Queen of B'way by Elisabeth Vincentelli

So confident is “Priscilla, Queen of the Desert” in its ability to ramp up the thrills that it doesn’t wait for the finale to drop the confetti — it falls a mere 30 minutes in shamel…

Divine 'Comedy' shakes up Shakespeare by Elisabeth Vincentelli

If you like your Shake speare genteel and stiff- upper-lipped, stay away from "The Comedy of Errors" at BAM. But if a Latin-lover cop and a nunchuk-wielding spinster delivering the Bard's…

Upbeat cast, strong vocals shine in 'Bye, Bye, Birdie' by Sandra Clark

'Bye, Bye, Birdie' : Hello, standing ovation by Sandra Clark

Review Roundup: PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT on Broadway

Following smash hit productions in Australia, London and Toronto, PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT THE MUSICAL began previews on Broadway on February 28 and opened on March 20th. PRISCILLA QUEE…

Review: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn at curtainup.com by Paulanne Simmons

this revival's book and score work as organically as a tree growing from the soil. . . .

This Week on Broadway for March 20, 2011: Hello Again, Arcadia by James Marino

If you would like to listen to the podcast, click on the arrow in the player below. Notes and links for the podcast. Panel: Peter Filichia | [email protected] | Facebook Jame…

Review: Hello Again at curtainup.com by Elyse Sommer

Composer-lyricist-librettist Michael John LaChiusa's sexual roundelay performed in a downtown loft is certainly a different from more conventional theatrical story telling. . .

Review: Wittenberg at curtainup.com by Gregory Wilson

there's a lot to be said for a play which takes on three major story arcs and sets them up believably and enjoyably. . .

Review: Priscilla Queen Of The Desert The Musical at curtainup.com by Elyse Sommer

the pink bus has landed on Broadway

Girls Talk

Legit Reviews: "Girls Talk" illustrates not how powder room chat becomes theater but how theater becomes television.

Superb is not the word by Life's A Pitch

My mother always told me "if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all." Maybe your mother did, too. This, however, can be a challenge in our little industry, …

Priscilla Queen of the Desert

Legit Reviews: This rollicking crowdpleaser in sequins nonetheless packs enough heart to leave the masses enthralled.

John Lithgow to Guest Star on March 21 and April 18 Episodes of How I Met Your Mother

Two-time Tony Award winner John Lithgow will guest star on the March 21 and April 18 episodes of the hit CBS comedy How I Met Your Mother, according to EW.com. He will play Jerry, the fathe…

‘Hello Again’

Photos from the Transport Group’s revival of the Michael John LaChiusa musical.

'Priscilla' gives a cheerful ride on stage

'Excuse me, class coming through," says Bernadette as she calmly clears a path through the toughies in the tavern in the Australian Outback. And even if she has to say so herself, the woman …

Theater Review | 'Priscilla Queen of the Desert': With Song in Heart, Pompoms on Head by Charles Isherwood

“Priscilla Queen of the Desert,” a hyperactively splashy musical, wants so desperately to give audiences a good time that the results are oddly enervating.

Theater Review | 'Hello Again': Web of Love, Explicitly Woven in Shades of Anguish by Ben Brantley

The Transport Group’s exceedingly intimate revival of “Hello Again” rips the shirts (and dresses) off its characters’ backs.

Review: Priscilla Queen of the Desert the Musical

This adaptation of the 1994 film about three friends traveling across Australia is chock-full of theatrical razzle-dazzle.

Review: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Klea Blackhust, Elizabeth Loyacano, and Jim Stanek lead an impressive cast in the Pecadillo Theatre Company's production of this rarely-produced musical.

Review: Hello Again

The Transport Group presents a boldly staged yet intermittently successful revival of Michael John LaChiusa's musical about strangers looking for love in all the wrong places.

Review: Wittenberg

The Pearl Theatre presents a well acted production of David Davalos' stimulating if uneven play about a meeting among Hamlet, Martin Luther, and Faust.

Benjamin Bratt to Join ABC's Private Practice

Benjamin Bratt will appear in the season finale of ABC's medical drama, Private Practice and will join the show's cast as a regular next season, according to The Hollywood Reporter…

The Conversation

John Leguizamo and Fisher Stevens—star and director of the new one-man show Ghetto Klown—prove it is possible to know too much about someone.

