Hysteria by Theasy.com

59E59 Theatres, Off-Broadway By Joseph Samuel Wright BOTTOM LINE: An absurd adventure where two insane people meet for a date at a restaurant with an obsessive waiter. Inspector Sand…

Lee Daniels and Nilo Cruz to Develop Film Version of Anna in the Tropics

Academy Award nominee Lee Daniels has signed on to develop and direct a film adaptation of Nilo Cruz's award-winning Broadway play Anna in the Tropics, according to The Hollywood Repor…

Charles Kimbrough, Lily Rabe, and Matthew Rauch Win Equity Awards

Charles Kimbrough, Lily Rabe, and Matthew Rauch have won Actors' Equity Awards for classical theater, according to a report in Time Out New York. The Joe A. Callaway Award, for perform…

Feature: Love, Loss, and What I Want for Christmas

15 cast members of the hit show Love, Loss, and What I Wore reveal what addition to their wardrobes they want to receive as a holiday gift!

Ripley to Release New Album: DAILY PRACTICE , 2/15

Sh-K-Boom has announced that Broadway favorite Alice Ripley will realease a new album, Daily Practice - Volume 1 on February 15, 2011.

Jane Fonda, Zach Grenier, Samantha Mathis, et al. Set for Ahmanson's 33 Variations

Full casting has been announced for writer/director Moisés Kaufman's 33 Variations, which will play the Center Theatre Group's Ahmanson Theatre, January 30-March 6, with…

Streisand's GMA Appearance Moves to 12/15

As previously announced by BroadwayWorld, the legendary Barbra Streisand will be making a series of television appearances this week. Streisand's Good Morning America interview will now take…

Tickets Now Available for BROADWAY BARES 2011!

Tickets are now available for BROADWAY BARES 2011, which will be held on Sunday, June 19 at Roseland Ballroom. This hotly anticipated annual event combines the naughtiness of burlesque and t…

STAGE TUBE: Colin Quinn Talks SPIDER-MAN

Broadway's Colin Quinn recently sat down with Theatre Talk and gave his opinion on SPIDER-MAN. Hear what he had to say by clicking below

Ewing, Green, et al. Join SEESAW Benefit Concert

Further casting has been announced for re Directions Theatre Company's upcoming benefit concert of the rarely-seen Seesaw. RTC previously announced stars Celina Carvajal Toxic Avenger, Tarza…

Warner Brothers Won't Fight 'Yogi Bear' Video Parody by Dave Itzkoff

The dark satire is no picnic for the studio, which is about to release a new kid-friendly "Yogi Bear" movie, but it isn't the work of renegade Warner Brothers animators, either.

BBAJ's Jeff Hiller to Perfrom at le Poisson Rouge, 12/19

This brand new weekly open mic night is highly recommended for show-tune lovers, Broadway enthusiasts, Gleeks, fans of Charles Nelson Reilly, and anyone who ever wanted to do their own dream…

Review | Theatre | Get Santa! | Royal Court | Michael Billington by Michael Billington

Royal Court, LondonWe don't normally associate the Royal Court with seasonal jollity. Anthony Neilson, whose last work at this venue, Relocated, dealt with the abduction and abuse of childre…

Grenier, Varjas, et al. Join Fonda in 33 VARIATIONS; Opens 2/9

Actors Zach Grenier, Samantha Mathis, Don Amendolia, Susan Kellermann, Greg Keller, Grant James Varjas, Scott Barrow and Caitlin O'Connell will join the previously announced Jane Fonda in th…

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Legit Reviews: Entirely engrossing Steppenwolf Theater production begins a notch quieter than usual and ends quietly as well, in a moment filled with achingly honest vulnerability and tende…

Matilda

Legit Reviews: "Matilda" turns out to be an explosion of joy, the most exhilarating and flat-out best musical since "Billy Elliot."

Much Ado About Nothing

Legit Reviews: Show never gets a complete handle on the Italianate comedy, but it would be churlish to quibble given the evening's many delights.

Real-Life NFL Great Paul Hornung Attends Lombardi (Photos) by Matt Blank

Hall of Fame former football player Paul Hornung, who is portrayed in Broadway’s Lombardi by Bill Dawes, took in the production the afternoon of Dec. 12 and took a moment to meet the c…

Colin Quinn on Spider-man by Theatertalk

Colin Quinn on Spider-man Colin Quinn, star of "Colin Quinn Long Story Short" on Broadway, discusses his feelings about of "Spider-man: The Musical" on Theater Talk, Fri…

FILM NOTE -- The King's Speech starring Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, and Helena Bonham Carter, directed by Tom Hooper, perspectives from two writers, Yvonne Korshak and Mark P. Haggard by Yvonne Korshak

Let's Talk off-Broadway is very grateful to have received, 2/16/11, from Mark P. Haggard, Guest Blogger, comments onThe King's Speech, written from his humanistic as well as specifically Bri…

Adam Lambert Rocks Out at Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark by Bruce Glikas

Sure, Grammy nominee Adam Lambert sings "For Your Entertainment," but how does the American Idol veteran entertain himself? By heading to Broadway! On December 10 Lambert swung int…

