City Ballet A-Twitter Over Dancer's Posts

New York City Ballet is set to become one of the country's first major performing-arts companies to govern its employees' posts on Twitter, Facebook and other social-media outlets. Devin Alb…

Billy Crudup Returns to 'Arcadia'

Fifteen years after making his debut in 'Arcadia,' Billy Crudup helps revive the play with a new role.

This 'Seussical' soars by Sandra Clark

A unique 'Seussical' by Sandra Clark

World According to Dr. Seuss

Thinking about going into journalism? One piece of advice would be to read good books. And if I had to suggest just one book to read? "One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish" by Dr. Seuss.

Mastering difficult plot of 'The Visit' by Sandra Clark

Broadway Grosses week ending 3-13-2011 by Theater Advisor

The Broadway grosses for the week ending March 13, 2011 are in. 29 shows running on Broadway this week with 9 shows in previews and 4 new shows starting performances last week. overall numbe…

An Architect Spreads His Love of Theater

A natural showboat with a big smile and limber Dick Van Dyke gait, Hugh Hardy has three new theaters in the works.

Sierra Boggess Talks Callas and Lloyd Webber at the Oliviers (Video) by Thomas Peter

Sierra Boggess, a 2011 Olivier Award nominee for her performance as Christine in Love Never Dies, spoke on the red carpet about working with the show’s composer, Andrew Lloyd Webber, a…

Feature: Going on a Gender Bender

Broadway's top designers discuss the art of dressing men such as Harvey Fierstein, Brian Bedford, and Nick Adams as women on the stage.

Theo Ubique, Cultural Events unveil schedules

Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre in Rogers Park, which will open “Some Enchanted Evening: The Songs of Rodgers and Hammerstein” tonight, also is announcing its plans for the 2011-12 season. T…

TimesTalk with ARCADIA Playwright Tom Stoppard Scheduled for Tomorrow Tue Mar 15 Sold Out - Live Video

TOMORROW’S TIMESTALK FEATURING ARCADIA PLAYWRIGHT TOM STOPPARD SOLD OUT LIVE STREAMING VIDEO OF MODERATED DISCUSSION WILL BE AVAILABLE AT FACEBOOK.COM/TIMESTALKS TUESDAY, MARCH 15 (6-7:1…

Manhattan Theatre Club Offers '30 Under 30' Tickets to GOOD PEOPLE

Today Lynne Meadow Artistic Director and Barry Grove Executive Producer affirmed Manhattan Theatre Club's ongoing commitment to making affordable tickets available to young theatergoers by o…

'God of Carnage' at the Goodman Theatre: A fight over the kids, concluded in time for dinner by Chris Jones

THEATER REVIEW: "God of Carnage" ★★★ Through April 17 at the Goodman Theatre, 170 N. Dearborn St.; Running time: 1 hour, 15 minutes; Tickets are $25-$78 at 312-443-3800 or www.goodmant…

In a Forest Dark and Deep - review by Michael Billington

Vaudeville, LondonYou never know quite where you are with Neil LaBute. As he has shown in plays such as The Shape of Things and The Mercy Seat, he's a moralist who seems to delight in depict…

Playwright, Screenwriter and Novelist Al Morgan Dies at 91

Al Morgan, a TV producer and writer with a prolific career - passed away on March 3. Though he was best known for the 1955 novel The Great Man, he also penned OH, CAPTAIN and MINOR MIRACLE f…

Jazz musicians Jimmy Heath, Benny Golson light up Lincoln Center

Jimmy Heath and Benny Golson, elder statesman of jazz, go way back together as grand masters of the tenor saxophone and the art of jazz composition.

Jason Patric Calls Out Former Castmate Ashley Judd

THAT CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON's Jason Patric recently chatted with Entertainent Weekly about his Broadway roles of past and present, and he didn't have many kind words to say about his CAT ON A H…

TIMESTALK Featuring Stoppard Sold Out; Will Live Stream Via Facebook

Tickets to tomorrow's TimesTalk featuring ARCADIA playwright Tom Stoppard is completely sold out. To watch streaming video of the discussion, moderated by the Times' Patrick Healy, visit htt…

BWW Discounts: Save on Tickets to ARCADIA!

BroadwayWorld is offering you the chance to see ARCADIA at a special discount price

Photo Flash: A First Look at ARCADIA in Performance!

Preview performances of Tom Stoppard's ARCADIA, directed by David Leveaux, began on February 26 at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre 243 West 47th Street on Broadway. The official opening is Thurs…

Ben Stiller, Piano Man? The House of Blue Leaves Star on His Newfound Talent by Paul Wontorek

Broadway’s making a piano man out of Ben Stiller. The Hollywood heavyweight, who returns to the stage next month in The House of Blue Leaves, has taken up singing and piano playing in …

NYPD Announces Crackdown on Drivers with Cell Phones

The New York City Police Department today announced a citywide crackdown on the use of hand-held cell phones while driving beginning Tuesday, March 15th, 2011 at midnight. Tuesday's initiati…

Catty! Championship Season's Jason Patric Disses Former Broadway Co-Star Ashley Judd by Broadway.com Staff

Jason Patric, who is currently starring in the Broadway revival of That Championship Season, has had nothing but praise for his current co-stars, but it turns out Patric hasn’t always …

BOOK OF MORMON Gets Cast Recording with Sh-K-Boom

Sh-K-Boom is set to release the cast recording for Broadway's THE BOOK OF MORMON. The show, which began previews at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre 230 West 49th Street is the first Broadway mus…

IATSE Local One President Discusses Recent Wisconsin Events: 'A Wake-Up Call'

The events in Madison, Wisconsin must serve as a wake-up call to us in the great state of New York. The attacks on Union workers in Wisconsin matters to us in more ways than most can imagine.