A Desert Queen, A Broadway King

Hello Again by Theasy.com

Transport Group, Off Broadway By Dan Dinero BOTTOM LINE: While perhaps not for everyone, this excellent production of LaChiusa’s very “adult” musical should be high on the list…

Tostmann named curator of Gardner collection by Geoff Edgers, Globe Staff

With the early 2012 opening of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum’s new wing approaching, the museum announced today the hiring of a new curator of the collection, its key curatorial …

Video podcast: Magic Moments' "Death of a Star" by Denverpost

Video podcast: Magic Moments' "Death of a Star" Magic Moments is an annual music revue pairing as many as 250 able-bodied and disabled performers. This year's show, "…

Second Life: ‘Death and the Powers’ from ART by Jeremy Eichler, Globe Staff

Tod Machover’s new sci-fi opera, “Death and the Powers,’’ sets its gaze on subjects both ancient and ultra-modern. In the former camp is the question of whether the s…

Review - Priscilla, Queen of the Desert on Broadway by Ccaggiano

Yet another entry in the movies-into-musicals genre opens tonight on Broadway, and this one actually makes sense, at least on paper. The 1994 breakout Australian hit "The Adventures of Prisc…

Hugh Jackman to Play San Francisco's Curran Theatre in May

Tony Award winner Hugh Jackman will play San Francisco's Curran Theatre, May 3-17, according to the theater's website. Jackman will be joined by a 17-piece orchestra and will perf…

Metz on Martha Plimpton by Chris Jones

Martha Plimpton talks TV and Steppenwolf (and the need to make a living) with the Tribune's Nina Metz in this story from Sunday's editions.

'Priscilla' gives a cheerful ride on stage

'Excuse me, class coming through," says Bernadette as she calmly clears a path through the toughies in the tavern in the Australian Outback. And even if she has to say so herself, the woman …

Briefs: In Glass, These Are The Isolate by Alison Croggon

Less, so the conventional wisdom goes, is more. Like most truisms it isn't always true, but it's a handy rule of thumb that Narelle Benjamin might have heeded when creating In Glass, a multi…

The Politics Of Theatre (Lessons From Spider-Man Edition)

"In the ego-driven world of Broadway, as in politics, you're simply irreplaceable, dahling -- until you're not. I've noticed many similarities between the politics of theater and the theater…

We three queens: Divas of 'Priscilla' take a musical road trip by Chris Jones

THEATER REVIEW: 'Priscilla Queen of the Desert' opened Sunday at the Palace Theatre, 1564 Broadway, New York. For tickets, call 877-250-2929 or visit PriscillaonBroadway.com. NEW YORK -- The…

Government faces calls to overhaul visa rules for foreign performers by Alan Travis

Demands of 'creative and sporting' category of points-based immigration system leading to cancelled events, say organisersThe case of an American cellist, Kristin Ostling, who was sent back …

Rupert Goold directs Romeo and Juliet by [email protected], Theatrevoice

Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet. Heather Neill talks to Headlong artistic director Rupert Goold about his thrilling production of Romeo and Juliet (Royal Shakespeare Company), starring Sam Tro…

Vivienne Franzmann and Simon Stephens: Mogadishu by [email protected], Theatrevoice

Focus on Mogadishu: Post-show discussion between artistic associate Simon Stephens and debut playwright Vivienne Franzmann about her Mogadishu (Lyric Hammersmith), a contemporary play that e…

Music Review: Jeffrey Kahane, Sasha Cooke and the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra at the Alex Theatre in Glendale

This new production of Conor McPherson's brooding and atmospheric 1999 Broadway hit has a few pacing problems but relies on a solid ensemble cast.This new production of Conor McPherson's bro…

Drama League to recognize Goldberg, Minnelli, Stroman

Legit News: Trio will receive special awards at May ceremony -- Whoopi Goldberg, Liza Minnelli and Susan Stroman are set to receive special recognition kudos at the 2011 Drama League Awards …

The Visa Dance

Although delayed when the Department of Homeland Security questioned the visa applications submitted by members of an upcoming performance: the show will go on. The Irish Modern Dance Theatr…

The Art of Selling Dino Dung

I can afford to miss an Impressionist sale at Christie's or a wine auction at Sotheby's. Another will be along shortly. But when I heard they were auctioning dinosaur dung at I.M. Chait I ha…

Hugh Jackman in Concert to Play San Francisco May 3-15

SHN proudly presents Hugh Jackman, in Performance at The Curran Theatre for a two week limited engagement May 3-15 in San Francisco. Hugh Jackman will perform his Broadway and Hollywood favo…

Theater review: 'The Weir' at South Coast Repertory

"The Weir," produced on Broadway in 1999 after racking up awards in London, represented a breakthrough for playwright Conor McPherson."The Weir," produced on Broadway in 1999 after racking u…

The Knot of the Heart

Legit Reviews: "The Knot of the Heart" is David Eldridge's play about middle-class drug addiction.