NBC Picks Up New Singing Competition: THE VOICE OF AMERICA

According to the Hollywood Reporter, NBC is launching it's own version of television hit AMERICAN IDOL. The project will be headed by Mark Burnett and John de Mol and is set to be tited THE …

Sincerely Noël – review by Lyn Gardner

Riverside Studios, LondonNothing to do with Christmas, and everything to do with Noël Coward, Alistair McGowan's compilation show of songs and verse does well if you like your theatre to so…

DONNY & MARIE Extends Through The New Year

Donny amp Marie - A Broadway Christmas, a new holiday production starring America's favorite sibling entertainers, has extended for two performances, now ending on January 2, 2010. The produ…

Laura Linney & Jordan Roth Honored at Star-Studded New York Stage and Film Gala by Jenny Anderson

Now celebrating its 25th anniversary, New York Stage and Film is dedicated to the development and production of new works for theater and film. That’s a goal dear to the hearts of all …

Ballet dancer defends critic's right to make sugar 'plump' fairy jibe

Jenifer Ringer, star of The Nutcracker, says New York Times reviewer Alastair MaCaulay need not apologise for epithetA New York ballerina has said a newspaper critic need not apologise for c…

Herding Cats – review by Lyn Gardner

Ustinov, BathJustine and Michael are flatmates inclined to bring their jobs home with them. Justine, whose life is all work and no play, is in a permanent state of rage, and driven to drink …

RIALTO CHATTER: Mariah Carey Musical Coming to Broadway?

In a recent interview with The Advocate, Mariah Carey chats about rumors that a musical about her life might be heading to the Great White Way. Carey told the Advocate It definitely wouldn't…

Football Legend Paul Hornung Meets His Broadway Counterpart By Checking Out Lombardi by Bruce Glikas

The cast of Lombardi put on their game faces on December 12 knowing that Paul Hornung, the former Green Bay Packers scoring champ who's featured in their historical play, would be sittin…

Burlesque is stripping for posh people by Laura Barnett

It may be fun. It may be titillating. But let's not call it liberating or empowering to watch women remove their clothes in publicIt was the nipple tassles that did it. There they were, spin…

Burlesque is stripping for posh people by Laura Barnett

It may be fun. It may be titillating. But let's not call it liberating or empowering to watch women remove their clothes in publicIt was the nipple tassles that did it. There they were, spin…

'Tearing Down the Walls' by eta Creative Arts: Story of hooking up in Bronzeville needs an update by Chris Jones

THEATER REVIEW: "Tearing Down the Walls" ★★ Through Feb. 13 by eta Creative Arts Foundation, 7558 S. South Chicago Ave.; Running time: 2 hours; Tickets: $30 at 773-752-3955 or www.etacre…

Tony Award Winner Alice Ripley to Release New Album

Tony Winner Alice Ripley Readies Album of Rock Covers, Set for Feb 15th Release via Sh-K-Boom Records Songs Range from Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Thunder Road’ to U2’s ‘I Still Ha…

A Girl’s Guide to Washington Politics by Tim Treanor

Well. I wouldn’t exactly use these guys as Washington political consultants, since they apparently believe that Adrian Fenty is Italian – more on that later – but the latest Second Cit…

Broadway Grosses: Holiday Cheer at the Box Office as Eight Shows Top $1 Million by Broadway.com Staff

It’s Christmastime in the city, which means that theatergoers are streaming into Times Square to enjoy some Broadway-style holiday cheer. Almost every show posted a gain at the box off…

Stock and Amateur is the way to a “living” . . . but for whom? by Ken Davenport

I read a great article on the front page (!) of Variety (it’s rare that a theater story gets the cover) about the life after Broadway for musicals that may not have been so well receiv…

Broadway Box Office Tweets - Week Ending December 12, 2010 by Steve On Broadway (sob)

George Gershwin Theatre Box Office (Home to Wicked)Broadway Box Office Tweets - Week Ending December 12, 2010If you follow me on Twitter, you most likely know that each Monday, I offer my qu…

Actors' Equity Awards Go to MERCHANT OF VENICE Cast

The cast of Broadway's MERCHANT OF VENICE has swept the Actors' Equity Awards for classical theatre, which were announced earlier today.

Portrait of the artist: Moira Buffini, playwright by Laura Barnett

'I don't relate to opera – I feel there's something decadent about it. But I'm trying to change my mind'What got you started?I wrote a play when I was 14, called The Fantasy Life of Gilber…

Alice Ripley's Daily Practice CD Set for February 15 Release

Tony Award winner Alice Ripley's new CD Daily Practice, Volume 1 will be released by Sh-K-Boom Records on February 15. Kurt Deutsch has produced the album. The ten-track recording is …

La Bete’s Mark Rylance on Playing the Fool and Heading to Jerusalem by Broadway.com Staff

In La Bete, Mark Rylance not only has the difficult task of performing a script written entirely in rhyming verse, but as the buffoonish street clown Valere, he delivers a nearly 40-minute-l…

Jack and the Beanstalk – review by Alfred Hickling

Theatre Royal, YorkBerwick Kaler is the giant redwood of pantomime dames: no one will be able to tell for certain how long he has been around until they slice his frock open and count the pe…

Burlesque: the daily grind by Ben Walters

A new breed of performers has transformed burlesque – is it now performance art? By Ben WaltersIt's a cold December night but inside the Bethnal Green Working Men's Club in east London, th…

STAGE TUBE: 'The Simpsons' Get WICKED

In a recent episode of FOX's The Simpsons, Homer and Moe find themselves on stage with WICKED's Glinda in her bubble. Check out the episode below.