Broadway Grosses* w/e 03/13/2011 by Ken Davenport

The following are the Broadway Grosses from the week ending March 13, 2011: Show Name GrossGross TotalAttn %Cap AvgPdAdm AMERICAN IDIOT $508,202 8,368 61.21% $60.73 ANYTHING GOES $381,680 5,…

Stage Version of Oscar-Winning The King's Speech Aims for Broadway by Broadway.com Staff

The King's Speech, which nabbed the 2011 Oscar for Best Picture, is eyeing Broadway, according to Bloomberg News. Oscar-winning screenwriter David Seidler originally conceived the projec…

Sh-K-Boom to Release CATCH ME IF YOU CAN Cast Recording

Sh-k-boom will release the cast recording of Broadway's newest musical, CATCH ME IF YOU CAN. The show, which began previews at the Neil Simon Theatre last week, is based on the hit DreamWork…

Rush & Firth Will not Follow THE KING'S SPEECH to Broadway

Whatsonstage.com suggests today that The King's Speech, currently out in theaters starring Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush and Helena Bonham Carter, may be getting a stage adaptation in London. A…

Rosie O'Donnell Cheers On Comedian Kathy Griffin's Tony Campaign by Broadway.com Staff

From Charlie Sheen to Lindsay Lohan, comic genius Kathy Griffin takes plenty of shots at famous folks in her new Broadway show, Kathy Griffin Wants a Tony. Yet despite her Hollywood badmouth…

Portrait of the artist: Hermione Norris, actor by Laura Barnett

'I'm embarrassed daily on set. My job is a series of humiliations, peppered with moments of getting it right'What got you started?I'm one of those people who wanted to act from the age …

Beth Leavel & Baby It's You! Put On a Rockin' Concert for the Press by Broadway.com Staff

Tony winner Beth Leavel and the rest of the cast of Baby It's You! brought down the house at the Hard Rock Cafe in Times Square on March 7 with a sexy set of songs to introduce their sho…

Audience reviews and twitter/facebook buzz for Catch Me If You Can on Broadway by Theater Advisor

Catch Me If You Can started previews on Broadway on March 11, 2011 and word-of-mouth on the show is already strong. With Tony Award winning Broadway veterans on both the creative team and in…

Another Original Song from "Glee" Features Amber Riley (Audio) by Thomas Peter

The March 15 episode of “Glee” will feature at least three original songs, the first composed in full for the hit FOX series whose covers of show tunes and pop hits have been hug…

Capturing an informal sitting by Sebastian Smee, Globe Staff

WELLESLEY — “Wellesley Girls’’ hangs, fittingly, in Wellesley College’s Davis Museum and Cultural Center. Intensely awkward yet almost casually virtuosic, it…

THE NORMAL HEART Launches Facebook Rally for Marriage Equality

Producer Daryl Roth announced today that, in anticipation of its Broadway premiere, The Normal Heart will launch a first-ever Facebook Rally beginning today Monday, March 14. If 10,000 peopl…

DANIEL RADCLIFFE Chats with KATIE COURIC About HOW TO SUCCEED and Life After Harry Potter by Admin

Broadway’s newly crowned song and dance man, Daniel Radcliffe, sat down with Katie Couric and CBS Sunday Morning to talk about HOW TO SUCCEED, life after Harry Potter and why he doesn&…

So You Think You Can Dance to Return on May 26

Season 8 of Fox's hit series So You Think You Can Dance will begin with a two-hour premiere Thursday, May 26 at 8pm. Resident judges for this season will be Nigel Lythgoe and Mary Mu…

Dinner and a Show by Westport Country Playhouse

by Linda KavanaghLike peanut butter and jelly, a snow day with hot cocoa, and outdoor concerts and picnics, one of the most universal pairings is dinner and a show. As Westport Country Playh…

Al Morgan, Novelist, Playwright and Television Producer, Is Dead at 91 by Dennis Hevesi

In “The Great Man,” Mr. Morgan used his experience in the radio business to tell the story of a beloved radio personality who was really a sadistic lecher.

BWW Interviews: Douglas Hodge Talks A Year on Broadway and Carlyle Debut

Having just wrapped up his role as Albin in La Cage Aux Folles on Broadway, Tony and Oliver Award winner Douglas Hodge is on his way back to New York. This time, he's heading to the legendar…

Critics' Picks Video: 'Citizen Kane' by Erik Piepenburg

A.O. Scott examines the themes of power and isolation in Orson Welles's 1941 film about a newspaper baron.

Broadway Grosses: Kathy Griffin's Tony and Anything Goes Off to Strong Starts by Broadway.com Staff

The spring season continues to blossom on Broadway as several new plays and musicals began performances this week. Comedian Kathy Griffin filled the Belasco Theatre a healthy 98% for the fir…

O'Hara, d'Arcy James & More Honor Brown and Stitt, 4/11

CAP 21, now in its 18th year of creating new work and developing new talent as America's Musical Theatre Conservatory and Theatre Company, honors award-winning composers and lyricists Jason …

Lord of the Dance reaches out in 3-D

In the Irish dance stage show "Lord of the Dance," creator, director and producer Michael Flatley portrays a character who's threatened by the evil Dark Lord and his henchmen. At one point, …

Tony Winner Bartlett Sher to Helm Blood and Gifts at Lincoln Center by Broadway.com Staff

Blood and Gifts, a new play by J.T. Rogers, will bow at off-Broadwat at Lincoln Center Theater’s Mitzi E. Newhouse Theatre this fall, directed by Tony Award winner Bartlett Sher. Previ…

Bono & The Edge Likely to be Absent During SPIDER-MAN's Changes

On Friday night, SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark announced that they rescheduled their opening night for Tuesday, June 14, 2011. However, the show's songwriters - U2 rockers Bono and The Edge -…

Million Dollar Quartet Gives Original Star Levi Kreis a Send-Off with Southern Hospitality by Broadway.com Staff

It was a bittersweet celebration for the cast of Million Dollar Quartet on March 13, as they honored their first anniversary on Broadway and said good-bye to original star Levi Kreis. Tennes…

Bartlett Sher to Helm BLOOD AND GIFTS at LCT this Fall

Lincoln Center Theater under the direction of Andre Bishop, Artistic Director, and Bernard Gersten, Executive Producer has announced plans to produce BLOOD AND GIFTS , a new play by J.T. Rog…

Kelli O'Hara, Lauren Kenney, et al. Set for CAP21 Concert, 4/11

CAP 21, now in its 18th year of creating new work and developing new talent as America's Musical Theatre Conservatory and Theatre Company, honors award-winning composers and lyricists Jason …

STAGE TUBE: The "Other" SPIDER-MAN Musical in Rehearsal

Veteran humorist and playwright, Justin Moran, launched Spiderman Smackdown, a guerilla theatre project to write, rehearse, and perform a fully realized musical based on the character Spider…

Writer Al Morgan Has Died

Playwright and novelist Al Morgan has died, according to a report in The New York Times. He was 91. Morgan's theater credits include two shows on Broadway. In 1958, he wrote the book…

Goodspeed Honors ANNIE Authors at 'ANNIE-versary,' 6/4

Goodspeed Musicals will honor the tremendous creative team that introduced the world to Annie nearly 35 years ago when it debuted at the Goodspeed Opera House. The incomparable team of Thoma…

Manhattan Theatre Club Offers $30 Tickets to GOOD PEOPLE for Those Under 30 as Part of 30 UNDER 30 Ticketing Program