"Rock The Audition: How to Prepare for and Get Cast in Rock Musicals" Will Be Published in May by Thomas Peter

“Rock The Audition: How to Prepare For and Get Cast in Rock Musicals,” a new book by Sheri Sanders, will be released May 24. The how-to guide, to be published by Hal Leonard Book…

Review - The Changing Room (T. Schreiber Studio & Theatre) by [email protected] (byrne Harrison)

By Byrne Harrison Photos by Daniel Terna For a couple of years, nearly a decade ago, I played rugby for a local club. Despite being left with a pair of knees that most days feel like they h…

Did Our Word of Mouth Panel Enjoy the Ride of Priscilla Queen of the Desert? by Broadway.com Staff

The fabulous stars of Broadway's flashy new road trip musical Priscilla Queen of the Desert may sing classic disco tracks like "I Love the Nightlife," "Shake Your Groove T…

Brooklyn Rundfunk Orkestrata: 'Alive' With New Sounds by Scott Simon

Peter Keisewalter is the founding member of the Brooklyn Rundfunk Orkestrata, and their new album, "The Hills are Alive," features their takes on songs from "The Sound of Music."

Mixing Sound and Vision in TriBeCa

Pianist and performance artist Kathleen Supové's "Music With a View" is a festival of works by emerging and established composers that she's curating for TriBeCa's Flea Theater, a challeng…

Adam Balen on Yerma by Laura Barnett

Fertility expert Adam Balen finds Lorca's play a brilliant exploration of the pain felt by a couple's inability to conceiveThis play by Federico García Lorca is a brilliant exploration of t…

Theatre Uncut, Southwark Playhouse, London

Varied pieces written by regarded playwrights in response to the coalition government's spending cuts offer a dramatic and stirring voice of protest against the Big Society

Quaid’s ‘Star Whackers’ song makes world debut in Vancouver by Marsha Lederman

Quaid told the audience his compositions were inspired by his much-publicized troubles

A leisurely, enjoyable Time of Your Life by Martin Morrow

Soulpepper restages William Saroyan’s prize-winning play, showing the work’s strengths and weaknesses

A leisurely, enjoyable Time of Your Life

Soulpepper restages William Saroyan’s prize-winning play, showing the work’s strengths and weaknesses

Quaid’s ‘Star Whackers’ song makes world debut in Vancouver

Quaid told the audience his compositions were inspired by his much-publicized troubles

Digital love: Manuelle Gautrand and the Gaîté Lyrique by Jonathan Glancey

The Gaîté Lyrique, Paris's newest theatre, is a marriage of past and future so bold it takes the breath away. Jonathan Glancey explores a temple of technology and artEveryone knows appeara…

Photo Coverage: 22nd Annual GLAAD Media Awards - Part Two

GLAAD Media Award recipients were announced in 25 of this year's 32 media categories at the 22nd Annual GLAAD Media Awards presented nationally by RKK Vodka and locally by American Airlines …

Photo Coverage: 22nd Annual GLAAD Media Awards - Part One

GLAAD Media Award recipients were announced in 25 of this year's 32 media categories at the 22nd Annual GLAAD Media Awards presented nationally by RKK Vodka and locally by American Airlines …

"Hello Again" by Adaumbelle

"Hello Again" plays at 52 Mercer Street in SoHo, NYCOn Sunday, March 13, 2011, I attend the Transport Group's production "Hello Again," inspired by Arthur Schnitzler's controversial 1897 pla…

William Saroyan’s play has acquired new meaning in 3 years

The Soulpepper Theatre company is more accomplished than before this time around.

BWW Special: Craig Zadan Presents GLAAD's Vito Russo Award to Ricky Martin

When we found out at BroadwayWorld.com that Craig Zadan one of the lead producers of this year's HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING and last year's PROMISES, PROMISES was going…

PHOTO CALL: Renée Fleming and Katie Couric Visit Daniel Radcliffe Backstage at How to Succeed by Matthew Blank

Superstar opera soprano Renée Fleming, "CBS Evening News" anchor Katie Couric and Trevor Project CEO Charles Robbins attended the Broadway revival of How to Succeed in Business Withou…

FAR FROM A DRAG by Sandy Macdonald

A London import packs insight as well as humor to spare.

