Judgement Day, will air …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:02AM

Elaine Stritch Will Bring Stephen Sondheim Tribute to San Francisco by Andrew Gans

Tony and Emmy-winning actress Elaine Stritch will bring her acclaimed evening of Stephen Sondheim tunes to San Francisco audiences this spring.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:02AM

LEAP OF FAITH Announces Leap Day $29 Ticket Promotion by Kelly Guiod

Has a Broadway show with the word “leap” in the title ever opened during a Leap Year? Never. To celebrate this once in a lifetime event, the producers of Broadway’s LEAP OF FAITH will …

SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 11:00AM

Celebrity Autobiography Will Feature Bobby Cannavale, Jennifer Tilly and More by Adam Hetrick

Bobby Cannavale, Jennifer Tilly and Tony Danza are among the stars who will perform in the March 5 edition of Celebrity Autobiography: The Next Chapter at the Triad Theater.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:00AM

Acclaimed movie 'Once' gains new life as a Broadway musical

Broadway's trend of turning movies into musicals continues in early 2012 with a new adaptation of the popular 2006 romantic film, "Once". The production, previously in workshop at Boston's A…

SOURCE: Ticket News at 11:00AM

My tribute to Ted Mann. by Ken Davenport

When anyone that has an impact on our industry passes away, it has a pretty massive effect on me. But when it's someone that I've met, someone that I've worked with, and someone that inspire…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM
Monday, February 27, 2012 at 10am (Broadway Time)
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Body By Broadway: Christina Sajous by Broadway.com

Body By Broadway: Christina Sajous From: Broadwaycom Views: 8 0 ratings Time: 07:05 More in Entertainment

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Bill Pullman and Brittany Snow Join Josh Gad for NBC Pilot "1600 Penn" by Michael Gioia

Stage and screen actor Bill Pullman and "Hairspray" actress Brittany Snow will join Tony nominee Josh Gad in the upcoming NBC pilot "1600 Penn," a White House family come…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:58AM

Broadway stars dream of a night off

They're usually too busy performing to see other shows, but here's what's they'd like to catch if they had the time.

SOURCE: StarTribune at 10:57AM

Beyond Broadway: CQ/CX by Broadway.com

Beyond Broadway: CQ/CX From: Broadwaycom Views: 9 0 ratings Time: 03:38 More in Entertainment

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Word of Mouth: Shatner's World, We Just Live In It by Broadway.com

Word of Mouth: Shatner's World, We Just Live In It From: Broadwaycom Views: 6 0 ratings Time: 03:09 More in Entertainment

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Bodiography medley yields uneven results

Arts groups view the 10th anniversary as the first of what they hope will be numerous milestones.

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Spin City with Spider-Man Star Christina Sajous: #1 by Broadway.com

Spin City with Spider-Man Star Christina Sajous: #1 From: Broadwaycom Views: 9 1 ratings Time: 08:39 More in Entertainment

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MySpace: Stacy Keach by Broadway.com

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Omid Djalili to Star in What the Butler Saw in the West End by Broadway.com

Omid Djalili will star as Dr. Rance in a West End revival of Joe Orton’s What the Butler Saw, directed by Sean Foley. The new production will begin previews at the Vaudeville Theatre o…

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MySpace: Chris Jackson by Broadway.com

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Loni Ackerman, Brad Bradley, Gene Castle, Karla Shook Star in Tin Pan Alley (The Original iTunes) Off-Broadway by Andrew Gans

Edmund Gaynes, in association with David Gersten, present Tin Pan Alley (The Original iTunes), which will officially open at Actors Temple Theatre March 19.

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Tony Winner Mark Rylance Set for the West End's Richard III and Twelfth Night by Broadway.com

Two-time Tony winner Mark Rylance will play the title role in Richard III and Olivia in Twelfth Night in London’s West End. Both productions, which originally opened at Shakespeare&rsq…

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Myspace: Wallace Smith by Broadway.com

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Beyond Broadway: How I Learned to Drive by Broadway.com

Beyond Broadway: How I Learned to Drive From: Broadwaycom Views: 11 0 ratings Time: 03:33 More in Entertainment

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Stockard Channing’s Sitcom Past Exposed by Tom Mizer

Celebrities must hate youtube. All it takes is a few clicks and we can see video proof of their most embarrassing moments. (To understand, imagine someone followed you around high school wit…