MANHATTAN THEATRE CLUB AFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO DEVELOPING YOUNG AUDIENCES WITH $30 TICKETS AVAILABLE TO EVERY PERFORMANCE OF SMASH HIT PLAY “GOOD PEOPLE” VIA ONGOING “30 UNDER 30” TICK…

Exclusive! Building Broadway's Wonderland

Wonderland scenic designer Neil Patel takes Playbill on an exclusive backstage tour as he and his crew prep the Marquis Theatre for previews (starting March 21; opens April 17). Imaginative …

C-3PO Actor Anthony Daniels to Narrate Star Wars: In Concert at Hollywood Bowl in June

Anthony Daniels, the actor who portrayed C-3PO in all six Star Wars films, will provide live narration for Star Wars: In Concert, which will play the Hollywood Bowl, June 3 and 4. Dirk Bro…

Review Roundup: KATHY GRIFFIN WANTS A TONY

Dishing on all pop culture and shining a light on inappropriate water cooler talk Kathy Griffin WANTS A TONY will feature all new material about her hilarious observations and run-ins with c…

Japan tsunami: Rescue in Kesennuma by Dan Chung, Jonathan Watts

Following shocking amateur footage filmed in Kesennuma, Jonathan Watts find hope in the rescue of an elderly couple from their home in the cityDan ChungJonathan Watts

Thomas Meehan, Martin Charnin, Charles Strouse to Be Honored at Goodspeed Gala

Thomas Meehan, Martin Charnin, and Charles Strouse -- the original creative team of the musical Annie -- will be honored at Goodspeed Musicals' annual gala, to be held on Saturday, June…

Catch Me If You Can Original Cast Recording to Be Released by Sh-K Boom

Sh-K-Boom will record and release the original cast album of the new Broadway musical Catch Me If You Can. The cast will record the CD on April 18, with in-theater, digital, and in-store rel…

Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 3/13

Grosses for all the Broadway shows for the week ending 3132011

Original "Annie" Team To be Honored by Goodspeed

The original "Annie" creative team -- Thomas Meehan, Charles Strouse and Martin Charnin -- will be saluted with the annual Goodspeed Award for Outstanding Contribution to Musical Theater at …

Greg Mottola's Alien Adventure by Mekado Murphy

The director Greg Mottola discusses his film "Paul," which played at SXSW and opens March 18.

Stephen Sondheim, Angela Lansbury and More Celebrate London Theater at the 2011 Olivier Awards by Broadway.com Staff

The biggest stars of the London stage stepped out to the Theatre Royal Drury Lane on March 13 to attend the 2011 Olivier Awards. Michael Ball and Imelda Staunton hosted the formerly low-key …

Gregg Edelman, Sally Mayes to Perform in Concert at Show at Barre in April

Broadway veterans Gregg Edelman and Sally Mayes will perform a double concert at Show at Barre in Los Angeles, on Sunday, April 24 and Monday, April 25 at 7:30pm. Edelman received Tony Awar…

“SNL” Spoofs Julie Taymor After Spidey Exit (Video) by Thomas Peter

The news of the Tony Award-winning director Julie Taymor’s recent exit from the troubled production of the Broadway musical Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark made it to the “Saturday …

Annie Golden, Steve Routman and More Set for New Musical The Shaggs by Broadway.com Staff

Complete casting has been announced for new musical, The Shaggs: Philosophy of the World at Playwrights Horizons. Annie Golden (Xanadu), Steve Routman (The Fantasticks) and Emily Walton…

BWW TV: Broadway Beat Covers CACTUS FLOWER Opening NIght!

On March 10, off-Broadway's Cactus Flower opened in New York City. Cast members include Jenni Barber The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Emily Walton August Osage County, Maxwell Cau…

Sister Act Sneak Peek! by Broadwayleaguevideos

Sister Act Sneak Peek! We got a sneak peek at the new musical Sister Act, which comes to Broadway this spring after running on the West End. Special behind-the-scenes footage and cast inter…

Sinatra dance tribute to fly into Chicago

The Tony-nominated Frank Sinatra dance revue “Come Fly Away” will fly into the Bank of America Theatre, 18 W. Monroe, on Jan. 10-22, 2012. Conceived, directed and choreographed by Twyla …

THE NORMAL HEART on Broadway Launches First-Eve Facebook Rally to Benefit FREEDOM TO MARRY

10,000 FACEBOOK FANS = $10,000! “ T H E   N O R M A L   H E A R T ” ON BROADWAY LAUNCHES FIRST-EVER FACEBOOK RALLY TO BENEFIT “FREEDOM TO MARRY” CAMPAIGN BE…

The Most Underrated Musical - Spring 2011 by Ccaggiano

Ah, spring break. Time for me to catch up on some long-overdue blogging. Towards the start of each semester, the students in my musical-theater history course at the Boston Conservatory emba…

A Fab First Look at Newly Minted Musical Star Daniel Radcliffe in How to Succeed by Broadway.com Staff

He sings, he dances and he makes a savvy secretary fall in love at first sight. We’re talking, of course, about Daniel Radcliffe as J. Pierrepont Finch in How to Succeed in Business Wi…

Rattlestick Playwrights Theater to Conclude Season with CARSON MCCULLERS TALKS ABOUT LOVE Written and Performed by Suzanne Vega

RATTLESTICK PLAYWRIGHTS THEATER CONCLUDES ITS 16TH SEASON WITH WORLD PREMIERE OF “C A R S O N   M c C U L L E R S   TALKS   A B O U T   L O V E…

Nontraditional Route For James Frey Book by Julie Bosman

James Frey has avoided traditional publishers with his next novel, "The Final Testament of the Holy Bible," the story of a modern-day Jesus that his publisher, the Gagosian Gallery, predicte…

Ben Stiller, Christine Taylor and Alice Cooper Rock Out at Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark by Bruce Glikas

Before he begins entertaining Broadway audiences nightly in the upcoming revival of The House of Blue Leaves, Ben Stiller and wife Christine Taylor headed to the Foxwoods Theatre on Mar…

"Inside Job"'s Charles Ferguson and Oscar-Winning Film at Trinity

"A Conversation with Charles Ferguson," writer, director and producer of "Inside Job," winner of the 2011 Academy Award for Best Documentary will be held Wednesday, April 13 from 4:30 to 5:3…

Bartlett Sher to Direct J.T. Rogers' Blood and Gifts for Lincoln Center

Tony Award winner Bartlett Sher will direct J.T. Rogers' Blood and Gifts at Lincoln Center's Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater, beginning October 27, with an opening on November 21. The pr…