SOMEONE PULL THE PLUG by Matt Windman

Despite all the money poured into it and the delays in opening, Spider-Man is a totally irredeemable failure.

Sara Ramirez Sings "The Story," from "Grey’s Anatomy" Musical Episode (Video) by Thomas Peter

Footage of Tony Award winner Sara Ramirez performing “The Story,” one of the songs that will be featured in an upcoming musical episode of “Grey’s Anatomy,” has…

Director Peter Brook Talks About Classics

"If a classic is something from the past, to be honored because it's from the past, it's like eating a canned fish or something beyond the stop date. And the only way that a classic should b…

Possessed: Jedi Weapons Sold Separately by David Colman

The composer of “The Book of Mormon” gets a copy of a different sort of spiritual manual.

Japan may use art to heal after disaster: 'Harajuku girl'

Since the tsunami, Darian Brenner has tried everything to reach the young woman she calls her "sister," Aoi Masubuchi, in Japan.

PHOTO FLASH: Ricky Martin, Russell Simmons, Denis O'Hare, and more at the 2011 GLAAD Media Awards

On Saturday, March 19, the GLAAD Media Awards -- which recognize and honor media for their fair, accurate and inclusive representations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communi…

PHOTO FLASH: Ricky Martin, Denis O'Hare, Russell Simmons, et al. At the 2011 GLAAD Media Awards

On Saturday, March 19, the GLAAD Media Awards -- which recognize and honor media for their fair, accurate and inclusive representations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communi…

Lea DeLaria, Randy Harrison, Morgan Karr, Lindsay Mendez, Kelli O'Hara, et al. Set for Upcoming Joe's Pub Events

Joe's Pub has announced a number of upcoming events. On Sunday, March 27 at 9:30pm, songwriter Joey Contreras celebrates the release of his internationally selling debut album, Love Me…

Wow! 'Priscilla' would be a drag without costumes

Hats and bustiers off to the wardrobe department at "Priscilla Queen of the Desert," because without them there'd be no show. Dressers, pressers and supervisors do heavy lifting at this glos…

Short-a-Day: Saïd Sayafiezadeh's "Paranoia" by Aaron Riccio

Originally published in The New Yorker, Feb. 28, 2011. Personal enjoyment rating (out of 100): 93.  "Why aren't you eating?" he asked."I saw a fly land on it," I admitted.With irritatio…

Ed Byrne – review by Brian Logan

The Cresset, PeterboroughEd Byrne is an anagram of Be Nerdy, the Irish standup tells us, and he's most effective when following that directive to the letter. A veteran observational sta…

English National Ballet: Black and White – review by Judith Mackrell

Coliseum, LondonEnglish National Ballet has had Suite en Blanc in its repertory for nearly 50 years, and yet by some odd act of omission it hasn't performed this treasure of a work …

Love Love Love – review by Lyn Gardner

Watford PalaceSpanning 40 years from first glance in 1967 to reunion in 2011 to the strains of the Beatles' famous song, Mike Bartlett's play focuses on Kenneth and Sandra, two baby boomers …

Frankenstein's Wedding – review by Alfred Hickling

Kirkstall Abbey, LeedsIt was billed as the wedding of the year: a gothic abbey, 12,000 guests and an outside broadcast operation sufficient to make Wills and Kate's arrangements seem li…

80 Theatre Groups Sign Up To Stage Protest Plays About UK Funding Cuts

"Eight dramatists were commissioned to write a play responding to the cuts. The plays, each lasting no longer than 20 minutes, were made available for theatre groups to download for free."...

Tales from the Horseshoe Casino by Bob [cta]

I simply wanted to see Miss Saigon herself, Lea Salonga, perform at The Venue. Instead, I left with a headache and heartburn. After last night’s nightmare of an experience, I’m f…

LuPone Revival of HELLO, DOLLY! Hits Snag?

Talks of a Broadway revival of HELLO, DOLLY starring Patti LuPone have hit a snag, according to the Courant's Frank Rizzo.

Why Did The Olivier Awards Ignore Dancers?

"This year's 'achievement in dance' award managed to pass without a single dancer being honoured. Why does dance put up with playing the Cinderella among art forms?"...