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Loni Ackerman, Brad Bradley, Gene Castle, Karla Shook Star in Tin Pan Alley by Dan Bacalzo

Loni Ackerman, Brad Bradley, Gene Castle, and Karla Shook star in Tin Pan Alley (The Original iTunes), which began an open-ended Off-Broadway engagement February 25 at Actors Temple Theater,…

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Beyond Broadway: Gazillion Bubble Show by Broadway.com

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Beyond Broadway - Blood Knot by Broadway.com

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Broadway Grosses* w/e 2/26/2012 by Ken Davenport

The following are the Broadway Grosses from the week ending February 26, 2012: Show Name GrossGross TotalAttn %Cap AvgPdAdm ANYTHING GOES $724,239 8,214 100.07% $88.17 CHICAGO $538,849 6,753…

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BWW Poll Results: Will Paper Mill Go Under the Sea with THE LITTLE MERMAID This Season? by BroadwayWorld

Prior to the offical announcement later today, New Jersey's Paper Mill Playhouse, which last year brought us such productions as the Broadway-bound Newsies, Boeing-Boeing, Damn Yankees, and …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:43AM

Ask a Star: Audra McDonald and Norm Lewis by Broadway.com

Ask a Star: Audra McDonald and Norm Lewis From: Broadwaycom Views: 7 1 ratings Time: 10:29 More in Entertainment

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Gotta Dance: Justin Bohon by Broadway.com

Gotta Dance: Justin Bohon From: Broadwaycom Views: 17 0 ratings Time: 03:32 More in Entertainment

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Tony Winner Betty Buckley Will Offer Song Interpretation & Monologue Workshop in Fort Worth by Andrew Gans

Tony Award winner Betty Buckley, who will return to Feinstein's in the fall, will offer her Song Interpretation & Monologue Workshop in Fort Worth in March.

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Beyond Broadway: Newsical the Musical by Broadway.com

Beyond Broadway: Newsical the Musical From: Broadwaycom Views: 10 1 ratings Time: 03:53 More in Entertainment

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LEAP OF FAITH to Offer Leap Day Ticket Special! by BroadwayWorld

Has a Broadway show with the word leap in the title ever opened during a Leap Year Never. To celebrate this once-in-a-lifetime event, the producers of Broadways LEAP OF FAITH will make 29 or…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:39AM

On the Scene: Jesus Christ Superstar by Broadway.com

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Beyond Broadway: Galileo by Broadway.com

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On the Scene: Shatner's World: We Just Live In It by Broadway.com

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Stage helmer Theodore Mann dies

Legit News: Was a founder of Circle in the Square Theater

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Jeffrey Hatcher, Ken Ludwig Plays Nominated for Edgar Allan Poe Awards by Dan Bacalzo

New works by Jeffrey Hatcher and Ken Ludwig are nominated in the Best Play category for this year's Edgar Allan Poe Awards, to be presented by Mystery Writers of America at a ceremony a…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:34AM

InDepth InterView: Matt Doyle On PRIVATE ROMEO, SPRING AWAKENING, GIANT, New Solo EP & More by Pat Cerasaro

One of the top-tier performers of a promising new generation of young stars on Broadway, Matt Doyle has appeared in both dramatic musicals and plays in establishing a versatile stage and scr…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:33AM

The Duchess of Malfi – review by Lyn Gardner

Greenwich Playhouse, LondonGreenwich Playhouse is a neighbourhood pub theatre that for more than 20 years has produced an eclectic mix of mostly classic plays, from Shakespeare to Ibsen. If …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:27AM

Lessons from my first year of business: Drop mentos in the Coke by Michael Roderick

You've probably seen videos of the image above. Here's how it works: Drop a mento in Coke and watch the insanity. In my first year of business I was constantly overwhelmed. I spent a lot of …

SOURCE: One Producer in the City at 10:20AM

Contemporary American Theater Festival Announces 2012 Season by Bethany Rickwald

The Contemporary American Theater Festival at Shepherd University has announced the productions set for its 2012 season, which will run July 6-29. The festival will kick off with the world …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:17AM

Christine Pedi to Perform Great Dames at The Gardenia by Dan Bacalzo

Christine Pedi will perform her show, Great Dames at The Gardenia in West Hollywood on Wednesday, April 18 at 9pm. The show will feature Pedi singing songs about and made famous by the grea…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:17AM

STAGE TUBE: On This Day 2/27- Debra Monk by Stage Tube

Happy Birthday, Debra Monk The Tony Award winner made her Broadway debut in PUMP BOYS AND DINETTES in 1982. Her Broadway credits include PUMP BOYS AND DINETTES, PRELUDE TO A KISS, NICK amp N…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:16AM

Ayad Akhtar's The Invisible Hand Will Premiere in St. Louis by Adam Hetrick

The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis will stage the world premiere of Ayad Akhtar's The Invisible Hand, about a man kidnapped by an Islamic militant group, beginning March 7.