Bartlett Sher to Direct J.T. Rogers' Blood and Gifts for Lincoln Center

Tony Award winner Bartlett Sher will direct J.T. Rogers' Blood and Gifts at Lincoln Center's Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater, beginning October 27, with an opening on November 21. The pr…

Lauren Kennedy, Christopher Jackson, Brian d'Arcy James, Jessica Molaskey, Kelli O'Hara, et al. to Honor Jason Robert Brown and Georgia Stitt at CAP21 Gala

CAP21 will honor married musical theater composer-lyricists Jason Robert Brown and Georgia Stitt at their Spring Gala, to be held April 11 at the Kaye Playhouse at Hunter College. There wil…

Lincoln Center Theater to Present New Play BLOOD AND GIFTS By J.T. Rogers

LINCOLN CENTER THEATER TO PRESENT “BLOOD AND GIFTS” A NEW PLAY BY J.T. ROGERS TO BE DIRECTED BY BARTLETT SHER PREVIEWS BEGIN THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27 OPENING NIGHT IS MONDAY, NOVEMBER 21 A…

Playwrights Horizons & NYTW Announce Complete Cast & Creative Team for the New Musical THE SHAGGS: PHILOSOPHY OF THE WORLD

PLAYWRIGHTS HORIZONS & NEW YORK THEATRE WORKSHOP ANNOUNCE COMPLETE CASTING & CREATIVE TEAM FOR THE NEW MUSICAL THE SHAGGS: PHILOSOPHY OF THE WORLD CAST TO FEATURE TONY AWARD NO…

Have Mercy! John Stamos and Jim Belushi Check Out The Book of Mormon by Bruce Glikas

Broadway's buzzing about South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone's new Broadway musical, The Book of Mormon, and celebrity fans have began descending upon the Eugene O'Nei…

Helen Mirren to Receive the CinemaCon Career Achievement Award

Helen Mirren will receive the CinemaCon Career Achievement Award in a ceremony to be held at the close of the CinemaCon festival on March 31 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. Mirren's …

Effects Coordinator Cleared in Death of 'Dark Knight' Cameraman by Dave Itzkoff

A British jury ruled unanimously that Christopher Corbould, an Academy Award-winner for "Inception," was not guilty of failing to ensure the safety of Conway Wickliffe, a cameraman killed in…

Aida, Royal Opera House, London

David McVicar's revival production moves away from last year's shock, sex and horror to a more stradional staging, making it an evening for voices, pure and simple

Aida, Royal Opera House, London

David McVicar's revival production moves away from last year's shock, sex and horror to a more stradional staging, making it an evening for voices, pure and simple

A Folk Tale, Operaen, Copenhagen

Nikolaj Hübbe unleashes his appetitie for change to varying degrees of success with this production of August Bournonville's 1854 classic

Flare Path, Theatre Royal Haymarket, London

Trevor Nunn's revival of Rattigan's wartime play builds to a moving climax in this subtle, exquisitely acted production which does the array of characters proud

A Very Intimate “Hello Again” by Mark Blankenship

Transport Group drops Michael John LaChiusa’s musical into the audience’s lap Transport Group drops Michael John LaChiusa’s musical into the audience’s lapShort of pe…

Carnegie Hall Lists Japan Relief Groups by Daniel J. Wakin

Carnegie Hall has posted a list of organizations accepting relief money for Japan.

This Dream comes true

A Midsummer Night's Dream is a charmer; plus hot tidbits from the world of theatre.

GUEST BLOGGER: by Admin

Lee Stewart: After a supremely undistinguished career as a child actor, I grew up. I wrote a number of mostly unproduced scripts for stage and radio. After college, I virtually never saw a s…

Watch Daniel Radcliffe Talk Hogwarts and How to Succeed on CBS Sunday Morning by Broadway.com Staff

Daniel Radcliffe, the world’s most famous boy wizard and now the star of Broadway’s How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying took a walk down memory lane—and throug…

Previews Begin Tomorrow for WAR HORSE!

Previews begin Tuesday, March 15 for the National Theatre of Great Britain's production of WAR HORSE, presented by Lincoln Center Theater and the National Theatre of Great Britain in associa…

The Cleansing of Constance Brown – review by Lyn Gardner

AE Harris Factory, BirminghamShe is the woman you never really notice, like the maiden aunt whose name everyone has forgotten, lurking at the edge of an old photograph of a family wedding. B…

Exclusive Rehearsal Photos of Beth Leavel and the Broadway Cast of Baby It's You! by Jenny Anderson

After attending a recent meet-and-greet for Baby It’s You!, we wanted to get a closer look at this new musical, which begins previews on March 26 at the Broadhurst Theatre. Tony winner…

Hugh Martin obituary by Ronald Bergan

A composer of classic musicals, he wrote Have Yourself a Merry Little ChristmasAmong the perennial Christmas songs, one of the most performed and popular is Have Yourself a Merry Little Chri…

Review - La Cage with Harvey Fierstein but not Jeffrey Tambor by Ccaggiano

The sheer number of new musicals and revivals opening this spring in New York is fairly daunting. Don't get me wrong: more shows is certainly better than fewer. But my full-time schedule of …

Addendum: Your Theatre's "Why" by [email protected] (scott Walters)

Last week, I wrote a series of posts addressed to a theatre major getting ready to graduate about "finding your why." Let me take a moment to state the obvious: finding your "why" is critica…

Yerma – review by Alfred Hickling

West Yorkshire Playhouse, LeedsTranslating Lorca is one of the sternest challenges a theatrical practitioner can face. Not only do you need to find an equivalent for the intense, symbolicall…

Tribeca Film Festival to Feature Carol Channing Documentary

Broadway'sCarol Channing will be featured at this year's Tribeca Film Festival in the world premiere of a docuentary titled 'Carol Channing Larger Than Life.' The film was directed by Dori B…

Flare Path

Legit Reviews: Upper lips are being worn particularly stiff this year in a slew of revivals marking the centenary of the late dramatist Terence Rattigan.