Understudies from Addams Family, Spider-Man, et al. Set for AT THIS PERFORMANCE, 3/20 & 3/21

At This Performance, the ongoing salute to Broadway and Off-Broadway standbys and understudies is set to continue March 20-21.

BWW TV: Broadway Beat Goes Inside ARCADIA's Opening Night!

The new Broadway production of Tom Stoppard's ARCADIA, directed by David Leveaux, opened last night, March 17 at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre 243 West 47th Street. Tickets for this limited en…

Roger Rees Replaces Nathan Lane in ADDAMS FAMILY, Talks to NY Post

Roger Rees, the Welsh actor, writer and director will take over the role of Gomez Addams in Broadway's THE ADDAMS FAMILY starting Tuesday, March 22. Reese will replace the celebrated Nathan …

Patti LuPone-"Hello, Dolly!" Revival Talks Hits a Snag

Talks of having a Broadway revival of "Hello, Dolly!" starring Patti LuPone have hit a snag.I heard that aspects of the propose production -- centering on new concepts for the work by direct…

Jet propelled: They've got legs, and the 'Catch Me If You Can' showgirls know how to use them by Joe Dziemianowicz

Sexy. Classy. Gorgeous. That's the trio of traits the creators of "Catch Me If You Can" were chasing after as they cast chorus girls for the show. They got what they wanted.

Critical mass: Review, redo, revisit - it's all part of the Broadway scene for theater critics by Joe Dziemianowicz

It's a question that's asked constantly: Do Broadway critics matter when chat rooms, blogs and Twitter make everyone a critic? Well, it sure seems like they did when it came to "Spider-Man: …

PAGE SIX: Into the light

After three decades of working behind the scenes for the stars -- including Barbra Streisand, Bette Midler, Ben Affleck, Leonardo DiCaprio, Jon Bon Jovi, Tyler Perry, as well as for many pro…

Theater Review | New Jersey: To Medicate, or Not to Medicate? by Anita Gates

Although he is mostly heard rather than seen, Jesse is the focus of and the reason for Lisa Loomer’s “Distracted,” now having its New Jersey premiere. This is a Dreamcatcher Repertory …

Interactive Feature: Something Wicked

An interactive look at six of the rooms in “Sleep No More,” an environmental theater piece.

Stage Is Set. Ready for Your Part? by Erik Piepenburg

For its New York debut, the Punchdrunk troupe has transformed three warehouses in Chelsea for its unique brand of immersive theater.

He’s Not an Impostor; He Plays One Onstage by Patrick Healy

Aaron Tveit, 27, has a shot at becoming Broadway’s next young leading man in the $13 million musical “Catch Me If You Can.”

A Haunting Irish Dance to the Music of Time by Anita Gates

“Dancing at Lughnasa,” at the Schoolhouse Theater in Croton Falls, tells the story of five unmarried Irish sisters in 1936.

A Good Old Bad Day for 3 Southern Sisters by Michael Sommers

“Crimes of the Heart,” the Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Beth Henley, visits the bittersweet MaGrath sisters of Hazlehurst, Miss.

This Week on Broadway for March 20, 2011: Hello Again, Arcadia by James Marino

Peter Filichia, Matthew Murray and Michael Portantiere review Where's Charley, Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, Hello Again, Spider-Man (a good review!), and Arcadia.

'Where's Charley?' Onstage, and He's a Charmer by Jocelyn Noveck, Ap National Writer

Once in love with Charley: Fine performances, oodles of charm in 'Where's Charley?' revival

PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT Cast Member James Brown lll Debuts Fashion Line at Shows Opening Tonight, Sun Mar 21

PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT’S JAMES BROWN III DEBUTS CUSTOM-DESIGNED HAUTE COUTURE FASHION ON BROADWAY OPENING NIGHT Get Priscilla Queen of the Desert Tickets PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DES…

Theater Review | Westchester: A Haunting Irish Dance to the Music of Time by Anita Gates

“Dancing at Lughnasa,” at the Schoolhouse Theater in Croton Falls, tells the story of five unmarried Irish sisters in 1936.