THE INTELLIGENT HOMOSEXUAL'S GUIDE - Artist Interviews by The Public Theater

THE INTELLIGENT HOMOSEXUAL'S GUIDE - Artist Interviews THE INTELLIGENT HOMOSEXUAL'S GUIDE TO CAPITALISM AND SOCIALISM WITH A KEY TO THE SCRIPTURES New York Premiere By Tony Kushner …

Black, MacLaine Want to Bring BERNIE to Broadway

According to IMDB, film star Jack Black wants to take his new movie to Broaway with his co-star Shirley Maclaine. The new movie is tentatively called 'Bernie and is about 'a mortician from…

Starship: The Musical, with Music by Glee's Darren Criss, to Play Chicago in February

Starkid Productions will present Starship: The Musical at the Hoover-Leppen Theater, February 11-23. The piece features music by Glee's Darren Criss. The musical is set in the distant…

Helen Carey, Michael Hayden, Michael Thomas Holmes, et al. Set for Guthrie Theater's The Winter's Tale

The Guthrie Theater has announced complete casting for The Winter's Tale, to run January 29 - March 27. As previously announced, Jonathan Munby will direct the production. Shakespeare…

Complete Liza Minnelli "Private Screenings" Interview (Video) by Thomas Peter

Liza Minnelli’s “Private Screenings” interview with Turner Classic Movies host Robert Osborne, which aired on TCM Dec. 11, is now available in full on YouTube. The intervie…

Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art Deems Mural Inappropriate by Randy Kennedy

Jeffrey Deitch - a longtime champion of street art - late last week ordered a wall mural it had commissioned by Blu, an Italian graffiti artist, to be whitewashed because it found the artwor…

Broadway Grosses* w/e 12/12/10 by Ken Davenport

The following are the Broadway Grosses from the week ending Dec. 12, 2010: Show Name GrossGross TotalAttn %Cap AvgPdAdm A FREE MAN OF COLOR $278,172 4,859 58.23% $57.25 A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC …

Lee Blessing, Jim Brochu, John Rando, Mark St. Germain, et al. Set for Barrington Stage Company's 2011 Season

Barrington Stage Company has announced its complete mainstage season for 2011. As previously announced, the company's season will open with Frank Loesser and Abe Burrows' Guys a…

Matthew Morrison Talks Kennedy Center Honors and More on "Leno" (Video) by Thomas Peter

Tony Award nominee and “Glee” star Matthew Morrison stopped by “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” Dec. 10 to talk about performing at the Kennedy Center Honors for Broa…

This jiggle-fest has nothing to do with sex or power | Laurie Penny by Laurie Penny

As a former burlesque dancer, a new film about the artform confirms to me how it has now been reduced to glib titillationThere's more to subversion than stripping and sequins. Burlesque was …

D’Oz! There's No Place Like Broadway's Wicked for The Simpsons by Broadway.com Staff

We're not in Springfield anymore! That's right, FOX favorite The Simpsons took a (brief) turn on the Great White Way in a recent episode, when Moe and Homer ended up wandering on to …

Warhol Foundation Threatens to End Financing of Smithsonian Exhibitions by Kate Taylor

At issue: the removal of a disputed video from an exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery.

Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 12/12

Grosses for all the Broadway shows for the week ending 12122010

Flux Theatre Ensemble to Present Liz Duffy Adams's DOG ACT

FLUX THEATRE ENSEMBLE PRESENTS  DOG ACT WRITTEN BY LIZ DUFFY ADAMS DIRECTED BY KELLY O’DONNELL NEW YORK PREMIERE! FEBRUARY 4-20 @ FLAMBOYAN THEATER AT  CLEMENTE …

BWW Reviews: Sinatra Is Back In Vegas In Twyla Tharp's SINATRA DANCE WITH ME

It is a perfect combination the ultra-cool of Frank Sinatras music and put it with the heat of Twyla Tharps choreography. Add sets, costumes and lighting and you have the show that opened S…

Manhattan Theatre Club's Annual Winter Benefit AN INTIMATE NIGHT Scheduled for Mon, Jan 24

MANHATTAN THEATRE CLUB PRESENTS ANNUAL WINTER BENEFIT, “AN INTIMATE NIGHT” MONDAY, JANUARY 24 AT THE PLAZA FEATURING PERFORMANCES BY LAURA BENANTI, CHEYENNE JACKSON, BEBE NEUWIRTH &…