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BLACK HISTORY MONTH – Innovative Musical Contibutions: EUBIE BLAKE by Ellarc

In honor of Black History Month, MTI Marquee is featuring shows from our catalog that deal with the national celebration’s themes, and those African American artists whose work has hel…

SOURCE: Music Theatre International at 10:10AM

Wallace Shawn Set for Reading of "Why I Call Myself a Socialist" by Dan Bacalzo

Playwright and actor Wallace Shawn will read his essay, "Why I Call Myself a Socialist," at an event at Dance New Amsterdam, Saturday, March 3 at 7pm. The evening is being present…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:07AM

BWW JR: HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING- Showing My Daughter How Far We've Come by Erin Leigh Peck

This year my daughter saw her first two Broadway shows Sister Act and Mary Poppins. We're not counting that unfortunate Lion King incident at age five when she was scared out of the theatre…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:00AM

Book of Mormon’s Josh Gad Joins NBC Pilot ’1600 Penn’ by David Rogers

Tony nominee Josh Gad, best known for his role in “The Book of Mormon,” will star in the White House family comedy “1600 Penn.” The actor also will co-write and executive produce the…

SOURCE: broadway.me at 10:00AM
Monday, February 27, 2012 at 9am (Broadway Time)
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From Shuffle to Showboat by Steve Hallex

I want you to imagine it is 1927; the week after Christmas.  You have bought your tickets, and now your chilly bones sit in a dark corner of Florenz Ziegfeld’s Theater in New York.  The …

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 09:55AM

Photo Coverage: 2012 Starry Spirit Awards Red Carpet - Zac Efron, Michelle WIlliams & More! by BroadwayWorld

Film Independent, the non-profit arts organization that produces the Spirit Awards and the Los Angeles Film Festival, held its annual honors yesterday, February 25, in Santa Monica. Hosted b…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:54AM

Andrew Lloyd Webber Reveals Possible Subject for Next Musical by Mark Shenton

Andrew Lloyd Webber has revealed one of the subjects he is considering for his next musical: the Profumo affair that famously rocked British politics in the early 60's when John Profumo,…

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:52AM

Alexis Atwill, Brittany Burch, Harter Clingman Set for Gift Theatre's Absolute Hell by Andy Propst

The Gift Theatre Company has announced casting for Rodney Ackland's Absolute Hell, to run March 1 - April 29. Sheldon Patinkin will direct the production. The play, set in the days ju…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:50AM

Brian Cox, Stephen Fry, Terry Jones, Stephen Mangan Set for Douglas Adams The Party by Dan Bacalzo

A preliminary list of participants has been announced for Douglas Adams The Party, a 60th birthday celebration in honor of the late author Douglas Adams, to be held at the Hammersmith Apollo…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:48AM

Review: Lettice & Lovage (Newbury) ****

Peter Shaffer wrote what he called this "very English piece" in 1987 for Maggie Smith and in 1990 both her Lettice and Margaret Tyzack's Lotte won Tonys on Broadway. Lettice Douffet is as …

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 09:41AM

Shoshana Bean, Sylvia MacCalla, Syesha Mercado Set for Heart & Soul Concerts, Paying Tribute to Whitney Houston by Andrew Gans

Heart & Soul: The Music of Diana Ross, Dionne Warwick & Whitney Houston will be presented at San Francisco's The RRazz Room April 14 at 7 PM and 9:30 PM.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:41AM

Photo Coverage: Christopher Plummer & More Win Big at the 2012 Spirit Awards by BroadwayWorld

Film Independent, the non-profit arts organization that produces the Spirit Awards and the Los Angeles Film Festival, held its annual honors yesterday, February 25, in Santa Monica. Hosted b…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:40AM

Dave Lefkowitz's Shalom Dammit! Will Play NYC's Richmond Shepard Theater by Michael Gioia