Olivier theatre awards: the BBC should be red-faced over its red-button coverage by Carrie Dunn

It's the first time in an age that the Olivier awards have been broadcast live ... so why were the results near-unwatchable? "Worst television coverage in Olivier history," said one tweeter …

West End's INTO THE WOODS DVD Available for Pre-Order, Released on March 31

Digital Theatre today 14 March 2011 announces the Regent's Park Open Air Theatre production of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's Into The Woods, which yesterday won the Laurence Olivier Aw…

Meet the Masters: Bill T. Jones (excerpt) by The Kennedy Center

Meet the Masters: Bill T. Jones (excerpt) Excerpt from an interview with 2010 Kennedy Center Honoree Bill T. Jones, one of the most innovative and powerful forces in the modern dance world.…

Writer and Playwright Al Morgan Has Died

Playwright and novelist Al Morgan has died, according to a report in The New York Times. He was 91. Morgan's theater credits include two shows on Broadway. In 1958, he wrote the book…

Japanese tsunami survivors return to wrecked city - video

Camcorder footage shot by a resident of Ishinomaki, Miyagi prefecture, chronicles life as an evacuee following Japan's earthquake and tsunami on Friday 11 March

STAGE TUBE: Red Carpet at the Olivier Awards!

Last night, March 13, the UK celebrated the 2011 Olivier Awards. Legally Blonde and After The Dance were the night's big winners. CLICK HERE for a complete winners list on BroadwayWorldClick…

Japan earthquake survivors find haven in hospital - video

Evacuees take shelter in a Red Cross hospital in Ishinomaki, one of the few buildings which still has power in the city

'Turn Off the Dark' turns lights out for three-week overhaul

The troubled tuner "Turn Off the Dark" has cancelled performances from April 19 to May 11 and is now set to officially open on June 14. The show was to have debuted on Tuesday, its…

BROADWAY TALKS WITH JORDAN ROTH to Welcome Daniel Radcliffe and Harvey Fierstein

“B R O A D W A Y  T A L K S  W I T H  J O R D A N  R O T H” TO WELCOME D A N I E L   R A D C L I F F E AND H A R V E Y   F I E R S T E I N AT 92n…

Kevin Cahoon, Peter Friedman, Annie Golden, et al. Set for The Shaggs Musical

Complete casting has been announced for The Shaggs: Philosophy of the World, featuring book by Joy Gregory, music by Gunnar Madsen, lyrics by Gregory and Madsen, and story by Gregory, Madsen…

Who Will Play Peron in Upcoming EVITA Revival?

Rehearsals are still just under a year away, but the casting work on the upcoming EVITA revival is heating up. Sources tell us that a number of Broadway's highest profile baritones will be a…

Obama 'heartbroken by images of devastation in Japan' - video

US President Barack Obama reiterates his pledge to provide American help to Japan in the aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami

Alex Brightman by Adaumbelle

Alex Brightman discusses his attraction to Off-Broadway's "Spidermusical" as well as other everyday details of his career and life.

'A Year' With Josh Lucas by Mekado Murphy

The actor Josh Lucas discusses his role in "A Year in Mooring," a competition film at SXSW.

Mark Ruffalo Set for LOW DOWN Film

According to a reportby Variety, Broadway veteran Mark Ruffalo is set to staras piano man Joe Albany in 'Low Down.' The film will feature a script by Topper Lilien and Amy Albanyand directio…

Grandma's Interactive Birthday Video - Clip #2 (Jackie Hoffman) by Addamsfamilymusical

Grandma's Interactive Birthday Video - Clip #2 (Jackie Hoffman) Visit http://theaddamsfamilymusical.com/sweet116 to tell Grandma what to do for her Sweet (One) Sixteen bash and see more…

Prometheus Bound Panel Discussion by Amreptheatre

Prometheus Bound Panel Discussion A panel discussion on human rights and the A.R.T.'s production of Prometheus Bound. Wednesday, March 2, 2011, at the Loeb Drama Center, 64 Brattle Stre…

Gimme Gimme! Fans Choose the Title Role in Thoroughly Modern Millie as Fave Sutton Foster Part by Broadway.com Staff

In honor of the newly launched Anything Goes revival starring Tony winner Sutton Foster as the brassy Reno Sweeney, we asked theater fans to do the impossible: Select their all-time favorite…

If you don’t get misty-eyed watching this video, then you’re a robot by Bob [cta]

But maybe being a robot isn’t such a bad thing if you’re in the cast of Sideshow Theatre Company’s Heddatron. They recently assisted a clever man by the name of Erik Schroe…

Photo Flash: 2011 Olivier Award Gala Arrivals - Part 2

Last night, March 13, the UK celebrated the 2011 Olivier Awards. Legally Blonde and After The Dance were the night's big winners

Tsunami devastates Minamisanriku and Kesennuma - video

Amateur video shot by residents of coastal towns in Miyagi prefecture, north-east Japan, captured the destructive force and deadly ferocity of the tsunami after the earthquake on Friday 11 M…

Tax bankers' bonuses, urge Miliband and Balls - video

Labour leader Ed Miliband and shadow chancellor Ed Balls, speaking at a press conference on Labour's economic vision, say maintaining the bank bonus tax would bring in £2bn

Photo Flash: 2011 Olivier Awards Gala Arrivals - Part 1

Last night, March 13, the UK celebrated the 2011 Olivier Awards. Legally Blonde and After The Dance were the night's big winners.

Daniel Radcliffe, Harvey Fierstien, Set for BROADWAY TALKS This Spring

92nd Street Y has announced that Jordan Roth, President of Jujamcyn Theaters, continues his popular multi-evening 92nd Street Y conversation series, Broadway Talks with Jordan Roth with stag…

Metal Musical Rock of Ages Sets Dates at London’s Shaftesbury Theatre by Broadway.com Staff

The upcoming West End production of Rock of Ages has set dates for its previously announced run at London’s Shaftesbury Theatre. The ‘80s tuner will begin performances on August …

John Larroquette on Succeeding on Broadway and Looking Down on Daniel Radcliffe by Kathy Henderson

If you’ve watched television in the past three decades, you’re aware of the work of five-time Emmy Award winner John Larroquette. The New Orleans-born actor burst to stardom as w…

Armstrong & Miller 4Films: Overcoming your phobias - video

Alexander helps Ben face up to his darkest fears, with the help of Star Trek, Airplane, Repossessed and The Truman Show

Video Feature: Where's It At!

John Doyle, Rob McClure, Howard McGillin, Jill Paice, and Lauren Worsham discuss the City Center Encores! production of Where's Charley?

Hugh Martin, Songwriter, Dies at 96 by Stephen Holden

Mr. Martin’s credits included “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” “The Boy Next Door,” and “The Trolley Song.”