Morgan Karr & Carrie Manolakos at The Bitter End 12/14 by Adaumbelle

Be sure to catch fellow “Adaumbelle’s Quest” participant Morgan Karr and Carrie Manolakos this Tuesday, December 14 at 7:30pm at The Bitter End in NYC (147 Bleecker Street)…

Dee Snider Talks Rock on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon by Broadway.com Staff

Heavy metal star Dee Snider took a break from his role as club owner Dennis in the all-'80s-metal-jams musical Rock of Ages to sit down with Jimmy Fallon for a little Late Night chat. Sp…

PLAYBILL BACKSTAGE: Gypsy of the Year

Seth Rudetsky, host of the 2010 Gypsy of the Year competition, takes Playbill on an exclusive backstage tour of the annual fundraiser benefiting Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. Cherry Jon…

Jackson, Benanti, Neuwirth, Pasquale Lead MTC's AN INTIMATE NIGHT, 1/24

Manhattan Theatre Club will present its annual Winter Benefit, an evening of cocktails and dinner followed by a special one-night-only cabaret-style show featuring some of the biggest stars …

Laura Benanti, Cheyenne Jackson, Bebe Neuwirth, Steven Pasquale Set for MTC Benefit

Laura Benanti, Cheyenne Jackson, Bebe Neuwirth, and Steven Pasquale will perform at Manhattan Theatre Club's annual Winter Benefit, to be held on Monday, January 24 at The Plaza. Lynne…

Kevin Anderson, Tracee Chimo, Catherine Dent, John Earl Jelks Set for Geffen's Break of Noon

Broadway veteran Kevin Anderson will lead the cast of the Los Angeles run of the world premiere production of Neil LaBute's The Break of Noon, January 25-March 6, with an opening set fo…

Annette Bening, Jesse Eisenberg, Colin Firth, Natalie Portman, Mark Ruffalo et al. Win Film Critics' Awards

The winners of the 2010 Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA) Awards, the 2010 Boston Society of Film Critics (BSFC), the 2010 New York Film Critics Circle (NYFCC), and the New York …

Billy Stritch, Christine Ebersole Lead A MOST WONDERFUL TIME 12/19

Jim Caruso's Cast Party is proud to present the return of Tony Award-winning actresssinger CHRISTINE EBERSOLE and Grammy Award-winning composerpianistsinger BILLY STRITCH in A MOST WONDERFUL…

Women Finally Win 'The Amazing Race' by Brian Stelter

Nat Strand and Kat Chang were reached the finish line first on Sunday night, beating another female duo, Claire Champlin and Brooke Roberts.

Anson Mount to Join Maggie Gyllenhaal & Peter Sarsgaard in CSC's Three Sisters by Broadway.com Staff

Anson Mount will assume the role of Solyony in Classic Stage Company’s forthcoming production of Anton Chekhov’s Three Sisters, replacing Glenn Fitzgerald, who is withdrawing due…

Halle Berry, Marisa Tomei, Oprah Winfrey, et al. to Be Academy Award Presenters

An initial lineup of celebrities who will be presenters at the Oscars has been announced, according to an Associated Press report. As previously reported, James Franco and Anne Hathaway wil…

Broadway Holiday Flashback! Long Before Jersey Boys, Three-Year-Old Jarrod Spector Sings 'Frosty the Snowman' by Broadway.com Staff

Mark off another day on the calendar: The holidays are almost here, and Broadway.com is celebrating the season with festive videos featuring Broadway's biggest stars. Jersey Boys' Ja…

This Joseph is amusing, but not amazing

Stage West production has its ups and downs but generally tries too hard.

Gwyneth Paltrow Will Get Glee-ful a Second Time by Broadway.com Staff

Holly Holiday reporting for duty! Gwyneth Paltrow will again walk the halls of McKinley High when she reprises her role as Glee’s favorite substitute teacher. The Oscar winner revealed…

Trailer for New RSC Musical Matilda (Video) by Thomas Peter

A trailer for Matilda, the Royal Shakespeare Company’s new musical adaptation of the beloved Roald Dahl children’s novel, has been released. The musical, about a little girl with…

Video: Stars of “Memphis” Reveal Their Secrets by Mark Blankenship

The stars of the Broadway musical “Memphis,” Montego Glover and Chad Kimball, tell TDF Stages the secret to playing a role for over seven years. Fast Tube by Casper Watch a closed capt…

Mariska Hargitay & Family Feel the Love at The Lion King by Bruce Glikas

What better time than the holidays to take in a Broadway show as a family? On December 11, Emmy Award winner Mariska Hargitay of Law & Order: SVU and her Broadway vet husband, Peter Herm…

Anson Mount Replaces Glenn Fitzgerlad in Classic Stage's THREE SISTERS; Opens 2/3

Anson Mount will assume the role of Solyony in the forthcoming production of Anton Chekhov's THREE SISTERS at Classic Stage Company, replacing Glenn Fitzgerald, who is withdrawing from the p…

Anson Mount to Join Maggie Gyllenhaal, Juliet Rylance, Peter Sarsgaard et al. in CSC's Three Sisters