TotalTheater Productions will present Shalom Dammit! An Evening with Rabbi Sol Solomon, a new comedy with music, beginning March 13 at the Richmond Shepard Theater in Manhattan.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:36AM

Dream Stealers, Seth and You by Adam Thurman

Today I'm handing my tiny piece of the blogging world to Seth Godin as he presents his manifesto, Stop Stealing Dreams It takes a look at our current educational system and how it needs to a…

SOURCE: Mission Paradox at 09:31AM

Jessie Mueller, Carey Anderson, Adam Kantor, Steve Rosen Set for I Miss the City Concert by Andrew Gans

The songs of Chicago-based actor, composer/lyricist and singer/songwriter Alan Schmuckler will be presented at Joe's Pub March 12.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:31AM

VIDEO SHARE: Darren Criss and Kermit the Frog Duet on "Rainbow Connection" by Dan Bacalzo

E! Online has released a video from its pre-Oscars coverage featuring Glee star and Broadway veteran Darren Criss duetting with The Muppets' Kermit the Frog on the classic Muppets tune,…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:29AM

Angela Lansbury Will Host Career Transition For Dancers' Jump for Joy Benefit by Andrew Gans

Tony and Emmy winner Angela Lansbury, who will return to Broadway shortly in the revival of The Best Man, will host Career Transition for Dancers' 27th Anniversary Jubilee.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:22AM

David Edgar's Written on the Heart to Play West End's Duchess Theatre in April by Andy Propst

David Edgar's Written on the Heart, which centers on the genesis of the King James Bible, will transfer from the Royal Shakespeare Company's Swan Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon to …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:20AM

Hurt Village, Starring Tonya Pinkins, Opens Off-Broadway by Broadway.com

The world premiere of Katori Hall’s family drama Hurt Village opens February 27 at the Romulus Linney Courtyard Theatre in off-Broadway’s new Signature Center. Directed by Patric…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:13AM

Shakespeare's Globe's Richard III and Twelfth Night, Starring Mark Rylance, to Make West End Transfer by Dan Bacalzo

The Shakespeare's Globe productions of Richard III and Twelfth Night, will transfer to the West End's Apollo Theatre, running November 2, 2012 - February 3, 2013. Tony Award winner…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:13AM

RSC's Production of David Edgar's Written on the Heart to Transfer to West End's Duchess Theatre by Mark Shenton

Written from the Heart, David Edgar's new play about the creation of the King James Bible, will transfer from the Swan Theatre at Stratford-upon-Avon, to the West End's Duchess Theat…

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:09AM

Omid Djalili to Star in What the Butler Saw in West End by Andy Propst

Omid Djalili will star as Dr. Rance in Joe Orton's What the Butler Saw, to run May 5 - August 25 at the West End's Vaudeville Theatre. Sean Foley will direct the production. The …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:09AM

Northern Ireland fares well in Irish Times Theatre Awards by Michael Quinn

Inaugural productions by two of Northern Ireland's leading theatre and opera companies have been recognised in the 2012 Irish Times Theatre Awards.

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SOUND OFF: Academy Awards 2012 by Pat Cerasaro

Billy Crystal was nine for nine with his stupendous hosting - particularly thanks to his superlative musical material courtesy of Tony-winning tunesmith Marc Shaiman - yet, the 2012 Oscars w…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:00AM
Monday, February 27, 2012 at 8am (Broadway Time)
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Angela Lansbury to Host Career Transition for Dancers' Dancers' 27th Anniversary Jubilee by Dan Bacalzo

Five-time Tony Award winner Angela Lansbury will host Career Transition for Dancers' Dancers' 27th Anniversary Jubilee, entitled JUMP FOR JOY A Dance Variety Spectacular. The event…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 08:59AM

Photo Coverage: 2012 Academy Awards - Red Carpet Part 2 by BroadwayWorld

The 84th Annual Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2011, hosted by Billy Crystal were presented on February 26, 2012 at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood amp Highland Center, a…

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Photo Coverage: 2012 Academy Awards - Red Carpet Part 1 by BroadwayWorld

The 84th Annual Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2011, hosted by Billy Crystal were presented on February 26, 2012 at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood amp Highland Center, a…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:49AM

'Phantom' flies at box office

Legit News: 'Salesman,' 'Succeed' gain Broadway sales

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International View: Stereotypes in UK casting by Lenka Silhanova