Photo Coverage: ABC Daytime Stars Salute BC/EFA

All My Children stars Walt Willey and Bobbie Eakes co-hosted the Grand Finale Celebration of ABC Daytime Salutes Broadway Cares in New York City on March 13, 2011. Mr. Willey and Ms. Eakes h…

3 Things I’ve learned from the NBA, NFL and MLB. by Ken Davenport

Since Broadway and Off-Broadway shows can't afford to have marketing laboratories trying every idea we come up with, I often look to other industries to see what they're doing, in the hopes …

Bette Midler and PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT to Perform on TODAY SHOW, 3/18

The Divine Miss M, producer Bette Midler will present a live performance from PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT THE MUSICAL on NBC's The Today Show this Friday, March 18 in advance of the specta…

BWW TV: Broadway Beat Catches Up with Batt, Carney & More at Broadway Bears!

BROADWAY BEARS XIV, an annual grand auction of one-of-a-kind, museum quality, theatrically costumed and celebrity autographed teddy bears, was held Sunday, March 6, and raised a grand total …

Photo Coverage: Healdey, Olivo, Brown, Honor Judy Garland at NY Pops

Fifty years after her legendary Carnegie Hall debut, The New York Pops remembered Hollywood icon Judy Garland with a song-for-song re-creation of the 1961 performance that is referred to by …

Hello, Ozzy: Tribeca Lineup Adds Ozzy Osbourne and Carol Channing Documentaries by Dave Itzkoff

Among the features announced on Monday to round out the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival are the documentaries "Carol Channing: Larger Than Life," "God Bless Ozzy Osbourne" and "Beats, Rhymes …

Daniel Radcliffe Shows Katie Couric How to Succeed (Video) by Thomas Peter

Daniel Radcliffe was interviewed by Katie Couric for a “CBS Sunday Morning” segment that aired March 13 on CBS. The feature focused on Radcliffe’s current Broadway musical…

An on-stage marriage proposal at Steppenwolf, robots and all by Chris Jones

The Sunday afternoon audience for The Sideshow Theatre Company's "Heddatron" at the Steppenwolf Garage Theatre got a surprise. So did the lead actress, Nina O'Keefe. And, frankly, with all t…

Daniel Radcliffe, Harvey Fierstein to Join Jordan Roth for Broadway Talks Series

Daniel Radcliffe and Harvey Fierstein will join Jujamcyn Theaters President Jordan Roth for forthcoming editions of the Broadway Talks conversation series at the 92nd Street Y. Radcliffe, w…

Photo Flash: HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING - Production Photos Released!

HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING opens Sunday, March 27, 2011, at Broadway's Al Hirschfeld Theatre 302 West 45th Street. Production shots have been released and BWW brings yo…

'Come Fly Away' arriving, later than anticipated, in Chicago by Chris Jones

Twyla Tharp's "Come Fly Away," the Broadway dance show set to the music of Frank Sinatra, has anounced dates for its Chicago engagement. The tour will play the Bank of America Theatre from J…

Nick Adams, Bette Midler, Tony Sheldon, Will Swenson, et al. Set for March 18 The Today Show Appearance

Stars Nick Adams, Tony Sheldon, and Will Swenson, along with fellow members of the Broadway cast of Priscilla Queen of the Desert the Musical, will appear on NBC's The Today Show on Fri…

Orlando Bloom, Carol Channing, Toni Collette, Keira Knightley, Kathleen Turner, et al. Star in Tribeca Film Festival Selections

An updated list of films has been announced for the 10th Tribeca Film Festival, which will take place from April 20 to May 1 at various venues in lower Manhattan. New to the slate are Dori…

Love for sale: an entertaining ‘Entertaining Mr. Sloane’ at Project 891 by Bob [cta]

Since I just got done seeing Hair, which follows a tribe of hippies in Manhattan’s East Village, why not take a look at how things were transpiring on the other side of the Atlantic du…

David Burtka Cast in E's Foursome

Stage veteran David Burtka been cast in E!'s in-development Foursome, a sex-themed chat show, according to TVGuide.com. Burtka played Tulsa opposite Bernadette Peters in Sam Mendes&apo…

Mila Kunis to Star in OZ THE GREAT AND POWERFUL?

According to published reports, Mila Kunis is currently in talks to join 'Oz, the Great and Powerful' as the Wicked Witch of the West. The film begins production in July and will be released…

SPIDER-MAN: 'Theater of the Absurd' Sill has Vegas, UK & Touring Aspirations

In a New York Times feature out this morning, The New York Times' Patrick Healey takes a look at what might be next for the trouble SPIDER-MAN musical, and reveals how those at the top have …

Theo Ubique to produce 'Light in the Piazza' by Chris Jones

The Theo Ubique Theatre Company, which produces full-on musicals in a space roughly comparable to a typical living room, has announced its 2011-12 slate at the No Exit Cafe. Next season’s …

The Last Five Years (or Happy Birthday Blog)

Five years ago yesterday I wrote my first post in this space. It was actually a continuation of an earlier blog that was in the process of evolving from personal to work blog. What began on …

The show I want to see this week is . . . by Ken Davenport

There is a major show that's about to start previews this week, that frankly, doesn't seem to have the amount of advertising out there that some of the others debuting this Spring do. I've s…

Mark Ruffalo to Star as Joe Albany in Bio Movie Low Down

Mark Ruffalo will play jazz pianist Joe Albany in the new bio-movie Low Down, according to published reports. Jeff Preiss is directing the film. Low Down has a script by Topper Lilien and …

Ken Ludwig's The Games Afoot to Premiere at Cleveland Play House; Season Announced

Cleveland Play House will present the world premiere of Ken Ludwig's The Games Afoot or Holmes for the Holidays, to play the Allen Theatre, November 25-December 18. Aaron Posner will d…

Open Air Theatre's Award-Winning Into the Woods to Be Digitally Released March 31

Digital Theatre will release Timothy Sheader and Liam Steel's staging of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's Into the Woods for online streaming and digital download on March 31. …

PHOTO FLASH: Bradford Anderson, Anthony Geary, Susan Lucci, Darnell Williams, et al. at ABC Daytime Salutes Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS

All My Children stars Walt Willey and Bobbie Eakes co-hosted ABC Daytime Salutes Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS a special benefit performance on Sunday, March 13 at The Town Hall. The e…

Brendan Fraser to Star in Whole Lotta Sole Movie

Brendan Fraser will star in Whole Lotta Sole, according to a report in Variety. Terry George is directing the project, which is using a script he has written with Thomas Gallagher. The mov…

Riz's Blog Review: "The Scarlet Letter" at Playhouse on Park

The show: "The Scarlet Letter"The place: Playhouse on Park in West Hartford What is it?: A stage adaptation of Nathaniel Hawthorne's classic book, "The Scarlet Letter, set in Puritan Boston…

Darrell Hammond Set for Bay Street Theatre's April 3 Spring Benefit, Upcoming Production of Tru

Darrell Hammond, who will star as Truman Capote in Bay Street Theatre's upcoming production of the biodrama Tru (May 31-June 26), will be the special guest at the company's spring…

10 shows I’d love to see in Toronto Theatres

What our theatres really need is a good strong infusion of star quality.