Opening This Week: THE INEXPLICABLE REDEMPTION OF AGENT G by Ludlow Lad

The Obie-Winning Vampire Cowboys are back with an all-new adventure!THE INEXPLICABLEREDEMPTIONOF AGENT Gby Qui Nguyendirected by Robert Ross ParkerIt’s been 10 years since Agent G has last…

Charlotte Leatherbarrow of London's Billy Elliot Has Died

Charlotte Leatherbarrow, a 12-year-old ensemble member of the West End production of Billy Elliot, was killed in an accident on Thursday, according to published reports. She was hit by a b…

PHOTO FLASH: Whoopi Goldberg, Cynthia McFadden, Liz Smith, Marlo Thomas at Priscilla Queen of the Desert the Musical

On Friday, March 18, Whoopi Goldberg, Cynthia McFadden, Liz Smith and Marlo Thomas attended Priscilla Queen of the Desert the Musical at the Palace Theatre. The show, directed by Simon Phi…

Hello Again

Despite director Jack Cumming III's puzzling decision to stage the musical in a cavernous SoHo loft, it's a pleasure to re-encounter MIchael John LaChiusa's bracing take on "La Ronde."

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Dan Wackerman's uninspired direction, hackneyed ensemble performances, and unsuccessful rewrites hobble this attempt to fix a worthy but flawed musical.

Youtube Weekend Faves: "Prometheus Bound," "Death and the Powers," "Hair"

 Every weekend I'm going to post some of the youtube clips that I come across that I especially love -- those that give me goosebumps, touch my heart or make me laugh.Here are clips f…

BWW's On This Day - March 20, 2011

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on March 20 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

SET LIST 3/16/11, ADELAIDE, S. AUSTRALIA by Jason Robert Brown

A really lovely way to close out this tour, by returning to the city – and in fact, the very theater – where I first played Australia eight years ago. Many members in the audience were t…

Wittenberg

The Pearl Theatre Company has brought a gem of a play to New York, featuring a trio of entertaining fellows—Hamlet, Dr. Faustus, and Martin Luther—cutting up on campus.

Allison Janney Sings With James Taylor On "Mr. Sunshine" (Video) by Thomas Peter

Emmy Award winner and Tony nominee Allison Janney and Grammy Award winner James Taylor performed “A Song for You” on the March 16 episode of the ABC sitcom “Mr. Sunshine.&#…

NY Review: 'Priscilla Queen of the Desert'

The stage version of the 1994 cult film comedy is a gut-busting ride through the outback that will be keeping a lot of chorus boys in sequins and feathers for many a season.

Bob Stillman by Adaumbelle

Bob Stillman is a two-time Tony Award Nominee whose talents range from acting to composing to singing. Bob's first nomination came for the Broadway show "Dirty Blonde" where he was nominated…

PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT Featured On NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday

PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT THE MUSICAL star Olivier Award nominee Tony Sheldon, director Simon Phillips and Academy Award winning costume designer Lizzy Gardiner will be featured on NPRs …

THAT CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON Featured On CBS Sunday Morning & The View

THAT CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON will be featured on CBS Sunday Morning this Sunday, March 20th between 9-1030AM.

WLIW21 To Rebroadcast RAIN With Original Cast 3/19-20

New York metro area public television station WLIW21 will re-broadcast their special premiere presentation of the acclaimed Beatles concert RAIN - A Tribute to the Beatles on Saturday, March…

Streisand's 'Gypsy' Film Remake Loses Support of Playwright

Playwright-director Arthur Laurents regrets giving Warner Bros. permission to adapt "Gypsy" for the big screen.

This Week on Broadway for March 20, 2011: Hello Again, Arcadia by James Marino

Peter Filichia, Matthew Murray and Michael Portantiere review Where's Charley, Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, Hello Again, Spider-Man (a good review!), and Arcadia. Continue reading →

Meet the Cast of JERUSALEM Day 5: Aiden Eyrick

BroadwayWorld presents the cast of the Royal Court Theatre's JERUSALEM on Broadway Today we feature Aiden Eyrick, who stars as Marky. Learn all about him here...

Theodore and Co. (in Concert)

Composer Ivor Novello's debut West End musical proves at best an interesting curio in Thomas-Sabella Mills' scattered concert production for Musicals Tonight!.