Anson Mount will replace the previously reported Glenn Fitzgerald as Solyony in Classic Stage Company's presentation of Anton Chekhov's Three Sisters, to run January 12-February 20…

Lovers Walk by Atemytheatre,

Dorothy Knowles obituary

Academic, writer, French scholar and fencing championDorothy Knowles (known to her friends as Diana), who has died aged 104, enjoyed a long and distinguished academic career and great succes…

STAGE TUBE: Dee Snider Talks ROCK OF AGES With Jimmy Fallon

Dee Snider chats about his experience with ROCK of AGES and schools Jimmy Fallon about the proper use of metal horns. Check out the video clip below

Beth Soll turns the spotlight on herself in a return visit by Karen Campbell, Globe Correspondent

CAMBRIDGE — When dancer/choreographer Beth Soll left Boston in 1997, it was a real loss to the area’s dance scene. For 26 years, she enlivened Boston culture with engaging, thoug…

A stripped-down ‘Wonderful Life’ by Sandy Macdonald, Globe Correspondent

PROVIDENCE — Stellar as Trinity Rep’s take on “The Christmas Carol’’ has proven over the past 35 years, it’s understandable that company vets might find t…

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Mining the magic past and present by Terry Byrne, Globe Correspondent

BEVERLY — North Shore Music Theatre’s sumptuous production of “A Christmas Carol’’ is subtitled “A Musical Ghost Story,’’ which serves as an a…

Aaron Landsman, James Scruggs, Betty Shamieh, et al. Part of HERE's Culturemart 2011

HERE Arts Center has announced the lineup for Culturemart 2011, to run January 7-23. The festival will feature 12 mutlidisciplinary works that contain elements of theater, dance, music, new…

Season's Greetings, National Theatre (Lyttelton), London

The horrors of our own shortcomings are shown up with just enough laughs for us to be able to bear it, writes Ian Shuttleworth

TDF Memphis2 Final2 CC by TDF

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PHOTO FLASH: Peter Billingsley at Opening Night of 5th Avenue Theatre's A Christmas Story: The Musical!

Peter Billingsley, who starred as Ralphie Parker in the 1983 family holiday film A Christmas Story, attended the opening night of 5th Avenue Theatre's production of A Christmas Story: T…

Theater Talk Holiday Show with Colin Quinn & Todd Robbins Premieres Friday on Thirteen

THEATER TALK invites viewers to celebrate the holidays with two of New York theaters current leading lights Colin Quinn, now starring in Long Story Short on Broadway at the Booth, and Todd …

Cheyenne Jackson to Debut New One-Man Show in Miami 12/31 & 1/1; Creel, Olivo & Batt Concerts to Follow

Cheyenne Jackson, star of NBC's 30 Rock and Fox's GLEE makes his Miami debut to welcome 2011 on December 31 and January 1 at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts. Jackson will d…

Stars of "Memphis" Reveal Their Secrets by TDF

Stars of "Memphis" Reveal Their Secrets The stars of the Broadway musical "Memphis," Montego Glover and Chad Kimball, tell TDF Stages the secret to playing a role for ov…

Dramatic destinations: around Britain in 61 plays

'Where you come from' became the common thread of the plays we commissioned about our green and pleasant landTheatre company Paines Plough was conceived in 1974 over pints of Paines bitter d…

Del Toro Is Committed to New Video Game Series by Dave Itzkoff

Mr. del Toro, the "Pan's Labyrinth" and "Hellboy" director, said he wanted his inSANE game trilogy to take players to a place "where every single action makes them question their own senses …

Broadway Buzz Makes Spider-Man a Must-See for Musical Fans by Broadway.com Staff

As Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark continues packing in audiences at the Foxwoods Theatre, Broadway.com asked readers what intrigues them most about the mega-musical. The results are in, and 2…

EXCLUSIVE Photo Coverage: Sneak Peek at DRACULA in Rehearsal

Count Dracula, the world's most famous vampire, returns to the New York stage in DRACULA by Hamilton Deane and John L. Balderston, based on the eponymous novel by Bram Stoker is set to begin…

Robert Stern Wins Driehaus Prize for Classical Architecture by Robin Pogrebin

Robert A. M. Stern, dean of the Yale School of Architecture, will receive $200,000 for the prize, which honors classical architecture.

Blackwell & Bell Launch New VINEYARD MASTERS Workshop Series, 1/9

The Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning Vineyard Theatre 108 E. 15 St. will kick off a brand new series, VINEYARD MASTERS - master classes with leading Vineyard Theatre artists - on Sunday…

Ellis and May Lead ANTHEM: THE CONCERT

Queen legend Brian May and West End and Broadway singing sensation Kerry Ellis are to perform the live version of their hit album, ANTHEMS, in a special Royal Albert Hall concert next Spring…

Side by Side by Susan Blackwell: Zachary Quinto on Eyebrows, Dingers and Star Trek Zingers by Broadway.com Staff

This month, Susan Blackwell heads downtown to the Tompkins Square Park dog run for a lively game of "Name that Dog!" with Hollywood's Zachary Quinto. Our hilarious hostess also…

'Dexter' Watch: Annoyed by the Season Finale? by Ginia Bellafante

The season was incredibly strong in my mind, and "Dexter'' certainly remains one of the best shows on television. But the final hour has left me padding about the house exasperated.