Kathleen Chalfant, Michael Cunningham Set for Spalding Gray: Stories Left to Tell at Emelin Theatre

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Michael Cunningham will be the guest performer at the Emelin Theatre production of Spalding Gray: Stories Left to Tell on Friday, April 1 while Tony nominee Kat…

'Hereafter' Is Pulled From Japanese Theaters by Dave Itzkoff

"Hereafter" follows several characters who are affected by death and near-death experiences, including a journalist who is caught in Thailand during the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.

Stephen Sondheim Convinces Arthur Laurents to Scrap Barbra Streisand Remake of Gypsy by Broadway.com Staff

The previously announced film remake of Gypsy, starring Oscar winner Barbra Streisand as Rose, is no longer in the works, librettist Arthur Laurents told the Hartford Courant. Laurents,…

Miyagi tsunami aftermath: 'We lost everything in a split second' - video by Dan Chung, Laurence Topham

Survivor testimony from Miyagi prefecture recounts the devastating effect of the Japanese tsunamiDan ChungLaurence Topham

'Big Love' Watch: Lots of Action and Many Questions by Ginia Bellafante

Viewers of this HBO series were treated to an exciting episode, though so many cylinders were in gear that words and actions didn't always feel organic to the characters delivering them.

Changing Media Summit 2011: Dan Heaf

Managing different platforms across different locations properly is the key to a worldwide digital strategy says Dan Heaf

Mark Ruffalo to Star as Joe Albany in Low Down Film

Mark Ruffalo will play jazz pianist Joe Albany in the new bio-movie Low Down, according to published reports. Jeff Preiss is directing the film. Low Down has a script by Topper Lilien and …

Olivier awards: Roger Allam reigns, Sheridan Smith shines ... but is it the end of an era? by Michael Billington

Allam stole the best actor crown and Smith was queen of musicals, but new plays were thin on the ground. And funding cuts were the ghost at the feastIn pictures: The Laurence Olivier awardsO…

Martin McDonagh's "The Cripple of Inishmaan" To Play New Haven festival

The Druid and Atlantic Theater Company production of "The Cripple of Inishmaan" by Martrin McDonagh will be one of highlights of the ticketed presentations at New Haven's International Festi…

Yale Rep's James Bundy To Take Short Leave

James Bundy, artistic director of the Yale Repertory Theatre and dean of the Yale School of Drama, will be taking a four to six week sabbatical starting this month. Bundy had open heart surg…

PHOTO FLASH: Ashley Brown, Heather Headley, Lorna Luft, and Karen Olivo at Carnegie Hall

Ashley Brown, Heather Headley, Lorna Luft, and Karen Olivo joined the New York Pops on Friday, March 11 at Carnegie Hall to pay tribute to Luft's mother, Judy Garland. The concert was …

Christopher Connel, Deka Walmsley, David Whitaker, et al. Set for The Pitmen Painters U.K. Tour

Casting has been announced for Lee Hall's The Pitmen Painters, which will launch a U.K. tour with an engagement at Theatre Royal, Windsor, running April 6-16. Max Roberts has directed …

Belarus Free Theatre, Neil LaBute, Stephen Poliakoff Set for Almeida's Fall Season

The Almeida Theatre has announced its programming for the fall, through early 2012. The schedule will include Stephen Poliakoff's My City, to run September 8 - November 5. The playwri…

PETER AND THE STARCATCHER to Extend at New York Theatre Workshop Through Apr 17

PETER AND THE STARCATCHER TO EXTEND AT NEW YORK THEATRE WORKSHOP THROUGH SUNDAY, APRIL 17 Read my Review of Peter and the Starcatcher New York Theatre Workshop (NYTW) Artistic …

Tsunami devastates Kesennuma - video

After Friday's 8.9-magnitude earthquake, the tsunami rushes through Kesennuma in Miyagi prefecture, north-east Japan, sweeping away cars and houses

BWW's On This Day - March 14, 2011

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on March 14 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

'Love Never Dies' Aussie Cast Announced

'Phantom of the Opera' © Joan Marcus...Read Full Post

Full Cast Announced for Guthrie's Arsenic and Old Lace, Starring Kristine Nielsen and Sally Wingert

Full casting has been announced for the Guthrie Theater production of Arsenic and Old Lace, to play the Wurtele Thrust Stage, April 9-June 5, with an opening on April 15. Joe Dowling will di…

Michele Ragusa Set for Concerts of Music Man, Funny Girl, Judy Garland - A Tribute

Broadway veteran Michele Ragusa will be making several concert appearances this spring. On Friday, April 1, she will join the Kansas City Symphony, singing the role of Marian the Librarian …

Actors warn of funding cut danger to regional theatre by Mark Brown

Victoria Wood, Julie Walters and Alison Steadman among big names to voice anger at cuts to subsidised sectorFunding cuts to theatre loomed heavily at the Olivier awards last night, there is …

Clifford Chase's Winkie by Theasy.com

59E59 Theatres, Off Off Broadway By Julie Feltman BOTTOM LINE: A clever satire on paranoid post-9/11 American culture. Timely, intelligent, and straight-up hilarious, this show is a m…

The best country in Europe - your videos

Pick the best country in Europe and film yourself explaining why

SXSW 2011: Highlights from the interactive, music and film festival in Austin, Texas - video by Elliot Smith

Segway tours of the city, do-it-yourself synthesisers and a desire from attendees to make the virtual personal. Welcome to a whistle-stop tour of SXSW 2011Elliot Smith

Japan tsunami: Dramatic amateur footage - video

Video footage shot in various locations around north-east Japan shows raging tsunami waves rushing over embankments and flowing into cities and towns carrying vehicles, ships and houses inla…

Sun, Mar 20th @ 3.00 P.M: How to Build and Maintain an Acting Career in NYC with Actress and Career Coach Annie Chadwick at The Drama Book Shop by Drama Book Shop

BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND! Whether you are a seasoned professional, a wide-eyed beginner or lost in the actor maze, Annie Chadwick's motivational career building workshop will give you: the …

Morlan Higgins, Karen Kondazian to Star in Phoenix Rising Productions' Tennessee & Anna

Morlan Higgins and Karen Kondazian will star as the title characters in Phoenix Rising Productions' production of Franco D'Alessandro's Tennessee & Anna, to run April 5 - …

Celebrate the arrival of spring on film - video by Shehani Fernando, Patrick Barkham