Bobby Cronin, Michelle Dowdy, Meredith Patterson, Brian Charles Rooney, et al. Set for Broadway Sings for Japan Benefit

Additional casting has been announced for Broadway Sings for Japan, to be held at Dixon Place (161a Chrystie Street) on Monday, March 28 at 7:30pm. This benefit concert for Japan earthquake…

Broadway: “Priscilla” Is Here, “Rebecca” Is Coming by Roger Friedman

Sunday night will bring the opening night of the musical version of the Australian film, “Priscilla, Queen of the Desert.” Because I’m in Washington on Sunday night, I caug…

PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT to Play at the Palace; Opens 3/20

Priscilla Queen Of The Desert The Musical, written by Stephan Elliott and Allan Scott and directed by Simon Phillips, will open on Broadway on Sunday, March 20, 2011 at the Palace Theatre 15…

Billy Elliot Dancer, 12, Killed by London Bus

A 12-year-old dancer in London West End's "Billy Elliot" was "living her dream," before she was struck and killed in a tragic bus accident.

PHOTO CALL: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, With Jim Stanek and Klea Blackhurst, Plays Off-Broadway by Irina Khodorkovsky

Peccadillo Theater Company's revival of A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, the musical based on Betty Smith's iconic American novel of the same name, plays Off-Broadway's Theatre at St. C…

Peter Sagal Hosts 'Wait Wait … Don't Tell Me!'

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John Leguizamo: raw, honest and ruthless

The actor shreds his life and his years in Hollywood in a new one-man Broadway play, 'Ghetto Klown,' using satire and physical comedy.In his new Broadway play, "Ghetto Klown," John Leguizamo…

Quilt exhibition slated April 2-3 at barn museum in Peabody

Area residents can get a glimpse of local quilt-making through the centuries at a special exhibition the Peabody Historical Society is presenting April 2-3 at its Smith Barn museum, 38 Felto…

Theresa Rebeck World Premiere, Dead Accounts, Set for Cincinnati Playhouse Season by Adam Hetrick

The world premiere of Theresa Rebeck's Dead Accounts will join the John Doyle-helmed production of Merrily We Roll Along as part of the Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park's 2011-2…

Rafta, Rafta…, Olivier-Winning Comedy About Indian Family Under One Roof, Begins March 20 at Old Globe by Kenneth Jones

Ayub Khan-Din's Rafta, Rafta… winner of the 2008 Olivier Award for Best New Comedy for its acclaimed run at The National Theatre in London, gets a new American production starting…

Between Worlds, a "Flamenco Fantasia," Opens at New World Stages March 20 by Kenneth Jones

Between Worlds, a dance theatre piece that tells a story by fusing Flamenco dancing with "cross-cultural percussion," opens March 20 in a limited Off-Broadway engagement. Previews …

Fleshly Hello Again, With Alan Campbell, Elizabeth Stanley, Max von Essen, Opens Off-Broadway by Kenneth Jones

This first major New York City revival of Michael John LaChiusa's Hello Again, the musical that follows the sexual encounters of various lovers, opens March 20 following previews from Ma…

ON THE RECORD: Joe Iconis' "Things to Ruin"; a British Two-Fer of Aladdin and Cinderella; a Tribute to Hugh Martin by Steven Suskin

We listen to the cast album of the Joe Iconis revue Things to Ruin and a CD combining the 1959 British cast album of Cole Porter's Aladdin with a studio cast album of R&H's Cinde…

Understudies from Addams Family, Spider-Man, Andrew Jackson Stand in the Spotlight March 20-21 by Andrew Gans

At This Performance, the ongoing salute to Broadway and Off-Broadway standbys and understudies, continues March 20-21.

Bus Boys: Priscilla Queen of the Desert Opens on Broadway March 20 by Andrew Gans

Following its North American debut engagement in Toronto, Priscilla Queen of the Desert — drawn from the Academy Award-winning film "The Adventures of Priscilla Queen of the Deser…

Tree Grows in Brooklyn, With Jim Stanek, Klea Blackhurst, Timothy Shew, Opens in NYC March 20 by Andrew Gans

Peccadillo Theater Company's revival of A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, the musical based on Betty Smith's iconic American novel of the same name, officially opens March 20 following previ…

ON THE RECORD: Joe Iconis' "Things to Ruin"; a British Two-Fer of Aladdin and Cinderella; a Tribute to Hugh Martin by Steven Suskin

We listen to the cast album of the Joe Iconis revue Things to Ruin and a CD combining the 1959 British cast album of Cole Porter's Aladdin with a studio cast album of R&H's Cinde…

Today In Theatre History: MARCH 20 by Anne Bradley and Ernio Hernandez

1828 Birth of Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906), who will revolutionize world theatre with his realistic dramas A Doll's House, Hedda Gabler, Ghosts, Rosmersholm and Peer Gyn…