It’s been a year since I relocated to London. Despite having a blast over here, and being grateful I can be here and do what I love, I’ve also gotten past the honeymoon period an…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 08:39AM

Love in the Time of Chlamydia by Theasy.com

2012 Frigid Festival, UNDER St. Marks, Off Off Broadway By Adrienne Urbanski BOTTOM LINE: Nicole Pandolfo’s skill as a performer and her likable stage presence makes this story of d…

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Photo Coverage: 2012 Academy Awards - The Winners! by BroadwayWorld

The 84th Annual Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2011, hosted by Billy Crystal were presented on February 26, 2012 at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood amp Highland Center, a…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:06AM

Mark Rylance's Stage Return in Richard III and Twelfth Night to Transfer to West End's Apollo by Mark Shenton

The previously announced stage return of Mark Rylance to play the title role in Richard III and Olivia in Twelfth Night at Shakespeare's Globe this summer will be followed immediately by…

SOURCE: Playbill at 08:05AM

The Power of Financial Planning by Michael Kaiser

While most arts managers and board members don't turn to financial forecasts when they are looking for a lift, I...

SOURCE: Huffington Post at 08:00AM

Feature: A Double Dose of Webber by David Gordon

TheaterMania reviews the DVDs of The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall and Love Never Dies.

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NY Review: 'Hurt Village' by David Sheward

Katori Hall creates a vibrant community in this Signature Theatre production, but "Hurt Village" seems more of a political statement than a slice of life.

SOURCE: Backstage at 08:00AM
Monday, February 27, 2012 at 7am (Broadway Time)
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Review: Beyond the Horizon at curtainup.com by Elyse Sommer

The Irish Rep's Ciarán O'Reilly once more demonstrates his ability to give exciting new life to plays that don't rank with O'Nell's masterpieces

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 07:45AM

Mark Rylance's Richard III and Twelfth Night confirm West End run by Alistair Smith

Shakespeare's Globe's forthcoming productions of Richard III and Twelfth Night, starring Mark Rylance, will transfer to the West End, it has been confirmed.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:44AM

Andrew Lloyd Webber working on Profumo musical by Matt Trueman

Composer reveals he is considering 1960s sex-and-politics scandal as subject for his next musicalThe News of the World might be gone, but one of its most notorious scoops could be the subjec…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:29AM

Blog: Jo Caird: Theatre goes green

Thrillingly, Arts Council England has become the first funding body in the world to embed environmental sustainability into its funding programmes. Last week, Alan Davey, ACE's chief execut…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 07:29AM

NY Review: 'Rutherford & Son' by Erik Haagensen

Mint Theater Company is doing a bang-up job with Githa Sowerby's flinty 1912 drama "Rutherford & Son," which is notable for its feminist perspective.

SOURCE: Backstage at 07:26AM

Loni Ackerman – Next to Ab-Normal – Pitch Perfect Cabaret by Oscar E Moore

At the close of Loni Ackerman’s most engaging and entertaining new cabaret act - “Next to Ab-Normal” she sings James Taylor’s “The Secret O’ Life” a…

SOURCE: Oscar E. Moore at 07:16AM

West End slate grows

Legit News: Three shows set moves to London

SOURCE: Variety at 07:16AM

BWW's On This Day - February 27, 2012

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on February 27 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:00AM

Omid Djalili to Star in New West End Production of What the Butler Saw at the Vaudeville by Mark Shenton

Omid Djalili will star in a new production of Joe Orton's What the Butler Saw, beginning performances at the West End's Vaudeville Theatre May 4, prior to an official opening May 16,…

SOURCE: Playbill at 07:00AM
Monday, February 27, 2012 at 6am (Broadway Time)
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Mime and Clowning classes by Happenstance at Shakespeare Theatre by Lorraine Treanor

Shakespeare Theatre Company is accepting registration for two classes being taught by Mark Jaster and Sabrina Mandell, who together create original stylized works as Happenstance Theater. Ma…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 06:59AM

News: Rylance returns to Apollo with Globe Richard III & Twelfth Night

As previously tipped::E8831328549338 by Whatsonstage.com, Shakespeare’s Globe will transfer its forthcoming productions of Richard III and Twelfth Night to the West End following their…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 06:58AM

Omid Djalili to star in Orton's What the Butler Saw by Matthew Hemley

Omid Djalili is to star in Joe Orton's What the Butler Saw in the West End.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:49AM