Whether it's blue tits nesting or mad march hares, Patrick Barkham calls for nature enthusiasts to send in their video footage of the changing seasonShehani FernandoPatrick Barkham

The Exonerated at Charing Cross Theatre: Get best available seats for £15

The Exonerated, a play that uses the stories of real people to examine the criminal justice system in the US, enjoyed a sell-out season at the Riverside Studios in 2006. Now showing at the C…

The Laurence Olivier Awards awards 2011

The Olivier awards are arguably the most prestigious awards in theatreland – and certainly the most glamorous. Here's how the evening unfolded

'Priscilla' Struts Her Stuff on 'The Today Show'

'Priscilla Queen of the Desert' © Phil Walter/Getty Images...Read Full Post

Susie Orbach: 'The whole notion of perfection is a troubling aspect of our society' - video by Oliver Laughland, Andy Gallagher, Richard Sprenger, Susie Orbach

Comment is free interviews: Therapist Susie Orbach on body image, commercialism and her 'Endangered Species' campaignOliver LaughlandAndy GallagherRichard SprengerSusie Orbach

Broadway's 'American Idiot' Closing

Billie Joe Armstrong © Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images Get out your eyeliner and rebellious angst for one last rock musical go-round. Green Day's rock-opera-album-turned-Broadway-rock-musical i…

NY Review: 'Room'

Virginia Woolf is not afraid of anyone as she takes her audience and readership to task in this wearying but fascinating solo show from director Anne Bogart.

Meredith Patterson, Brian Charles Rooney, et al. Set for Broadway Sings for Japan Benefit

Bobby Cronin, Jordan Fife Hunt, Jenn Furman, Meredith Patterson, Brian Charles Rooney, Tricia Tanguy, and Paul Wyatt will be among the performers in Broadway Sings for Japan, to be held at D…

Andrew Kober, Adam Chanler-Berat Set for Trevor Project Benefit, 3/14

Brielle Silvestri and Ray DeJohn will present Love Me Like This The Parachute Plays. An Evening of Theatre in Support of LGBTQ Youth.

Boyd Gaines, Dana Ivey, et al. Featured in TEN CHIMNEYS Reading, 3/14

Ten Chimneys, offering a revealing look at Broadway legends Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne, will be presented in a staged reading starring Dana Ivey The Importance of Being Earnest, Boyd Gain…

'Legally Blonde' wins 3 Oliviers as 'Phantom' sequel snubbed

"Legally Blonde" was named Best Musical at the Olivier Awards Sunday while "Love Never Dies," Andrew Lloyd Webber's sequel to his long-running "Phantom of the Op…

Without new voices, stages will just echo the familiar

Without new voices, stages will just echo the familiar

Steve Martin Set to Play HIghline Ballroom 3/14

Highline Ballroom located at 431 West 16th Street between 9th Avenue and 10th Avenue is pleased to announce it's upcoming shows. Tickets may be purchased through Ticketweb, online at ticketw…

David Mamet to Open NEFCA's 7th Annual Broadway Purim Shpiel at the Hudson Theatre, 3/14

The National Entertainment Fund for the Cultural Arts NEFCA and event Co-Chair Michael Steinhardt proudly present the 7th Annual Broadway Purim Shpiel at the Hudson Theatre on Monday, March…

David Mamet to Open NEFCA's 7th Annual Broadway Purim Shpiel at the Hudson Theatre, 3/14

The National Entertainment Fund for the Cultural Arts NEFCA and event Co-Chair Michael Steinhardt proudly present the 7th Annual Broadway Purim Shpiel at the Hudson Theatre on Monday, March…

Clifford Chase's Winkie

Matt Pelfrey's dramatization of novelist Clifford Chase's satire of all things current scores some salient points but undercuts itself by plunging too deeply into absurdity.

Alec Baldwin To Be Honored During Roundabout's 2011 Spring Gala 3/14

Roundabout Theatre Company Todd Haimes, Artistic Director presents its annual 2011 Spring Gala honoring Emmy Award winner Alec Baldwin.

MCC's MISCAST Honors Tomei, Schreiber, Busch et al. 3/14; Bravo's Andy Cohen Hosts

MCC Theater Robert LuPone, Bernard Telsey, Artistic Directors William Cantler, Associate Artistic Director Blake West, Executive Director will celebrate the company's 25th anniversary by hon…

Darlene Love, Neil Diamond, et. al. to Be Inducted into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, 3/14

Music icons Neil Diamond, Tom Waits, Dr. John and Alice Cooper, as well as Broadway veteran Darlene Love, will be the new inductees to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for 2011. They will be h…

Elton John, Bette Midler, John Legend, et. al to Present at Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, 3/14

Among those presenting for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 2011 inductees are Paul Simon, Elton John, John Legend, Bette Midler, and Neil Young. The list of inductees includes Alice Cooper…

Exclusive: Julie Taymor Will Remain “Spider Man” Director and Co-Author by Roger Friedman

It does seem that Julie Taymor will stick to her original credits in “Spider Man.” Despite last week’s wild move to oust Taymor from the show she created, co-wrote and dire…

Marti Gould Cummings, Kelly King Set for March 16 Concert at Time Out New York Lounge

Billboard chart topper Kelly King and nightlife cabaret star Marti Gould Cummings will perform in concert at New World Stages' Time Out New York Lounge, on Wednesday, March 16 at Midnig…

TTIC- Madrid St. Angelo - Mar 14, 2011 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 Madrid St. Angelo, the Artistic Director of UrbanTheater Company. He talks about his current show Sonne…

UNSTOPPABLE STOPPARD by John Simon

In the Arts and Leisure section of the March 13 New York Times, I find an article about Tom Stoppard and his active involvement in the forthcoming New York revival of his Arcadia. That is a …

Top Stories You Missed on BWW This Weekend

Hottest Articles on BroadwayWorld.com from this weekend Sunday, March 13, 2011 - Sunday, March 13, 2011.

Peter and the Starcatcher to Extend at New York Theatre Workshop Through April 17

New York Theatre Workshop NYTW Artistic Director James C. Nicola and Managing Director William Russo have announced that due to popular demand Peter and the Starcatcher will extend for two w…

'Go, Dog. Go!' won't go away just yet at Seattle Children's Theatre

Seattle Children's Theatre has extended the run of the show "Go, Dog. Go!" through March 20.

'Lord of the Dance 3D' whirls with energy

Eye-catching costumes, pyrotechnics, sold-out audiences, roaring applause -- it's a lifestyle fit for a lord ... a Lord of the Dance, that is. A behind-the-scenes look at how international I…