Darlene Love Sings With Million Dollar Quartet (Video) by Adam Hetrick

“He’s a Rebel” and “Today I Met the Boy I’m Gonna Marry” hit maker Darlene Love stopped by the Broadway production of Million Dollar Quartet to sing with…

SPIDER MAN Injury Update 5: Mendoza Better and Back to SPIDEY This Week

BroadwayWorld has been hearing that SPIDER MAN's Natalie Mendoza, who has been out of the show since December 2 due to a concussion she received during the first preview, could be out of the…

An authentic evening of improbability at the Vinyl Cafe by Brad Wheeler

The Christmas concert is hokey, but suitably warming

Photo Coverage: New York Stage & Film Honors Linney & Roth

Yesterday, December 12, New York Stage and Film presented their Annual Winter Gala. Top theatrical talent paid tribute to honorees Laura Linney Academy Award-nominated and Emmy Award-winning…

PHOTO FLASH: Hank Aaron Visits Black Angels Over Tuskegee

Last week, baseball legend Hank Aaron and his wife Billye Williams attended a performance of Layon Gray's historical drama Black Angels Over Tuskegee at the Actors' Temple Theatre.…

Cinderella

Legit Reviews: Production is silly enough to amuse youngsters yet current enough to make adults chuckle.

Force of Habit: Seth Green and 'Robot Chicken' Return to 'Star Wars' by Dave Itzkoff

Mr. Green talks about "Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III," a special devoted entirely to "Star Wars" parodies, and the endurance of that space fantasy franchise.

Book version of Year #3 now available. by Ken Davenport

I made the first year of The Producer's Perspective available in book form as a lark. Frankly, I wanted a book to put on my mantle, and something to give my Mom for Christmas. What I wasn't …

National Ballet’s opulent Nutcracker turning into a classic

James Kudelka’s vision keeps seasonal staple fresh

Gwyneth Paltrow Will Return to FOX's Glee

Academy Award winner Gwyneth Paltrow will reprise her role as substitute teacher Holly Holiday on FOX's Glee, according to published reports. No firm timeline for taping or an air date…

Embracing Process: Directors 2010 - December, 2010 by American Theatre Wing and CUNY

A panel of directors - Stafford Arima, Anne Kauffman, Rebecca Taichman and Henry Wishcamper - discusses the dynamic between themselves and the playwrights with whom they work; their first pa…

Voting Opens for 2010 Broadway World Seattle Awards!

BroadwayWorld, the largest theater site on the web, today announced that voting has begun for the 2010 BroadwayWorld Seattle Awards There 303 nominees in the 25 categories representing theat…

THE WIZARD OF OZ Blog: Above the London Palladium

In our latest video blog with Wizard of Oz Production Manager Matt Towell, he takes us on another slightly noisy tour of the London Palladium to see how the set-build is progressing. And thi…

“Thirteen Stories Down” by Adaumbelle

On Tuesday, December 14, be sure to pick up your copy of “Thirteen Stories Down,” the debut album from fellow “Adaumbelle’s Quest” participant Jonathan Reid Gea…

Scan-It-Yourself, and Other Thoughts About the Google Digitizing Settlement by Patricia Cohen

Last year, New York Law School organized a conference on the Google settlement and now the school's law journal has devoted its latest issue to the discussions about access, competition and …

Julie Taymor Talks "The Tempest" and Spider-Man on "Need to Know" (Video) by Thomas Peter

Tony Award-winning director Julie Taymor recently spoke about her two current projects – the film adaptation of William Shakespeare’s The Tempest and the new Broadway musical Spider-…

Review: Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Actor-playwright Tracy Letts dominates Steppenwolf Theatre Company's powerful and engaging production of Edward Albee's great American drama.

GRACE NOTES - Dec. 13, 2010 by Susan Grace

GRACE NOTES is the most effective place to reach a world-wide audience of theatre professionals. For more information about promoting your next event, please contact [email protected].*…

City Ballet Dancer Responds to Times Critic by The New York Times

In an interview Monday on NBC's "Today" show, Jenifer Ringer said, "As a dancer I do put myself out there to be criticized and my body is part of my art form. At the same time I'm not overwe…

Annette Bening, Jesse Eisenberg, Nicole Kidman, Geoffrey Rush, et al. Receive Critics Choice Movie Award Nominations

The nominations for the Broadcast Film Critics Association's Critics Choice Movie Awards have been announced. The prizes will be presented in a ceremony to be held at the Hollywood Pal…

Chuck Cooper, Cleve Douglas, Lisa Gary, et al. Set for Urban Stages' Holiday Cabaret Nights Closing Party

Deb Berman, Chuck Cooper, Cleve Douglas, Lisa Gary, and Annette Sanders, along with the Barry Levitt Trio, will perform at Urban Stages' 2nd annual Holiday Cabaret Nights Closing Party,…