Broward Stage Door’s Disappointing My Fair Lady Lacks Magic and Charm by Bill Hirschman

This edition of My Fair Lady at Broward Stage Door is a disappointing muddle other than a few adequate performances under the direction of the usually reliable Michael Leeds. The first two t…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 06:48AM

RSC's Written on the Heart will transfer to West End by Alistair Smith

David Edgar's Written on the Heart is to transfer to the West End this April.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:43AM

Angela Lansbury to Host CTD's JUMP FOR JOY 10/5 by BroadwayWorld

Angela Lansbury will host JUMP FOR JOY A Dance Variety Spectacular - Career Transition For Dancers 27th Anniversary Jubilee on Monday, November 5, 2012 at 700 pm at New York City Center, 131…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:37AM

UK City of Culture competition extended to 2017 by Alistair Smith

Arts minister Ed Vaizey has announced that the nationwide competition to find the UK's City of Culture will be extended to 2017.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:30AM

'Wicked' Continues Its Box Office Reign Over 'Lion King' by Frank Nestor

The blockbuster musical "Wicked" remained the top grossing show on Broadway last week, beating out "The Lion King" and "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark."

SOURCE: Backstage at 06:13AM

Politics: The Motion Picture by Don Hall

Last night, I decided to watch the Academy Awards show for the first time in a couple of years. As the Hollywood machine has continued to churn out more and more of what I consider warmed o…

SOURCE: Don Hall at 06:07AM

News: Omid Djalili returns to West End to star in Orton's Butler

Omid Djalili is returning to the West End to play Dr Rance in a revival of Joe Orton’s comedy What the Butler Saw, which opens at the Vaudeville Theatre on 16 May (previews from 4 May)…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 06:00AM

KC Rep's quirky 'Great Immensity' offers strong performances, thin story

"The Great Immensity" alerts us to the devastating consequences of climate change if we don't get off our rear ends and do something about it.

SOURCE: The Kansas City Star at 06:00AM
Monday, February 27, 2012 at 5am (Broadway Time)
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Hay Fever, Noel Coward Theatre, London by Mark Shenton

Noel Coward Theatre, London: Hell will probably freeze over before we see an Ivor Novello revival at the Novello Theatre, but the former Albery Theatre now gets the first production of a pla…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:37AM

Macbeth, Octagon, Bolton by Chris Bartlett

Octagon, Bolton: We are now so used to seeing Shakespeare's tragedies reinvented and transplanted to alternative historical settings that we've become rather inured to the tactic. …

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:21AM

Love and War, Ye Olde Rose and Crown, London, until March 10 by Mark Shenton

Ye Olde Rose and Crown, London, until March 10: Howard Goodall may reach his biggest audiences with his themes to TV shows like Mr Bean and The Vicar of Dibley and his instrumental and chora…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:13AM

Jackie Mason - Fearless, Wyndhams Theatre, London, until March 17 by Julian Hall

Wyndhams Theatre, London, until March 17: Jackie Mason is undoubtedly an elder statesman of comedy, but this farewell UK tour would be best described as workmanlike rather than a goodbye wit…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:05AM

Purge, Arcola, London by Jonathan Lovett

Arcola, London: Using the sexual abuse of women as a potent example of what Estonia suffered under Soviet control, Sofi Oksanen's juicy, historical novel has won awards across Europe, b…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:01AM
Monday, February 27, 2012 at 4am (Broadway Time)
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The Death of Klinghoffer, Coliseum, London by George Hall

Coliseum, London: It has taken 21 years for the most controversial opera of our time to reach the London stage, but courtesy of English National Opera's enterprising artistic director, …

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 04:51AM

Offer: Travel to Narnia with The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe this summer: Drink + Poster

Following the international smash-hit production of Peter Pan, The Threesixty Theatre returns to London’s historic Kensington Gardens to create another enchanting theatrical experience wit…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 04:09AM

Blog: Memory Lane & lapses with Babs

We all make howlers, so I have nothing but sympathy for my old friend Kate Kellaway on The Observer in attributing The Duchess of Malfi to Christopher Marlowe in yesterday's newspaper. Alth…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 04:08AM
Monday, February 27, 2012 at 3am (Broadway Time)
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Review: Hay Fever **

For a very slight comedy, Noël Coward’s Hay Fever is notoriously hard to get right. First, the style required is at a premium these days. Second, though hastily written, the scrip…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 03:55AM

Blog: Memory Lane and lapses with Babs

We all make howlers, so I have nothing but sympathy for my old friend Kate Kellaway on The Observer in attributing The Duchess of Malfi to Christopher Marlowe in yesterday's newspaper. Alth…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 03:39AM
Monday, February 27, 2012 at 2am (Broadway Time)
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How Can I Help You? by Admin

Posted in Customer Service  I guarantee that these five little words are the vehicle that will drive your small business from good to great. It’s much easier to sell your services com…

SOURCE: theartsentrepreneur.com at 02:30AM

Philadelphia playwrights give new works a trial run at PTC@Play

ATTENDEES OF PTC@Play, be forewarned: Michael Hollinger will be watching you. Don't worry, the local playwright isn't stalking you (not that we know of, anyway). Instead, he's one of four pl…

SOURCE: Philly.com at 02:04AM
Monday, February 27, 2012 at 1am (Broadway Time)
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Inflation on the fringe by Mark Shenton


I’ve regularly decried the ever-escalating price scales of the West End, not least over the iniquitous spread of premium pricing (which is, however, ultimately a matter of choice; if yo…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:59AM

Howard Kissel, Daily News Theater Critic, Dies at 69 by Anita Gates

Mr. Kissel also wrote books on Broadway subjects, including a book of New York City theater walks and a biography of the producer David Merrick.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:57AM

Vaudeville to stage Orton farce

Legit News: MJE preps new prod'n of 'Butler'

SOURCE: Variety at 01:21AM

TTIC- Tristan Brandon, Curtis Jackson, Andrew Lund - Feb 27, 2012 by [email protected] (talk Theatre In Chicago), Talk Theatre In Chicago

This week's podcast focuses on the Idle Muse Theatre Company's production of Shakespeare's R and J, which is currently playing at The Side Project. Director Tristan Brandon and cast members …

SOURCE: www.theatreinchicago.com at 01:01AM

Elected Officals Will Honor The Cast Of The Gershwins Porgy And Bess

The residents of “Catfish Row” will be honored on Wednesday, February 29th following the evening performance at the Richard Rodgers Theatre (226 West 46th).  Proclamations a…

SOURCE: Broadway's Best Shows at 01:00AM

Review: Hay Fever by Natasha Tripney

Lindsay Duncan leads a strong cast in Howard Davies' slick revival of Noel Coward's 1925 play.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00AM

Loni Ackerman – Next to Ab-Normal – Pitch Perfect Cabaret by Oscar E. Moore

Beautifully scripted and directed (Barry Kleinbort) and sung to perfection you’ll discover what makes Loni tick and talk and sing with heartfelt passion and humor.

SOURCE: Talk Entertainment at 01:00AM

New THE BEST MAN TV Commercial (VIDEO)

Here’s a first look at the brand new television commercial for Gore Vidal’s THE BEST MAN

SOURCE: Broadway's Best Shows at 01:00AM

PS CLASSICS to Record Two-Disc Broadway Cast Album of THE GERSHWINS PORGY AND BESS

PS Classics, the label dedicated to the heritage of Broadway and American popular song, will record the New Broadway Cast Album of The Gershwins’ PORGY AND BESS on March 12 & 13, 2…

SOURCE: Broadway's Best Shows at 01:00AM
Monday, February 27, 2012 at midnight (Broadway Time)
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She’s a not-so-little orphan angry by Frank Scheck

Its lurid title notwithstanding, “I Killed My Mother” is neither campy comedy nor a theatrical take on film noir. Instead, Andras Visky’s new play — a portrait of a young woman’s h…

SOURCE: The New York Post Subscription at 12:52AM

Goes above & ‘Beyond’ by Frank Scheck

The Irish Rep has done it again. Having ably resuscitated, Eugene O’Neill’s “The Hairy Ape” and “The Emperor Jones,” it’s now revived “Beyond the Horizon” — a drama that …

SOURCE: The New York Post Subscription at 12:52AM

Meryl Streep, Christopher Plummer and Woody Allen Win 2012 Academy Awards by Broadway.com

Broadway veterans Meryl Streep and Christopher Plummer, in addition to Broadway playwright Woody Allen, were among the winners at the 84th Annual Academy Awards. Streep earned the Os…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:47AM