PHOTO FLASH: Jon Hamm, Christina Ricci, Alan Rickman, et al. at New York Stage and Film's 2010 Winter Gala

On Sunday, December 12, the New York Stage and Film Company held their 2010 Winter Gala at the Plaza Hotel's Grand Ballroom. In addition to the entertainment, the evening included tribu…

PHOTO FLASH: Jon Hamm, Laura Linney, Christina Ricci, Alan Rickman, et al. at New York Stage and Film's 2010 Winter Gala

On Sunday, December 12, the New York Stage and Film Company held their 2010 Winter Gala at the Plaza Hotel's Grand Ballroom. In addition to the entertainment, the evening included tribu…

Andrew Lloyd Webber Withdraws Four West End Theaters from Sale

Andrew Lloyd Webber will not, as previously reported, sell four of his West End theaters to a consortium led by former ITV chairman Michael Grade, according to a report on the website for th…

THE WIZARD OF OZ Blog: In Rehearsal for Royal Variety

Last week we went backstage at the London Palladium to see our Dorothy Danielle Hope in rehearsal for the 2011 Royal Variety Performance, which saw her take to the Palladium stage ahead of h…

Palin and Gosselin in the Mother of All Reality Shows by Dave Itzkoff

The crossover began with began with preparations for a camping trip and ended with Ms. Gosselin standing uncomfortably beneath a rain-soaked tarp before calling it quits and going home.

PHOTO FLASH: Zina Goldrich, Marcy Heisler Receive ASCAP Foundation Jamie deRoy & Friends Award

Composer Zina Goldrich & lyricist Marcy Heisler received the ASCAP Foundation Jamie deRoy & Friends Award on Wednesday, December 8 as part of the ASCAP Foundation 15th Annual Awards …

Ben Stiller Talks Broadway Return; BLUE LEAVES

Talking at the premiere of LITTLE FOCKERS, Ben Stiller talked to BlackFilm.com about his upcoming return to Broadway. Stiller said Yeah, there's a real history with my family and the play Th…

Natalie Weiss to Celebrate EP Release with January 17 Concerts

Natalie Weiss will celebrate the release of her self-titled EP with two performances on January 17 at 7pm and 9:30pm at Trattoria Dopo Teatro. The album will be available for digital downlo…

STAGE TUBE: Matthew Morrison Talks Performing on CNN

On December 12 GLEE star Matthew Morrison talks to CNN's Don Lemon about performing in TNT's Christmas in Washington.

Photo Coverage: JAWBREAKER the Musical in CONCERT

An all-star lineup of Broadway stars performed at the concert of music from Jawbreaker, a new musical based on the cult-classic film, on Sunday, December 12th, 2010 at 9pm at the Canal Room …

BWW TV: Donnie & Marie Opening Night!

Donny amp Marie - A Broadway Christmas, a new holiday production starring America's favorite sibling entertainers, will play a limited engagement through December 30, 2010, at Broadway's Mar…

Why Belarus Free Theatre deserves a standing ovation

With performances held in secret and at considerable risk, the BFT is using the stage to fight censorship in a dictatorship. Its extraordinary work should be seen all over the worldA week ag…

Check Out Theatre Development Fund's TKTS App

Here's a great app for theatergoers checking out New York shows.Bargain alert!! It's free -- until March 1 -- and you can save money by using it.The Theatre Development Fund, which operates …

BWW's On This Day - December 13, 2010

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on December 13 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

Sheryl Lee Ralph to Host Christmas with a Clause Benefit

Sheryl Lee Ralph -- who received a Tony nomination for originating the role of Deena in the Broadway production of Dreamgirls -- will host Christmas with a Clause, at Samba Universal. The e…

Candide by Terry Ponick

The Shakespeare Theatre Company’s new production of Leonard Bernstein’s time-traveling satirical operetta Candide is a thumping-good evening of intellectual musical theater. Generally fa…

H.G. Wells' The Time Machine

Vocal pyrotechnics and a deft script make for a lively retelling, framed in an old-time radio format, of this classic science-fiction tale.

Dreamgirls keeps dreams alive for students and teachers at Duke Ellington by Lorraine Treanor

Threatened with teacher layoffs due to funding cutbacks, Duke Ellington School of the Arts decides to risk it all on a Broadway-style production of Dreamgirls. On a chilly Friday night an ho…

How do you make an audience of MPs laugh? Well, the story about where their Ugandan aid money went is pretty funny | Jane Bussmann

Why I'm taking my political comedy show to WestminsterI landed from New York last week to find Britain in meltdown. London hasn't been this much fun since the poll tax riots. I had to drop …

David Fuller, Judith Jarosz Announce Formation of Theater 2020

Judith Jarosz and David Fuller have announced the formation of Theater 2020. This new theater company builds upon the work of the recently disbanded Theater Ten Ten, where both artists were…

Graham Phillips Joins Broadway in South Africa Hosts Holiday Party 12/13

Graham Phillips, of The Good Wife and Broadway's 13, will join a host of Broadway artists in singing seasonal favorites at Broadway in South Africa's third annual holiday party fundraiser an…

TTIC- Bernie Yvon - Dec 13, 2010 by [email protected] (talk Theatre In Chicago), Talk Theatre In Chicago

On this week's episode of the Talk Theatre In Chicago podcast, Tom Williams talks with Bernie Yvon, the star of The Music Man currently playing at the Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire. He ta…

TANGLED UP IN LIES by Sandy Macdonald

Edna O’Brien takes on the eternal triangle with sly, insidious wit.