Actors Fund Benefit by Barry

Scott Siegel presents: The Best of Jim Caruso’s Cast Party 2012 By Sandi Durell ... Photography: Barry GordinJim CarusoMy dilemma is – does Scott Siegel ever sleep?  After all, he produ…

SOURCE: theaterlife at 12:30AM

Margery Klain by League of Professional Theatre Women

Producer New York, New York / Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA When Bob Donnalley and I produced A Shayna Maidel in New York more than 20 years ago, we knew that the play had “legs.̶…

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Openings We're Tracking, February 27-March 4, 2012 by The Charlebois Post

Gordon's Andrew Wheeler(photo by Michael Cooper)Do you like Doubt? Have you seen the movie? Is the play still viable after you have? A priest, a boy, a mother superior, suspected misconduct …

SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 12:01AM

Tony Winner Chita Rivera Co-Hosts Texas Column Awards Gala Feb. 27 by Michael Gioia

Tony Award winner Chita Rivera co-hosts the 13th annual Column Awards Gala, which honors excellence in theatre within the Dallas-Fort Worth area, Feb. 27 at the Patty Granville Performing Ar…

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TT: P.P.C.

My trip to Florida is now history, and I have a hell of a rough week ahead of me. In...

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TT: Just because

David Frye impersonates Gregory Peck, James Mason, Henry Fonda, Robert Mitchum, William F. Buckley, Jr., Richard Nixon, Bobby Kennedy, and...

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TT: Almanac

"No one can build his security upon the nobleness of another person." Willa Cather, Alexander's Bridge...

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Hilton Als: “Early Plays” by Eugene O’Neill, “CQ/CX,” “Rx” reviews. by Hilton Als

The director Richard Maxwell’s adaptation of Eugene O’Neill’s “Early Plays” (at St. Ann’s Warehouse) has the supreme realism of a dream. It is happening, …

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Goings on About Town: The Theatre by The New Yorker

PageBreak -->OPENINGS AND PREVIEWS Please call the phone number listed with the theatre for timetables and ticket information. THE BIG MEAL Sam Gold directs Dan LeFranc’s play, a…

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Dance review: Bodiography medley yields uneven results

Arts groups view the 10th anniversary as the first of what they hope will be numerous milestones.

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00AM

Mountaintop Writer Katori Hall's Hurt Village Opens Feb. 27 in World Premiere by Kenneth Jones

Signature Theatre Company's Romulus Linney Courtyard Theater in the new Pershing Square Signature Center on West 42nd Street is officially open for business Feb. 27 with the opening of t…

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Emma Hunton, Andy Mientus, Brian Charles Johnson, Chase Peacock Perform Fire Without Spark Concert Feb. 27 by Michael Gioia

Emma Hunton, who currently stars as Maureen in Off-Broadway's Rent, and Andy Mientus, cast member of Off-Broadway's Carrie, sing the music of Bruce Springsteen in Fire Without A…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Broadway Belts! Benefit, Featuring Andrew Rannells, Lindsay Mendez, Adam Pascal, Offered Feb. 27 by Michael Gioia and Andrew Gans

The second annual Broadway Belts! for PFF (Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation) benefit, featuring a star-studded lineup of performers belting out some of Broadway's most memorable songs, is o…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Nikki M. James, Chad Kimball, David Drake and Michael Riedel Are Part of Project Shaw's Methuselah by Andrew Gans

The Project Shaw series continues Feb. 27 with a reading of George Bernard Shaw's Back to Methuselah: Part Two.

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Broadway Remembers Whitney Benefit Concert Presented at Joe's Pub Feb. 27 by Andrew Gans

A host of Broadway performers join forces Feb. 27 to remember the late Grammy-winning artist Whitney Houston.

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Free Broadway's Future Concert, With Celina Carvajal, Chelsea Morgan Stock, Bryce Ryness, Presented Feb. 27 by Andrew Gans

Broadway's Future @ Lincoln Center (formerly The Songbook series), which is presented by Arts and Artists at St. Paul, continues Feb. 27 at 6 PM in the Bruno Walter Auditorium at the New…

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Mint Theater's Rutherford & Son Opens Off-Broadway Feb. 27 by Adam Hetrick

The Mint Theater Company revival of Githa Sowerby's Rutherford & Son, which reunites members of the original 2001 cast, officially opens Off-Broadway Feb. 27.

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May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
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