Susan and Duff McKagan: Married to rock, not fur

Wearing little more than the tattoos that adorn their bodies, the Married to Rock star and her Guns N' Roses hubby Duff McKagan can be seen on the E! show's Dec. 19 episode shooting a new PE…

The Social Network wins Los Angeles Boston, New York Online critics awards

After winning Best Picture honors from the National Board of Review and the Washington, D.C. Film Critics Association, David Fincher’s film has added three more awards to its arsenal.

American Film Institute issues top 10 film and television shows

Inception, 127 Hours and Social Network are among the top movies. The Pacific, Glee and Temple Grandin earn TV honors.

Katy Perry is a sexy Santa as her festive tour rolls into Miami

The pop star pulled yet another kooky Christmas costume out of her stocking as she led the Jingle Ball concert to Florida. She dressed up as a thoroughly racy Mrs Claus outfit for the perfo…

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader tops the box office with $24.5 million

The Tourist came in second place with $17 million. Tangled earned $14.6 million for the #3 spot, and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 posted $8.5 million for the #4 spot.

Paul McCartney rocks Saturday Night Live with Beatles, Wings classics (video)

Comedian Paul Rudd may have been the show's official host, but Sir Paul McCartney brought his A-game to the SNL set also. He sang five songs and even flexed his comedic chops by getting sill…

Ozzy Osbourne has no idea who Justin Bieber is (video)

True Music Lovers rejoiced during an interview segment on Fuse TV, after rock icon Ozzy Osbourne used one of his signature profanity-ridden barbs to reveal that he has no idea who Justin Bie…

Elizabeth Hurley and Husband split amid cheating scandal

The actress and model's three-year marriage to uber rich Arun Nayar has hit rock bottom amid a tabloid report that claims she's cheating.

A Child’s Christmas in Wales in Concert at The Irish Rep

Sweet, nostalgic and cozy. A special holiday musical gift, exquisitely wrapped up with Christmas trees a glow with twinkling lights.

Coca Cola and Pepsi in auction to sponsor Simon Cowell's U.S. version of The X Factor

There's a $50 million to $100 million auction going on between Coke and Pepsi for sponsorship of Simon's Cowell's U.S. version of The X Factor. Coca-Cola has been a longtime sponsor of Fox's…

Paul McCartney co-hosts Saturday Night Live and pays tribute to John Lennon

He paid tribute to his friend and bandmate John Lennon when he hosted Saturday Night Live. The former Beatle performed the classic hit A Day In The Life followed by Give Peace A Chance in a …

Record 19.4 mmillion people watch The X Factor final in Great Britain

A record 19.4 million viewers tuned in to watch the final show of The X Factor at the weekend, almost one third of the entire population of Great Britain which is 55% of the TV audience and …

The American Film Institute picks its Top 10 Films plus 2 special selections

The 10 American features are: Black Swan, 127 Hours, The Fighter, Inception, Winter’s Bone, The Town, Toy Story 3, The Social Network, The Kids Are All Right and True Grit.

Miley Cyrus legally lighting up Salvia on video may lead to ban of plant

Miley Cyrus was shown legally lighting up Salvia at a party she held at her Los Angeles home. Salvia, or Salvia divinorum, is a hallucinogrenic plant that users says offers a high similar to…

Michael Douglas's ex wife Diandra suing him for money now in California

Diandra is looking for lawyers in Santa Barbara to represent her in her fight for half the moneyMichael Douglas made from reprising the role of financial villain Gordon Gekko in Wall Street:…

Critics Choice Award nominations (list)

Here are the nominees from the Critics Choice Awards. The films Black Swan, The King’s Speech and The Social Network got the most nominations.

First posthumous record of never released Michael Jackson songs to hit store shelves

The album, simply titled Michael, features a compilation of ten tracks Jackson left behind in various stages of completion. This is the first new music from Jackson since 2001.

Reese Witherspoon on her visit to the White House: it was insane

"While we were getting a tour, we got a message from the Oval Office that Obama wanted to say hi to us. We went to the Oval Office, and there was Hillary Clinton having a meeting with Joe Bi…

Oprah Winfrey sets the record straight: i'm not lesbian

Andrea Peyser: "Oprah wants to make one thing clear: She is absolutely, positively not pining for the female form. So un-gay is Oprah, she talked to Barbara Walters (and talked, and talked) …

Review: The Scottsboro Boys by Adaumbelle

Tonight, I was fortunate enough to attend the closing night of Broadway’s “The Scottsboro Boys,” the final collaboration by musical theatre luminaries John Kander and Fred …